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[ATTACH] when you figure it out let me know ..
Pain just about gone, swelling way down.. feel good, thanks for asking.
Bone on bone, couldn’t do the things I was to do. Pain? Other than the tourniquet they put on the quad it ain’t bad.. dull muscle type ache, not...
Took them all of 45 minutes once I was on the rack.. cut out old rot, shaped bone ends and glued stainless ball covers for femur, fibula and...
Jim Brierleys book explain the process in detail https://www.autobooks-aerobooks.com/product/4-bangers-and-me-color You can get the book directly...
If the B is stock it has positive flow to the main bearings. It has to be altered and a relief added for pressurizing. Positive flow is an...
[ATTACH] I second that, it doesn’t hurt to be sure. I run a Murray Horn harmonic balancer and a lube line to the center main prior to the full...
[ATTACH] You are maintaining the babbit by doing just that. Engine oil loses its ability to support the crankshaft when the clearance is beyond...
Babbit was used on diesel engines at 19 to 1 compression ratio. The hydrodynamic principle applies to inserts or babbit, failing to keep them...
Reckon plug reach and position would be an issue. Balance the chambers by cc’ing the chamber, basically fill it with water and count the cc’s it...
Street driven hopped up flatheads don’t spin fast enough to gain benefit from exhaust extraction..in other words it doesn’t really help it breathe...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] top is a Winfield red head,7.5 to 1 compression bottom is a stock A, 4.2 to 1 you can see by the combustion chamber design...
overfueling does a lot more damage than jut sooting plugs, it washes out piston rings and wears bearing through oil dilution.
Purists have performance issues.
Use neversieze on the new perches for the next guy.
[ATTACH] Holley 94 the first ‘smart’ carb, it listens to engine vacuum to provide enrichment through the power valve. I found harvesting old power...
Youre theory could be spot on for all I know. I do know the chatter can be enhanced by cam profile. The Volkswagen fit test cam to crank gear is...
I could be wrong but I believe during the chatter the back side of the tooth takes impact. Like I say, I’m not the smartest guy here. I do know...
The reason Ford used fiber for the gear is chatter.Smarter guys than me can explain the actual effect but I believe the non thrust side of the...
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] carter P9091 rotary electronic pump puts out a consistent 2 psi.. no provision for a cam operated fuel pump...
Old school vacuum gauge can save you from headaches. It was the engine analyzer for years.
Yup.. they may pop, they may not.. I come from a different time, when we laughed are our ethnicity.. times were better then in my opinion, there...
[ATTACH] Tubeless cheap Chinese maypops from Amazon, under 100 each..
Ford dynamically balanced, meaning the the crank was spin balanced prior to assembly.. Ford began counterbalancing 4 cylinders in late ‘32..in...
Never said the crank in the picture is counterbalanced. The counterbalance offsets the inertia weight of the piston/ rod, which does dampen some...
Ford dynamically balanced their crankshafts prior to counterbalancing them in late ‘32.Dynamic balance means the crankshaft is balanced as a...
Let’s not get out of hand here.. there is spending on quality safety equipment.. and there is forcible penetration by a dude in a polo shirt with...
Sounds like a plan. I bought a Burtz, Ill try to exceed 100 horse myself coming up here. 3.78 and a 26% Mitchell gives me both, freeway or light...
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