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The most common cause of a severe BOG with a quadrajet is the air valve spring being improperly adjusted. If the spring is too loose the air valve...
Rich, Your memory is correct about spinning the tires. The SS/EA Camaro had to run the quadrajet and it was very difficult to be consistent...
Eddie, The converter that we used in 1967 was not high stall by todays standards but was a step in that direction. Our TH400 was built by Bill...
We neutral started our SS/EA Camaro for most of 1967 until NHRA outlawed it and had no problem with the TH400. With RPM as high as 7000 the launch...
I'm looking for the Super Stock qualifying list from the 1967 NHRA World Finals at Tulsa Ok. We (Shaker Engineering/John Blackstock) qualified in...
I'm looking for the list of the 16 qualifiers in Super Stock at the 1967 NHRA World Finals at Tulsa. We (Shaker Engineering/John Blackstock)...
Dave, Happy birthday!!! Those things seem to happen once a year whether we're ready or not. I hope that all is well with you and your family....
Larry, The engine in Ben's 60 D/S car was a 320 H.P. single four barrel combination. He replaced that car with the 1967 Z-28 car that he still...
PC, There wasn't much record finding necessary on my part. I was a member of Shaker Engr. from 1963 until we disbanded in 1968 and still own and...
The Super Stock rules in 1967 were very much more stringent than they are today. The only engine modifications that were allowed then were 1.) any...
Paul, By the middle of the 1967 season the NHRA record in SS/EA was 12.13 and was shared by Dick Arons and the Shaker Engineering Camaro driven...
Joel, I have one good picture of the 409 that I will scan and add to my album at hpb43. There are pictures of the Camaro and two of Ben...
Joel, I was with Shaker Engineering from 1963 through 1968, worked on the 409, and the Camaro, and currently own the Camaro. The Camaro is...
Colesy, The person on the left is Ron Kindel. Shaker Engineering built engines for him at times, and he drove the 1967 SS/EA Camaro for us for...
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