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http://www.samracing.com/ Check this school out. I just graduated last month. They have a course for block, head, and cnc machining.
I feel pretty dumb now. I have an old set of top fuel rods. I was watching TV and looked down and saw them. No bushings. I don't know what I...
In case anyone is wondering what motor I'm talking about, I'm building a 331 sbc injected nitro motor for my slingshot.
I guess I should have pointed that out. They are floating pins.
I took the pistons off of the rods tonight. The first thing that caught my eye is that the pin bore didn't have a bushing. I'm no expert, but...
Yes they are cracked. I'm attending a race engine school and we have to repair a cracked head.
I just bought a pair of Arias heads off of ebay for $200. I have no clue about them and the description didn't help at all. I was wondering if...
I'm figuring on 500 horsepower on straight methanol. So hopefully the nitro adds about 150-200horse. That's just what I'm hoping for. I'll let...
I am currently building an injected nitro motor for my dragster. I have an old stock large journal 327 that I hard blocked. The heads flow 300...
Has to be within 300 miles. I also would prefer someone who is maybe wondering how to get their foot into the door and make this into a career....
I am looking for someone to help crew on my nitro injected front engine dragster. I will be racing at Thunder Valley Dragways in Marion, SD over...
I realized I have asked a few questions about nitromethane before, but this time the amount isn't above 90%. I tore apart my motor today and...
I just wanted a motor with aluminum rods. I was going to buy an injection set up and put it on 75% nitro. Direct drive behind it. When I talked...
Well, I think I'll let it go. The reason I was interested in it was because it was listed at a 477 with BME aluminum rods, Dart Big M, and Dart...
Thank you for your advice on this. I am attending an automotive school and my goal is to get onto a professional fuel team, so I'm thinking if I...
I called a guy about his BBC for sale and he said that crank was once a Chrysler that was turned .010/.010 and it's now a "std/std" in his BBC. I...
'63 Corvair and Slingshot...I was 18 when I bought the corvair, 19 when I got the digger, and I am currently 20.
I am currently looking to build an engine combination for my dragster. If I do it'll be in the 477-500 cubic inch range, big block chevy, on 75%...
Thank you for explaining it for me. I think I have the basics of it now so I'm not completely lost when it comes to this. I apologize if I have...
Thank you guys for the detailed posts. So another question, this time pertaining to a 'glide clutch. Since the clutch is centrifugal, can you...
Another question, what's a standard compression ratio for straight nitro? I read the nitro notes on the FIE website and he said he was running...
Well the thing is, I don't have enough money to go heads-up racing and be competitive. So I'm just going to build it to put on a show. As for...
Yes I have tried to volunteer on a nostalgia team and helped out a guy at a nostalgia drag race in San Antonio, TX. Wasn't running nitro, but a...
Thank you 408 AA/D. I think I might be changing my mind about building to those specs. Being as my motor will be a small block chevy, (I have...
Skidlid, Thank you for the time frame estimate. I'm sure I'll never find out who made the chassis, but oh well.
Hot Rod Don. Deist does in fact make the mask. I have one of theirs. When I called them they were on backorder so I got it off ebay....
On ebay, not email. Forgot to proof-read.
When did the J/F class stop racing? Was it after 1974? I found an NHRA rule book from then on email and if that class is in there, I will build...
Vandy, thank you for the information. I know that Lenco and B&J make transmission, are there any other manufactures out there? Also how would...
Mr. Wilson, you seem to know much about the J/F class. If I could ask that you tell me the rules to that class when it was injected nitro and not...
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