I know Finnegan and Fryeburg Not good luck with Hemi , I have not kept up on specifics on Hemi Finn using , Is he using like 3,500 4k crank 3k rods 8k head set up Block Old /New .. I watch some othere's Videos I am watching & looking @ there engine Combo & program.. I see several ones with kind same set ups.. Some changing Rods every 10 p***es Some 20 , then some 30 Pistons same way different replacement increments .. those racers with in 100s of each other But engine programs so different From engine , trains , to rear & tires My self I had a unique turbo set up in my 32 I started this project around 2014 , Maybe first to have @ time I play with Efi but I have my limits , I went to some so call tuners all said we can make 1,300-1,500 hp I know , but I wanted A safe 2 set ups a 650 6,500 r's & 750 7,500 ish , & DD .. No more then 20 psi .., So I took engine out , My nephew wasn't happy , I told him Im tried of max , & braking **** all time its $$ @ one time I would almost replace engine weekly , things changed when I became ill , I have been looking time to time for a engine to replace one I let go , wish I did not, 3:90 s 4:10 on Alky
A few years ago, he was talking about the car in a video, and said he'd spent over 100k on engines on the car. That was a few years ago! Kinda makes me feel bad, after having spent under 5K on the engine for Plan II that I drove for 10 years and many thousands of miles.
Thats what I was comparing to & you cris cross usa & drove it and things I've done myself, Yours Old 427 no high $$ parts , Not even the blower
It is wild how some people are constantly fixing their engines and others have almost no issues. One of my friends races a 71 nova with a 632 bbc on spray that runs high 4s in the 1/8th. This motor gets new valve springs and lifters every 75 or so p***es. His previous motor was a 421 sbc that ran low 5s on spray. That motor got freshened every 200-250 runs and very rarely had issues
The guys that can tune well, have scienced out the subtleties of their combination, and have a feel for what the car is telling them, can go rounds without carnage. The guys that are well funded, but struggle to see the signs, spend a lot of time thrashing. Of course a lot has to do with luck, and the current parts situation too. It's easy to talk from my armchair here, I still have a phobia about breaking down miles from home, whereas these guys are welding heads on the car that is supposed to transport them down the highway!
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