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Purple Power is good stuff. I use it, too. Just don't let it set it on polished aluminum!
Yes, I know that the cam is probably the single most important piece of the TC puzzle. I had this cam custom ground on a 112 lobe center. It is...
I know that predicting the stall speed of a particular TC when installed on a particular engine is kind of a black art, realizing that a TC will...
I spent the majority of my life going round and round on dirt circles, so I don't have much experience with TCs. I still tend to use go-faster...
I know this question has been asked a million times before, but I gotta ask again. Sorry. My '26 T coupe has a 355 SBC. 10.3:1 CR. Good aluminum...
F From what I see, it is kinda common practice on SBC builds to use 1.6 on the intake and 1.5 on the exhaust
Yes. Now that I have seen the light, the speed of the valve movement is the answer to my original question. Thanks guys! I have been curious...
I hadn't thought about the speed of the valve movement. I can see where that would be an advantage to flow. In this instance the valve would...
Yes, I know that the higher ratio will give a gain in duration as well as lift, but again why not just design the extra lift and duration into the...
Yes, I have had to get out the die grinder to correct some push rod interferences on several sets of SBC heads, but I'm just asking if there is an...
Let's say you are designing an SBC motor or any other motor for that matter. You have decided that you want .500" lift at the intake valve. Do...
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