Technical ***October 2022 Banger Meet Thread - Happy All Hallows Eve**

Link to previous month:https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/september-2022-banger-meet-thread-brr-months.1273286/

Coming Events: (PM Jiminy with additions/corrections)
Eastern Fall Nationals October 4-6 – Hershey, PA
Velocity Invitational October 14-16 Leguna Seca
Stay safe.

For the HAMB banger newbies, here are some links to a lot of banger info:

Jim Brierley's book 4-bangers! And me! is a must read book for all banger enthusiasts. US customers send $34.00 all color except for the oldest pictures (includes S/H in the U.S.A.), PayPal welcome, to:
Jim Brierley, 39480 Colleen Way, Temecula, CA 92592.
email: [email protected]
phone: 951-695-7313.

A few links to speed equipment companies there maybe more
https://specialtymotorcams.com/index.php#header
http://www.millerhi-speedheads.com/index.html
http://www.modelatrader.com/brumfield/brumfield.html
https://www.hotforhotfours.com/advertisers.htm
https://www.secretsofspeed.com/speed-parts

Bert's, Synder's, Mikes affordable also list some speed performance parts.

Here is a list of most of the prior monthly banger meet links:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=161498

Banger basics. another info link list:
http://www.fordgarage.com/

http://www.plucks329s.org/index.htm

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=251717

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=42480

The link below shows flywheel lightening dimensions
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/may-bang-er-thread.470853/page-4#post-5212157
and this link shows the missing image from the above post
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...-work-on-bangers.1010716/page-3#post-11427055

The 4 Banger hot rod picture thread.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-4-banger-hot-rod-picture-thread.997051/

Model B rod bearing insert numbers
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6992484#post6992484

Engine tuning with a Vacuum gauge
http://web.archive.org/web/20120415...e.com/tuning-with-a-vacuum-gauge-spg-148.html

Adjusting dual Strombergs:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6638461#post6638461

Helpful Model A tools and tips:
http://www.maurer-markus.ch/ford_a/tipps.index.en.html

Gary in MN's late model Malory distributor conversion for A/B engine:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9147025&postcount=109

Elrod's stuck head tech:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218487

Model A generator to alternator conversion:
http://ejwhitneyco.com/automotive.html

Gear ratio / speed and RPM calculator:
http://www.accuautoparts.com/calculator.php

Model A master cylinder mounting bracket ideas:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...73#post4953173

Go here to read the 1931 edition of Harry Ricardo's book "The High Speed Internal Combustion Engine"
http://www.scribd.com/full/40610101?access_key=key-w2bcjicdancrnxypd05

Chevy Banger Stuff
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=463465

Post 198 starts a great discussion of the shape of a flat head combustion chamber
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470853&page=10

T-5 5 speed in a Torque Tube:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256226

New Banger Block in the Works
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/new-banger-block-in-the-works.616056/

Model A & B Style Cast Iron Cylinder Head Compression Ratios.
http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/headcompressionratio.htm

 

It's Hershey time!

 

Checking in,

 

good morning all

 

Here, in spite of mother nature....

Glad to see you back in form Jiminy

 

Colors cruise the other day

 

Checking in, just oil leaks for me

 

Soooo.....who wants to help me get this running?



I know nothing of the internal condition of this engine, so it's coming out for tear down and inspection.

Crossflow head, on b block.

 

Cal at the Hot Rod Revue here in New Zealand did this cool video on my T.

Enjoy

 

Greg - great video. Beautiful car.

May I ask which grind you went with on your cam?

 

Thanks it was the wilder option of Brierly cam

 

I'm here! Wanted to go to RPM's But got call out & just got back! Almost caught my breath! Now I've got 13 days to prepare the car for the "Velocity Invitational" at Laguna Seca. "Piece of Cake"!

 

@Greg Stokes - do you know if you went with the M-21 or M-102?

Jim said the M-102 is definitely wilder, I'm trying to find someone who has used it to tell me how streetable it is. Jim says it's right on the edge - curious what that translates to both from a power and drivability standpoint.

Thank you!

 

Checking in,

 

Did Jim give you specs on that grind?

 

Geo. Riley flathead banger made it to the Gathering at the Roc and back...1400 trouble free miles

 

Checking in, had the Red Dust Revival at Lake Perkolilli, Western Australia, last month. Once again, I was too busy having fun to take pictures but there will be plenty of stuff coming out over the next month or so.



We broke the 400 mile trip home into a two night camping trip, spent the second night at a long abandoned town called Mount Palmer and had the place to our self, not that there's much of anything left. Perfect spot to tool around in the roadster for the afternoon.

 

PNW banger activities

 

Checking in for the month. Close to finishing up another special head and button up this engine.

 

Hope SSOS sees this thread! Newc

 

Dan

attached is a list of Jim's grinds for your reference.

 

I’d also like to hear from someone with experience with the M-21 cam.

 

I have run the M-21 in a B engine bored .100" over with a Rutherford head and @ 9:1 comp. ratio, Three Stromberg carbs (97 as primary and two 81's as secondaries) 20# alum flywheel and T-5 trans. Ran very strong ans with the 5 speed was very streetable. It liked to rev. and break crankshafts. The last one was a Scat crank.

.

 

Damn!/\ /\

 

It left a mark ……

 

@johnneilson and @Crazydaddyo - that may be good evidence not to go further towards the M-102.

Thanks!

 

Yeah no,
I feel it was an issue with the crank

I have used bigger cams without issues

j

 

John

Is the area circled showing an oil feed hole or is it just part of the broken journal?

 

Drilled oil feed hole, approx 8% of the journal area. Typical Mod "A" journal size.

John

 

Do you feel it was a material deficiency, or more of a high power living on 3 main journals issue?