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- Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:42 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: Max RPM of a 565 BBC
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20217
Re: Max RPM of a 565 BBC
your combo is like mine i have a 565[not a tall deck], with eagle rotating assembly,and bmf 350-heads, like your dart 355,s, mine made max hp @7400rpm,but i shift it @7800-rpm .your eagle stuff should handle 8000 rpm all day long.fwiw.
- Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:00 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: valve spring?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4657
Re: valve spring?
the manley #221424 spring is what i run 7800-rpm, 850-ish for lift, and on the 3rd season on em,fwiw,i heard manley was having problems with their springs breaking latley,but it might be a rumor?!?!?
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:26 am
- Forum: Racing Converters
- Topic: 9-inch converter
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5853
Re: 9-inch converter
forgot to add its a t-400 with a griner brake,and has 4.10-gears,car weighs 3500-lbs, and is a ladder bar car,mostly heads up type stuff,not really a brackett car fwiw. also the conv now is a tci 8-inch with a c-300 plus stator if that helps also?
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:24 am
- Forum: Racing Converters
- Topic: 9-inch converter
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5853
Re: 9-inch converter
when i made this last post, i had not dyno'd the motor,now i have some dyno info,the motor made peak hp@7400 rpm.975 hp, and made peak tq@6200 rpm 775 ft lbs,now with the 8-inch it flashes off the brake to 6500-rpm shift @ 7800-rpm, fall back to 6700-rpm. for next season i am thinking of trying a 9-...
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:05 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: BMF heads?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 25551
Re: BMF heads?
i have the bmf 350,s on my car for the last 2 yrs,and not one problem! a also bought my heads back in 2006, and they dont look anything like the canfield castings [casting plugs at end of each head],fwiw.
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:55 pm
- Forum: Trucks, Trailers & Towing
- Topic: trailer brake wiring
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13967
Re: trailer brake wiring
yes, after i ran the trailer a little,i readjusted the brakes up a bit,now they work pissa!the last 2-times out with the trailer no issues and grabbed even!!
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:08 pm
- Forum: Chassis and Suspension
- Topic: Rear shocks
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11266
Re: Rear shocks
that was funny!
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:12 pm
- Forum: Chassis and Suspension
- Topic: Rear shocks
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11266
Re: Rear shocks
if you see yourself staying in the low tens,no need to drop a testicle on rear shocks!,just by some qa-1 or strange,single adjustable shocks and be done with it! Well, a few years down the line I'm gonna get a big motor and I wold like to run low to mid 9's on motor only. But with what I have in it...
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:25 am
- Forum: General BS
- Topic: When is it too cold to race?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14645
Re: When is it too cold to race?
i am gonna run till the end of the season,i want to hit my number,cold or not i gotta get my fix!.......it will be a long winter!!
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:33 pm
- Forum: Chassis and Suspension
- Topic: Rear shocks
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11266
Re: Rear shocks
if you see yourself staying in the low tens,no need to drop a testicle on rear shocks!,just by some qa-1 or strange,single adjustable shocks and be done with it!
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:17 pm
- Forum: General BS
- Topic: When is it too cold to race?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14645
Re: When is it too cold to race?
up here in the northeast,our season runs till the end of october,usually its starts getting cold,but its the wind/rain we have to deal with.i have been racing on a 1/8 mile track up in maine a lot this year,there last day is oct 10th,i was there that day and track temps were 45* and air temp was 45-...
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:42 pm
- Forum: Trucks, Trailers & Towing
- Topic: trailer brake wiring
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13967
Re: trailer brake wiring
I have worked on trailer brakes quite often, and alot of times (Iassume you have the typical electric drum brakes) The arm that the magnet swings on gets all gummy and gooey one the piviot end and therefore the brakes will not grab. so usually you can get them to work if you spray some WD-40 or wha...
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:39 pm
- Forum: Trucks, Trailers & Towing
- Topic: trailer brake wiring
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13967
Re: trailer brake wiring
thanks john, that tells me what i thought,the white wire is the ground,so my black wire must be to power the brakes,only problem now is that i gotta figure out why one side grabes and releases when i activate the brakes!
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:22 pm
- Forum: Trucks, Trailers & Towing
- Topic: trailer brake wiring
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13967
trailer brake wiring
does any body know wich wire is the ground wire for trailer brakes,i put new brakes in my car trailer,i have the lights/turn signal wires then i have a heavy black and white wire,i think the white is ground?? my brakes have two green wires on them as i believe the can go to either wires? i have a pr...
- Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:33 pm
- Forum: General BS
- Topic: Bit the bullet
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7372
Re: Bit the bullet
hey rick, are the shocks for the rear or front? i am asking because i want to try some double adjustables for the rear of my car.