502 goodness

feddoc · Oct 7, 2021

Almost finished...head will be torqued today, followed by the blower (after polishing), and dual edlebrock carb apparatus.

Heads got resurfaced just because.

Then I can quit making those stupid motorboat sounds around the house.

usafvet · Oct 7, 2021

Awesome. What blower are you tossing on top of it and what is it going in? Are you making this a fun street rod or is it going to be mainly for the strip? Can't see enough of the firewall to tell what you have it in.

Gator · Oct 7, 2021

Wow it's going to be pretty.
Hope it's fast too.

feddoc · Oct 7, 2021

Weiand 8-71 on this:

The old motor isn't worth being a boat anchor.

usafvet · Oct 7, 2021

That's gonna eat through some tires lol

Warbo · Oct 7, 2021

Heck yeah it’s gonna be sweet when it’s done!! Make sure you’ve got plenty of extra tires too!!

feddoc · Oct 9, 2021

In a bit of good news, for me anyway, I finally got motor specs. 8.5:1 compression. Blower puts out about 5-6 psi. So, now that I know those numbers, I can better monitor what the motor does and help avoid detonation. That puts my effective compression at 14.5 psi, which is about 2+ psi too much.

I can alter effective compression by: 1. Altering both the upper and lower pulleys on the blower (one should maintain the same total tooth count) (there are charts for this, so it isn't a guessing game). 2. Retard the timing a bit with one of these: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/msd-6462
3. Buy an octane booster. Or, a combo.

elkassassin · Oct 9, 2021

Hey doc!

My Pick-Up Has More Compression than that!

Ya!

Compression is Nice Until You've Got Too Much!

Don't Know that You'll Find any HIGH OCTANE LEADED FUEL in KALI?

Weiserbucks · Oct 9, 2021

Screw octane booster, get a quality boost referenced timing control box.

feddoc · Oct 9, 2021

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feddoc · Oct 9, 2021

elkassassin said:
Hey doc!

My Pick-Up Has More Compression than that!

Ya!

Compression is Nice Until You've Got Too Much!

Don't Know that You'll Find any HIGH OCTANE LEADED FUEL in KALI?

haha, yea, I have an idea that belchers have more compression.

CD (compression discharge) v. SD (spark discharge)

LIK2HNT · Oct 9, 2021

Better start stockpiling tires now. I know semi truck tires are getting harder to get and more expensive. Our dealer said they have 3,300 tires on backorder right now.

Homer · Oct 9, 2021

Go to the airport....100 LL

Bluehair · Oct 20, 2021

She’s obsolete.

1004 hp/632 ci.

Chevy Has a New 10-Liter Crate Motor That Makes 1004 HP

A naturally aspirated engine with that much power and 876 lb-ft of torque on pump gas proves that we're in the midst of a golden age.

www.roadandtrack.com

hossblur · Oct 20, 2021

feddoc said:
Almost finished...head will be torqued today, followed by the blower (after polishing), and dual edlebrock carb apparatus.

Heads got resurfaced just because.

Then I can quit making those stupid motorboat sounds around the house.

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The MRS will appreciate not motorboating?

usafvet · Oct 20, 2021

hossblur said:
The MRS will appreciate not motorboating?

What she don't know wont hurt her lol

BGbasbhat · Oct 20, 2021

Ooooo baby, looks good. Better post a video of that blower whine!

feddoc · Nov 23, 2021

I need ONE more pushrod. That's it. One. A friend of mine went to HS with the lead engineer at Edelbrock. They are being shipped out at normal speeds. One pushrod is holding me back.