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December 04, 2009 at
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DOHC CYLINDER HEADS
Any one out there besides Me, think they should be
legal for all sprint cars?
Thanks,
Don Flanders
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December 04, 2009 at
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Posted By: new-parts on December 04 2009 at 09:55:02 PM
DOHC CYLINDER HEADS
Any one out there besides Me, think they should be
legal for all sprint cars?
Thanks,
Don Flanders
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absolutely NOT, just more money to spend for what? More HP? to tear up the rear end drive line more,... to burn up more tires? the sport is already too expensive!
Just my opinion
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December 05, 2009 at
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Posted By: new-parts on December 04 2009 at 09:55:02 PM
DOHC CYLINDER HEADS
Any one out there besides Me, think they should be
legal for all sprint cars?
Thanks,
Don Flanders
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how bout this one , say 355 cubic inches any cast iron head , single four barrel throttle body injection, you have to run a old style vertex mag,a spec cam no bigger than say 550 lift,and has to be 10 1/2 -1 compression with a wieght rule of 1500 lbs with no fuel in the car.
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December 05, 2009 at
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Posted By: al.boner on December 05 2009 at 02:55:48 AM
how bout this one , say 355 cubic inches any cast iron head , single four barrel throttle body injection, you have to run a old style vertex mag,a spec cam no bigger than say 550 lift,and has to be 10 1/2 -1 compression with a wieght rule of 1500 lbs with no fuel in the car.
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WTF?
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December 05, 2009 at
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Posted By: al.boner on December 05 2009 at 02:55:48 AM
how bout this one , say 355 cubic inches any cast iron head , single four barrel throttle body injection, you have to run a old style vertex mag,a spec cam no bigger than say 550 lift,and has to be 10 1/2 -1 compression with a wieght rule of 1500 lbs with no fuel in the car.
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how about running a Powerglide trans and for you ford guys you can run a Ford-O-Matic
ROB
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December 05, 2009 at
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I say go with ASCS engine rules and be done with it. But then life would be to simple!!!
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December 05, 2009 at
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Al. What do you run in your short bus for a power plant?
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December 05, 2009 at
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The USAC midgets are allowed to use a DOHC motor. The last time I saw one being used was at the Copper World. It grenaded during qualifying. The Esslinger is a SOHC motor that has some popularity with the midget crowd. But most of them are using the tried and true pushrod motors.
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December 05, 2009 at
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December 05, 2009 at
09:09:30 PM by hogracer3d
The DOHC SBC sprint car motor is many moons old AKA the Moser
IMO Jim Feuling (of the Ventura area I think) was so far ahead of his time in cylinder head technology, just an outrage what happened to his company and legacy, after his untimely passing
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December 05, 2009 at
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Posted By: turn4rob on December 05 2009 at 12:36:55 PM
how about running a Powerglide trans and for you ford guys you can run a Ford-O-Matic
ROB
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Rob, I noticed when we took your Desoto to the Hate Palin rally you had a TorqueFlight with the push buttons on the dash. How does it work for you?
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December 05, 2009 at
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December 05, 2009 at
10:54:07 PM by Flyinggreek
I don't post much, but I'm going to tonight. DOHC heads are a very bad idea.
1. cost
2. Who would race against them. You know they will make more HP and suddenly all of the existing engines are obsolete.
3. Al, I agree with you. Lets get the cost down so more people can race. Maybe not Carb laden 358's BUT, I believe an Iron block 360 with a spec head and Vertex mags would be great because that means I would have two engines to run with.
Don't get me wrong, I love 410's that make 800+...But the truth is, 360 spec engine will keep sprint car racing alive in So-Cal.
If that was the deal, I'd be racing.
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Posted By: ihatebush on December 05 2009 at 09:46:27 PM
Rob, I noticed when we took your Desoto to the Hate Palin rally you had a TorqueFlight with the push buttons on the dash. How does it work for you?
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I had to take a typing class before i could get the damn thing to shift
ROB
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December 06, 2009 at
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December 06, 2009 at
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Posted By: Flyinggreek on December 05 2009 at 10:52:21 PM
I don't post much, but I'm going to tonight. DOHC heads are a very bad idea.
1. cost
2. Who would race against them. You know they will make more HP and suddenly all of the existing engines are obsolete.
3. Al, I agree with you. Lets get the cost down so more people can race. Maybe not Carb laden 358's BUT, I believe an Iron block 360 with a spec head and Vertex mags would be great because that means I would have two engines to run with.
Don't get me wrong, I love 410's that make 800+...But the truth is, 360 spec engine will keep sprint car racing alive in So-Cal.
If that was the deal, I'd be racing.
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The Greek
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"2. Who would race against them. You know they will make more HP and
suddenly all of the existing engines are obsolete."
I think the real question here is, can a non-wing
sprint car that uses the DT3 spec tire handle more HP then is currently
available with the 410 OHV engine?
If the answer is no, then all of the existing engines would not be
obsolete.
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December 06, 2009 at
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Leave the DOHC for the imports.... I will keep the cam in my block thank you... I like the Idea of the Cast Iron Block Thing.... It seems more cost efficient in this bad economy.....
Everyone is a little Crazy in their own unique way...
Its the one's who Don't think they are Crazy you have
to Look Out For!!!!
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December 06, 2009 at
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Posted By: turn4rob on December 05 2009 at 11:27:13 PM
I had to take a typing class before i could get the damn thing to shift
ROB
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"Sevral yeers ago I culd not even spel bisnes masheen repearmun, now I ar wun"
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December 06, 2009 at
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more on point.....http://richardmoser.com/HR2wp.pdf .......sounds like a money pit with a questionable result
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December 07, 2009 at
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December 07, 2009 at
02:51:08 PM by anonymouslyyours
Oh you know what... I do have a all cast iron 360 low compression, small injectors, cast iron heads from 1989, vertex mag, fairly competitive, Low maintenance, Lots of FUN....... but that was when we could afford to run 20 - 30 races a year.... Now you throw in 3 rebuilds during a season and Vuallah, you got moths flying out of your pocket book..... Dont get me wrong, I love the 410..... But I also love the 360 for other reasons...... LOW $$$ BUCKS
Everyone is a little Crazy in their own unique way...
Its the one's who Don't think they are Crazy you have
to Look Out For!!!!
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