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    Car Year, Make, Model: 1947 International Pick Up
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    Full roller rockers are just less friction, Plain and simpal.You'll get more horse power,better pick up,and better fuel millage!Alot of people don't under stand that friction can slow down a engine's pick up or take off's! Less friction in any engine is always better in my book.This especialy counts in lower horse power engines,because they don't have the extra hp to give up to friction!!! Alot of people don't run screens in there oil pans, I do in all of the engines I build. And here's why, If you stand in a pool where the water is up to your chest, now put your arms over your head, then keeping your arms strait bring your arms down to your sides as fast as you can. Now when your arms hit the water they sting don't they,not only that but they where slowed way down in speed,RIGHT. Well that is what your crank is doing, ever time you take off from a stop light. The oil goes back and comes up, the crank swings around and smacks the oil the slow's the engines speed or pick up way down. Now this is why I use screens in my engines. The screen keeps the oil from comming up and hitting the crank,so it would be like you didn't have any water in your pool. Under stand. OH and guess what this is friction, a differant kind, but still friction. So less friction is allways better. More classes later.He!He!He!



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    Last edited by vara4; 01-20-2004 at 09:51 AM.

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