Thread: What's up with this?????

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hey i am liking that henry thats slick

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I caught a bit of the practice from Homestead today in the NASCAR Craftsman truck series.... I see the new chebbie race engine has the distributor in the front!!!! Sure took 'em long enough to figure out that that's where the thing should be!!!!!

Dave,It is called an SB2.

Actually it's an RO7, http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor...y-engine_N.htm

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Actually it's an RO7, http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor...y-engine_N.htm

Well,Bob they are a little early.
I did'nt think they where supose to start until after Christmas.

The new, computer-designed model with a maximum 358-cubic-inch displacement won't be put into general production, according to Jim Covey, engine technical director for General Motors Racing, but principles proven on the track will lead to everyday advancements.

It should be called NAECAR instead of NASCAR . . . "E" for experimental.

Originally Posted by erik erikson

Well,Bob they are a little early.
I did'nt think they where supose to start until after Christmas.

I suspect some of them wanted to get a leg up on actual race reliability for Daytona purposes. Saying that, I don't get Gibbs spending any time on this at all with their switch to Toyota for next year. Unless there's some awful similar design/technology?? Or it could be they have some contractural developement thing with GM that they had to fulfill before year end.

Originally Posted by DennyW

I must say, it looks pretty !! Kind of like a Big Spider jumped on top.

Ya mean like a Tarantula? For some reason that has a familiar ring to it....

I personally feel its time for the American manufacturers to lead by eliminating the entire mechanical valve train. They need to get going on electronic valve timing, eliminate the cam, timing chain, distributor, coil, wires, lifters, pushrods and rocker mechanism and go with computer controlled electrical solenoids. Talk about your variable valve timing! Plug in the computer and tune it the way you want. It would also make the engine lighter and eliminate all that heat generated from friction in the existing setups.

v-tec for hot rods are you smoking something good?

What v-tec is camless?

Originally Posted by Corvette64

I personally feel its time for the American manufacturers to lead by eliminating the entire mechanical valve train. They need to get going on electronic valve timing, eliminate the cam, timing chain, distributor, coil, wires, lifters, pushrods and rocker mechanism and go with computer controlled electrical solenoids. Talk about your variable valve timing! Plug in the computer and tune it the way you want. It would also make the engine lighter and eliminate all that heat generated from friction in the existing setups.

The technology is certainly there... and the tune-up potential would be mind boggling!!!! Changing cams with a lap top!!!!

As for NASCAR, I doubt they'll ever even lose the carb or allow OHC engines to run. I guess personally I'd like to see them lower the minimum weight, do away with the dinosaur suspension, lower the cubes to 5 liter's and let some of the new technology in engines into the game.... But then they don't call me too often for my opinion... But then if I had my way, Indy cars would still be front engine roadsters!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Summers Bros. makes a front drive adaptor for SBC and BBC motors. I also saw a front distributor on Horsepower TV a few weeks ago. It did not look like this one.

Friend of mine runs that setup on his road racing type small block!!!! Think the car itself is an old Lola or something like that. Vintage type car, really kewl!!!