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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!!!!! :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Mabee its a cadillac ?:confused: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Nope, said chebbie on the valve cover and it was in a chebbie truck!!!!! (They probably wish it was a Caddilac!!!!):LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Only if they owned a FORD:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Those idiots put the engine in BASS ACKWARDS!!
tom:3dSMILE:
I guess that's possible, after all it WAS a bunch of chebbie guys........:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by shop tom
Sounds like a Rodney King syndrome....:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:
Well, you know how we are. We aren't picky as long as it works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
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tom
I read somewhere the same guy who designed the 500 caddy also designed the 460 style ford block:HMMM:
Maybe it's a Buick engine. My Buick V6 engine with a front dist. came out of a 1980 Chev Monza.
No its a chevy motor ,they now have the ford ho firing order,also have non siamesed exaust ports ,like ford, and the distributor in the front.
Maybe they wised up,my last few fords have all went over 200,000 miles with minimal repair and maximum abuse.
This is the Chevy LSx motor that normally has EFI and 8 coils with computer controlled ignition. To comply with rules they have to run a distributor and carb, so they have created an adaptation off the front of the motor. I was in Bill McAnally Racing Nascar shop last month and they had a bunch of of them in there. They are great motors, 6 bolt mains, great flowing heads, all aluminum.
Pat
The ones I saw were vertical shaft. That looks like it might be a Pro Stock motor.
Pat
i had read somewhere once that toyoto`s racing engine was essentually a chevy as they don`t build a non overhead valve V8 ,, it even has the chevy bellhousing bolt pattern
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.
http://www.summersbrothersracing.com...tSmallFile.jpg
hey i am liking that henry thats slick
Dave,It is called an SB2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Actually it's an RO7, http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor...y-engine_N.htm
Well,Bob they are a little early.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
I did'nt think they where supose to start until after Christmas.
It should be called NAECAR instead of NASCAR . . . "E" for experimental.Quote:
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.
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??:HMMM: Or it could be they have some contractural developement thing with GM that they had to fulfill before year end.Quote:
Originally Posted by erik erikson
Ya mean like a Tarantula? For some reason that has a familiar ring to it....Quote:
Originally Posted by DennyW
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? :LOL:
What v-tec is camless?
The technology is certainly there... and the tune-up potential would be mind boggling!!!! Changing cams with a lap top!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Corvette64
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!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
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!!!