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Originally Posted by techinspector1

Well, I seem to remember that you and I got along great, so I'm very glad to see you back on Club Hot Rod. I remember the 700+ horsepower SBC we put together on the Dyno-Sim. Stuff like that is great fun for me.

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I've still got that Dyno Sim specs and parts list stashed away, never now when I might need a big horse mouse motor! I'm really impressed the the mod motor Fords and trying to learn more about them. Been to the dyno shop to see some pulls on a few of them, some awesome numbers for power at the wheels! Do you suppose GM will eventually get around to putting cams in the heads and get rid of all that valve train clutter?

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I've still got that Dyno Sim specs and parts list stashed away, never now when I might need a big horse mouse motor! I'm really impressed the the mod motor Fords and trying to learn more about them. Been to the dyno shop to see some pulls on a few of them, some awesome numbers for power at the wheels! Do you suppose GM will eventually get around to putting cams in the heads and get rid of all that valve train clutter?

You know, I had a very good friend in Phoenix who was pretty savvy about business and such. He stated more than one time that none of the auto manufacturers would add 50 cents worth of nickel to the mix for the cylinder blocks to make a better motor, because 2 million motors would equal 1 million dollars, so I suppose that no, GM will not get on the stick with anything that will cost money.

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Originally Posted by techinspector1

You know, I had a very good friend in Phoenix who was pretty savvy about business and such. He stated more than one time that none of the auto manufacturers would add 50 cents worth of nickel to the mix for the cylinder blocks to make a better motor, because 2 million motors would equal 1 million dollars, so I suppose that no, GM will not get on the stick with anything that will cost money.

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I was hoping that when the redesigned the small block and came out with the new LS that GM would have put cams in the heads, but I suppose that cost was indeed the factor that prevented it.

My pal Roger put together a new car (dragster) for his daughter using the Ford Aluminator 4.6 with supercharger and his own new one will be the same set up. Tune up on it is a breeze and between round work is minimal... One thing that really surprised me is that even with the EFI and all the electronics on the car that tuning for changes in barometric pressure during the course of the day is still a major factor! We still have a lot of learning to do on it, but just not having to deal with all the valve train adjustments and issues during an event at least leaves some time for a steep learning curve!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

My pal Roger put together a new car (dragster) for his daughter using the Ford Aluminator 4.6 with supercharger and his own new one will be the same set up. Tune up on it is a breeze and between round work is minimal... One thing that really surprised me is that even with the EFI and all the electronics on the car that tuning for changes in barometric pressure during the course of the day is still a major factor! We still have a lot of learning to do on it, but just not having to deal with all the valve train adjustments and issues during an event at least leaves some time for a steep learning curve!

Long-time friend from the Des Moines area, Dick Gibbs, is putting together a mechanically-injected 392 hemi in a front motor dragster. He has been a Mopar guy all his life and has drag raced Mopars extensively. I got to know him in Phoenix when we both lived there and raced go-karts with our kids. He has just finished construction on his well-insulated and heated garage and is ready to begin on the rail job.

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