Recent content by 66jim

Cars are still being bought mostly by big money collectors. Average Joe can barely afford to keep the roof over his head

If they can't click it on their phone its not getting done

Those twin scoops don't do anything but slow you down and look ridiculous

There is too much technology just for the sake of technology mindset in engineering. Most is consumer driven as people mostly women want more bells and whistels

Seeing a classic being driven or parked when not involved with an event is much to interesting to me .

There are probably hundreds of posts about 318's not being up to it. Let a 318 be a 318 and be happy or get a 360 and be happy or get a 440 and be happy. Put in a 318 get 318 results and just drive it. There are no more "stop light" contests those days are over!

Your right this is a stupid game played out for years. I street raced in the 70's and remember it then

Get it off the grass and onto pavement if possible. No room? maybe a gravel pad

This type of business response seems common today. I fear that a lot of these companies are just barely hanging on and our hobby will go back to the days of scrounging

Sounds like an insurance job

Any 87 octane I am cheap and put on lots of miles and don't care about getting every last HP out of it

Get a console with floor shifter from a 66 and up car. Aftermarket shifters are tacky

Regrind the cam with less than .500 lift and 210 degree get good power and only pay for the regrind

Dyno tests and engine output data needs to include average power not only peak (area under the curve). As well as engine weight, physical engine size, average fuel usage under different loads, octane requirements and other data. Too much weight is given to peak numbers and output per/CID...

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