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273 replied to the thread What gets a car moving?.Here's a example of a situation where we have only rotational force with no rotation being applied to the driveline. Your stopped on a... -
273 replied to the thread What gets a car moving?.I don't understand why you think it being measured or calculated makes any difference. And this does not prove you point either, "you...
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New parts…I can’t figure out how to post first start but it runs great….in the garage, LOL!
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Nothing wrong with the idea if you can get the work done for a reasonable price. We used to offset grind cranks back in the 90's but it...
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The offset grind was about $300. The new cranks I found were near $1200. I also had the steel crank sitting on the shelf from a ‘68 383...
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I can't speak for the OP but in my case... I did it because I have a crank grinder and I had a 383/400 steel crank on hand and I wanted...
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This crank pictures in post #65 @ the 6 second mark, is that the one that was used. Cut down from 2.375 to 2.200 sure, but that's no...
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Made a mistake with my early measurements but, I was able to put together the top end in a way to mitigate some of it. I could’ve torn...
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273 replied to the thread What gets a car moving?.The reason they say that is simple even though the ultimate goal is more hp which is basically more fuel and air going through your...
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Yes I have. The best thing for me to do is get a car then drive it for a while and see if and what modifications I may need
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Here is what Harold Bettes said about torque and horsepower. If you read closely you will see he is saying what I’ve been saying. It’s...
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273 replied to the thread What gets a car moving?.Even though it don't make a bunch of hp, it does make it at cruising rpm so instead of dropping gears to get into the power band, you...
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That’s right. The force of her pushing is USELESS until the car starts to move. At that point torque and RPM take over and that is...
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273 replied to the thread What gets a car moving?.Pushing x foot steps per minute :)
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Later today I’ll get out my copy of the book Bewy quoted and post what he really said that guys love to ignore. Smokey Yunik was...
