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  1. Rapid Robert

    best camshaft brand

    my next hobby stock car 360 engine flat tappet hyd cam. with all the hyd cam breakin failures is there a brand that will give me slightly better odds of a sucessfull breakin? (along with all the proper preperations of course). I've heard good regarding Howards. & should I have it nitrided? thank...
  2. Rapid Robert

    intake swap performer loss?

    63 dart stock car 360 5:57 rear 2bbl rochester. I can use the weiand 8022 "stealth" intake on their now but it is so tall that I cannot close the hood. I'm allowed to use the edelbrock "performer" which is a bit shorter & the IMCA leader said that he would allow me to use the OE iron 2bbl...
  3. Rapid Robert

    hard or soft copper line for a valley oil gallery bypass line?

    the utube vid that described it said to use a hard copper (I forget the letter designation) but a utube pro plumber said to use soft copper (in his demo) because you would be flaring it. what do you guys think? thank you for your time. RR
  4. Rapid Robert

    zinc oil useage?

    360 dirt track engine. oil changed after each session. flat tappet cam broken in. should I use high zinc/breakin oil? With FT cam failures I want to be proactive if I can. thank you for your time. RR
  5. Rapid Robert

    circle track rear gear ratio info needed

    1/3 mile high banked dirt track. 63 dart 360/904 2bbl 8&3/4. what gear ratio should I go with? and a 6200 rev limiter is required (if that info is helpful). thank you for your time. RR
  6. Rapid Robert

    cam/converter selection

    63 dart stock car. 360 2bbl 3.73 rear 904 trans 9-1 cr. 3/8 mile high banked dirt track. next engine build, on hand I have a new converter specs say 4000-4500 stall (advertized?) and a howards hyd cam 71841-09 specs say rpm range 2300-6000 intake duration at 050 is 235 ex dur is 243. advertized...
  7. Rapid Robert

    rad to fan clearance

    On this setup I have 1&1/4" clearance. it is an aluminum aftermarket fan that appears to be pretty stout. Am I good? thank you for your time. RR
  8. Rapid Robert

    what e clip for a hyd lifter retainer

    I want to run E clips in my hyd lifters like Hughes recommends since I will be running zero or close to zero preload. Huyett.com only has 750 of them to choose from. they give a fractional dimention for each but not sure what they are measuring (I would assume OD). thank you for your time. RR
  9. Rapid Robert

    aluminum bumpers type needed

    63 dart stock car. what aluminum bumpers should I seek that are close to fitting? I was thinking that there was a ford something factory bumper that was close enough. Thank you for your time. RR
  10. Rapid Robert

    best racing ign system.

    63 dart dirt track circle track stock car. 360 2bbl. race duration is ~30 minutes. 6200 RPM limiter. I have a recurved OE electronic dist. what module & coil would you guys recommend? I can use a regular flat 4 pin module or an HEI module that mounts under the dist. I think I can get by with an...
  11. Rapid Robert

    adding a 2nd PCV valve

    I just saw something about adding a 2nd PCV valve & richening up the mixture for more flow which would certainly help me in my restricted 2bbl rochester class. first I ever heard of this but if legit it would give me a tremendous advantage over the chebby boys in my hobby stock class. 360 2bbl...
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