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Old 02-22-2018, 10:39 PM
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Nice article. Matches a lot of the info I received in a couple of Fuels and Lubes Engineering classes years ago.

Quite a bit more info on the different anti detonation tools out there like the water meth kits. Thanks.

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Typical race fuel dealer propaganda about avgas.

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Typical race fuel dealer propaganda about avgas.
What most don't understand is you have to add a Pitot Tube to actually measure how much better the car runs on AV gas. If you also add a Altimeter and reset 0 at +2500ft you should not have any problems because the car thinks it's at 2500 feet instead of sea level.

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OP, what has transpired with the builder since you last posted?

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What most don't understand is you have to add a Pitot Tube to actually measure how much better the car runs on AV gas. If you also add a Altimeter and reset 0 at +2500ft you should not have any problems because the car thinks it's at 2500 feet instead of sea level.
No, no, no. Set it to like -1000 feet and you will pick up some serious HP from the denser air.


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No, no, no. Set it to like -1000 feet and you will pick up some serious HP from the denser air.

That would be for the heads up guys.

Street guys need to be around 2500ft, also need carb heat on and the mixture set rich so not to freeze up.

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Typical race fuel dealer propaganda about avgas.
Pretty much. We ran 100LL in all our fuel trucks. It had to be nearly zero degrees before there were any cold starting problems.

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For you maybe. I liked them, working on them, and put many hrs. in the air with them.
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Sorry I've been out. Shoulder surgery OUCH!
He said there were 6 valves that were sticking. after I removed the valve debris and reinstalled the head I rolled it over several times and all valves seemed to work just fine. I've decided to rebuild my old but not original engine. He'll pay me back one way or another.
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P.S. I had to take the car to his shop shortly after the install because the internal dipstick tube was wrong (couldn't check the oil). At that time he noticed the pushrods were hitting the head and installed longer ones. Could this help in your diagnoses ?

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At that time he noticed the pushrods were hitting the head and installed longer ones.
Find a new engine builder, this guy has no idea what he is doing.

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Pushrods hitting the heads? WTF does that even mean?

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Pushrods hitting the heads? WTF does that even mean?

I was wondering the same thing...1.65 ratio rockers in a head that hasn't had the holes elongated? Even so.... longer pushrods?

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Talked to a lawyer today.. Damnit! 1 expert witness and a lawyer eat up the cost of a n ew motor on day 1. Needs an ass whoopin

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Where are you located at? I have two expert engine builders in SC that I found thru extreme research. One is Carolina machine engine www.cmengines.com the other is wayne Skess at Greenwood autoparts.

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Bottom line is, the jackleg builder is taking premium money and blaming his fu&kup`s on fuel that he knows nothing about.

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How much does a full page article in the local newspaper cost? There is more than one way to split this atom. Let him choose between making it right and you ruining his business.

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Where are you located at? I have two expert engine builders in SC that I found thru extreme research. One is Carolina machine engine www.cmengines.com the other is wayne Skess at Greenwood autoparts.
I'm in south Florida and the case would be in Maryland

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