[65nss4spdGTO]

Kern and Craig,

Thanks for the information, did you ever run that intake on a 400ci? Where did you make peak power if you did?

Thanks.

Calvin Hill
Hill Performance
708-250-7420

[blueghoast]

Cool peice; What kind of power did the 326 make.

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by 65nss4spdGTO

Thanks for the information, did you ever run that intake on a 400ci? Where did you make peak power if you did?

Originally Posted by blueghoast

Cool peice; What kind of power did the 326 make.

We don't really know about the ultimate power on the 326 or using that TR on any other combination because shortly after we built it and started testing at Lion's Drag strip, Vic Edelbrock Sr saw it (when it was off the engine). Vic in turn called Jim McFarland, who was Editor-in-chief of Popular Hot Rodding magazine at the time to suggest that PHR do a story on us. This lead to:

A feature article in Oct 1973 PHR, followed by a feature article in Mar 1974 in PHR. This resulted in "fantastic response" (PHR's words) by Pontiac fans. This lead to:

Our writing two books (Pontiac HD Parts & Specs and Pontiac Engine Design & Assembly) to try and satisfy an overwhelming request for information from Pontiac fans. This lead to:

Me resigning my "day job" in the USAF in order to run H-O Racing Specialties full time. This lead to selling the complete 326 engine w/TR to Selden Ruwwe to raise cash to operate the business start up.

These events meant that we did not have much time to further flog the 326 or TR or the 1965 Tempest (nee GTO) race car.

Here's a picture of the 326 installed in Selden's 1963 aluminum front end (non-SD) Tempest. He successfully campaigned it in that configuration for a couple of years. Then he had us build a "380" (1958 370+0.060) for that car, but that's another story. :-)

[johnta1]

Did Selden Ruwwe live near St. Louis or southern Il in the early 80's?

I saw a car just like his (even had his name on it) run at Benton Il race track in the early 80's.
Car ran good.
(never saw the engine either)

Never knew jf it was him though.

Maybe OGR remembers this car?

So, this tunnel ram is how HO Racing started.

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Did Selden Ruwwe live near St. Louis or southern Il in the early 80's? (snip)So, this tunnel ram is how HO Racing started.

Selden was out of Bourbon, MO. He raced several of his cars (including a real 62 Catalina 421SD) around there and the neighboring states during the mid 1970s-early 1980s, IIRC.

If I had to pick one thing, that first Tunnel Ram would be what put H-O Racing Specialties on the (inter)national map.

[Steve Barcak]

Welcome to the PY board Kern, nice to have you both here now.

[Craig Hendrickson]

The original H-O Racing "Canted carb" Tunnel Ram exists today. Here's a picture of it installed in Selden's 1963 Tempest on top of a 455SD. The carbs and linkage have been changed, but the intake is the same.

[INJUNTOM]

I nominate these guys for PY VIPs

[Craig Hendrickson]

In 1976, as part of our project to build a "380" (1958 370+0.060") for Selden Ruwwe, we built a 2nd Tunnel Ram for it. This one was oriented toward possible commercial production. It used the runners from the then new Edelbrock TR1-Y TR manifold and the plenum from Weiand for their BBC TR. Here's a picture of the finished piece:

[Craig Hendrickson]

There was at least one magazine article done on the H-O ver 2 TR. It was published in the July 1976 Super Stock & Drag Illustrated magazine. Here's a link to it in PDF format. Be warned that it is 11MB!

http://www.originalho.com/TunnelRam/ss07-1976.pdf

[Blue '66]

Originally Posted by INJUNTOM

I nominate these guys for PY VIPs

x2 Thanks for articles and keep 'em coming!

[Craig Hendrickson]

The version 2 of the H-O Tunnel Ram bought by Selden Ruwwe still exists today (Old Tunnel Rams never die...). Here's a picture of it on the floor of Selden's garage in Bourbon, MO a few weeks ago. I have no idea what the nitrous/FI holes are in the bases of the legs.

[Craig Hendrickson]

Here's another view from the top of the Version 2 H-O Tunnel Ram as it exists today.

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by INJUNTOM

I nominate these guys for PY VIPs

That and $8.00 will get us a Latte at Starbucks plus what else?

[taff2]

Pretty trick 'nostalgic' parts, in years to come Pontiacers will be hoarding these HO parts and drooling over them like they do now over the M/T parts.

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by taff2

Pretty trick 'nostalgic' parts, in years to come Pontiacers will be hoarding these HO parts and drooling over them like they do now over the M/T parts.

They are already hoarding "High Output" newsletters and those were only pieces of paper. :-)

H-O Racing had plenty of 'trick "nostalgic" parts'. The TRs were the early fun ones. Maybe someone can wrestle one or both TRs from Selden's sons and try them on a modern Pontiac race engine. That would be fun.

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by INJUNTOM
I nominate these guys for PY VIPs

Originally Posted by OriginalHO

That and $8.00 will get us a Latte at Starbucks plus what else?

Actually you get two free passes to the Submarine Races too (;>)

You get nominated to be a PY-VIP if members feel that you have contributed a significant amount to Pontiac Knowledge or Pontiac History. I think that you and Kern fit that deal in both cases.

Tom Vaught

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by Tom Vaught

Originally Posted by INJUNTOM
I nominate these guys for PY VIPs

Actually you get two free passes to the Submarine Races too (;>)

You get nominated to be a PY-VIP if members feel that you have contributed a significant amount to Pontiac Knowledge or Pontiac History. I think that you and Kern fit that deal in both cases.

Tom Vaught

Tom: thanks for the clarification. It is indeed an honor to be nominated for PY-VIP status.

Screw the latte; I'll also take the free pass to the Submarine Races!

Craig

[INJUNTOM]

Originally Posted by OriginalHO

Tom: thanks for the clarification. It is indeed an honor to be nominated for PY-VIP status.

Screw the latte; I'll also take the free pass to the Submarine Races!

Craig

If you to make it to Hot August Nights in Reno and we ever meet up I'll buy you the refreshment of your choice

[taff2]

Yes that would be cool, testing your state of the art back in '76 parts against modern counterparts to see how far things have advanced,or haven't as the case may be.