[AT] Rationale for firing orders

[Mark Greer]

You talkin' 1/8 mile or 1/4 mile?
Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Rationale for firing orders


> I know a few members of that club.... The last Hi-Po 231 I put together
> got all the goodies, billet crank, rods, pistons, heads were angle
> shaved and the block was bored and decked, mains bored oversized and
> centers converted using splayed bolt caps, custom roller cam and
> rockers, the guy is bringing it back for me to final tune the turbo
> set-up. It is in a "beater style GNX clone". It does have a few
> non-stock items though!!!   I'll have to get a picture of it when were
> done. He's shooting for an under 7 street car, shouldn't be hard to get
> in the 6s with this beast.
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rob Wilson" <rowilson at infinet.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Rationale for firing orders
> 
> 
> > It's funny that those strange split journal cranks were so strong.
> That
> > is as long as you got one that has the hydraulic rolled fillets. They
> are
> > what was used in the Grand Nationals. I've seen stock cranks run well
> > into the 9s without a problem. Then again guys rebuilding their motors
> > in their Grand Nationals using standard cranks have joined the DOC
> > club in a street car. The DOC stands for drive over the crank. Not a
> > pretty site. Shoots them right out the bottom of the oil pan.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <BetCleve321 at aol.com>
> > To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 5:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Rationale for firing orders
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 3/23/2004 4:51:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > falcon at telenet.net writes:
> > > Yep, But they finally got smart and beefed up the crank. The 225 and
> odd
> > > fire 231s used common throw cranks, the early even fires were known
> for
> > > breaking cranks. But they didn't get much smoother till they used
> the
> > > countershaft.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > > The countershaft came later, in late 4.3 liter,262ci., V6 engines.
> > > Interesting thread.
> > >
> > > Skip
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