[AT] Rationale for firing orders

Steve W. falcon at telenet.net
Wed Mar 24 07:08:15 PST 2004


1/4 mile.
Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown NY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Greer" <greerfam at raex.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:51 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Rationale for firing orders


> You talkin' 1/8 mile or 1/4 mile?
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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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"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > 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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