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#1
Posted 13 September 2012 - 07:25 AM
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#2
Posted 13 September 2012 - 06:18 PM
#3
Posted 13 September 2012 - 08:27 PM
Is this an event you like or hate?
#4
Posted 14 September 2012 - 08:35 AM
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#5
Posted 14 September 2012 - 09:22 AM
Brian,
Is this an event you like or hate?
I love it. Love the cars, love the cause. (Screen for Prostate Cancer)
Would not personally own an old car as the pollute about 50 times more than a modern car, however. But I like to pretend I own each of these cars.
It is the Toy run with icky, loud, motorcycles I hate... (That ruins an Interstate highway for a day...)
#6
Posted 14 September 2012 - 01:24 PM
Brian,
Is this an event you like or hate?
I love it. Love the cars, love the cause. (Screen for Prostate Cancer)
Would not personally own an old car as the pollute about 50 times more than a modern car, however. But I like to pretend I own each of these cars.
Cool!
It is the Toy run with icky, loud, motorcycles I hate... (That ruins an Interstate highway for a day...)
...and any society-ruining sporting event, right?
#7
Posted 14 September 2012 - 01:54 PM
Brian,
Is this an event you like or hate?
I love it. Love the cars, love the cause. (Screen for Prostate Cancer)
Would not personally own an old car as the pollute about 50 times more than a modern car, however. But I like to pretend I own each of these cars.
Cool!It is the Toy run with icky, loud, motorcycles I hate... (That ruins an Interstate highway for a day...)
...and any society-ruining sporting event, right?
That's correct. No professional sports, no school related sports, no sports of violence (Boxing, MMA, Cock fighting or any other bloody crap.) So that pretty much leaves neighborhood soccer/softball/foot races/bicycle races etc...
#8
Posted 14 September 2012 - 04:23 PM
48 or so Big, heavy, CARBORATED V8's that supposedly get no more than 4 mpg on a good day, driving in circles up to 500 miles at a time.
Seems like a Tremendous waste to me! I am a huge fan of most forms of racing, Le Mans, F1, etc, but NASCAR just seems silly.
I really wish could stop by this tomorrow. Have other plans sadly
#9
Posted 16 September 2012 - 09:11 PM
#10
Posted 17 September 2012 - 09:13 AM
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#11
Posted 17 September 2012 - 09:54 AM
What still amazes me is how dependable, fuel efficient and powerful a modern engine is compared to the '60s engines. Especially considering that until '72, most manufacturers used SAE gross HP, resulting in much higher numbers. In '71, Chevy's hottest 350 ci, 4 Bbl, was rated at 330 HP. Same engine in '72, using SAE net HP, was rated at 255 HP. No where near 1 HP per 1 ci. Plus, you absolutely had to tune up every 6,000 miles, with new plugs, contacts and rotor or the engine would begin to miss at higher revs. Basically, same Chevy small block (head design quite different now) for current Corvette has 378 ci, rated at 430 HP. Still 2 valves per cylinder and no overhead cam but with amazing electronic engine management. My current vehicle is 226 ci and 300 HP. Change plugs every 100,000 miles and it doesn't even use a distributor. Of course, it has 4 valves per cylinder, overhead cam, aluminum block and heads and hemi combustion chambers, but that is still an amazing feat for a naturally aspirated V-6. Start adding turbos or superchargers and the numbers go through the roof.
By the way, the NASCAR cup series no longer runs carbs. It's TBI and they run 15% ethanol.
#12
Posted 17 September 2012 - 10:37 AM
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#13
Posted 17 September 2012 - 11:10 AM
Great photos.
What still amazes me is how dependable, fuel efficient and powerful a modern engine is compared to the '60s engines. Especially considering that until '72, most manufacturers used SAE gross HP, resulting in much higher numbers. In '71, Chevy's hottest 350 ci, 4 Bbl, was rated at 330 HP. Same engine in '72, using SAE net HP, was rated at 255 HP. No where near 1 HP per 1 ci. Plus, you absolutely had to tune up every 6,000 miles, with new plugs, contacts and rotor or the engine would begin to miss at higher revs. Basically, same Chevy small block (head design quite different now) for current Corvette has 378 ci, rated at 430 HP. Still 2 valves per cylinder and no overhead cam but with amazing electronic engine management. My current vehicle is 226 ci and 300 HP. Change plugs every 100,000 miles and it doesn't even use a distributor. Of course, it has 4 valves per cylinder, overhead cam, aluminum block and heads and hemi combustion chambers, but that is still an amazing feat for a naturally aspirated V-6. Start adding turbos or superchargers and the numbers go through the roof.
By the way, the NASCAR cup series no longer runs carbs. It's TBI and they run 15% ethanol.
^ Really terrific pictures Ron. I was doing the Over the Edge thing Saturday so could not see a thing. Will sure check it out next year.
Phil, you are right about the older cars. No comparison. Talking about points. (Contact points, for the young.) I am an efficiency nut and always have been. Contact points needed to have the dwell angle set. Problem is, they rode the distributor cam on plastic lobes that would wear. So if you adjust your points perfectly, the next week they were no longer perfect because that plastic lobe would wear. Drove me crazy. In fact, I had a 1966 mustang with a 6 cylinder. I put electronic ignition in it in the mid 70's. Pretty big deal back then. Worked great though forever. BTW, just recently I tracked that old Mustang to a Houston residence. (Has a current registration.) I need to send the guy a letter and some old pictures. I got the car in 1974 when my friend was Murdered in Arlington. (Told the story here before) but his folks gave me his car. I think it was like 90 horsepower. Had a 3 speed auto but would go faster in second than third because it was so weak. I do miss the car though. You could climb in the engine bay to work on it as there was that much room. Luckily, I have not had a car break since High School. (Too hard to get at these days for sure.)
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