Scott

Have you maybe considered I have already made some runs at the track thus why I have popped back up ? Just something to think about.

Scott

Yes it does have a wood handle. Works just as good as one of those overpriced Snap-On ones too.

Scott

I think it is hilarious you can think of all these things from so many years ago. However you never did answer why you did not run your car like the guy asked ? Why didn't you run after getting the car to the track ?

My life has been together for a while now it has a lot to do with why I am not on here much. lol

Scott

Actually I have not been on here much at all the last four years, much like most of the other old school people that moved on with life aparantley. Don't get me wrong I still love car stuff, it's just not even a close priority any more. And by the looks of the Ford forum it seems others have done the same.

Someone has to be the local bad ass track guy that everyone aspires to be, I am glad you are getting your chance at it. It seems as if most of the others have retired or moved on. Sad to see I guess.

cochese

because you should tell sam to turn off his load setting on his mustang dyno lmao, or you should see if you make your big numbers on a peaky supra dyno...ill pay for it, I bet anything it doesn't spin

cochese

Im only back on here because of you, I lurk from time to time. I would much rather see you in person at the track, hope to see you out there

cochese

Im only back on here because of you, I lurk from time to time. I would much rather see you in person at the track, hope to see you out there

Scott

Damn two pages later and you are back to this, there must have been some big discussion about this over at race central.

Ok here we go:

I know who built your carb because you contacted me about it and I gave you the name. I probably still have the PM. I originally got a 900 and then sent it back to have some new technology that Roger came up with that put an air bleed in the carb stud that holds that hat on. It's been almost four years so I can't remember the exact name but I think it is a boost reference thing that was developed for cars that actually drive on the street. At that time they made the carb bigger, pretty sure it is a 1050 could be a 950 but bigger than 900 for sure. Not going to guess why he gave you a 650 but that seems to small. I am sure turbo size, rpm's, heads, etc. all came into play. It works like a champ but is about to go back to him because the back of the carb is corroding from sitting to long with leaded fuel in it.

When Toyota, Ford, and a major NASCAR team get in line for your services I think that makes your rep pretty good right ? When your motors hold a ton of records I guess that is good right ? So I guess that could make him the man. You don't even know the guy but hate on him when ever you can. The only reason I can think you hate on him is because the envy other people you know have for him. If not what is it ? The guy is smart as shit, not some dumb hillbilly that builds motors like so many other shops, and takes pride in what he does. All rare for motor shops for sure.

We used a F cam because I wanted to keep the heads and cam I had on the old motor to carry over to the new motor. I had a million reasons why I wanted to do this, half of which I can't even rememebr anymore, but the main one was I wanted to see what a properly built bottom end would do with carrying over the same cam and heads. Plus a solid roller is not exactly street friendly. Fulco tried to talk me out of it a hundred times but went along with it. Funny thing is he has the motor running at 105 lbs of oil pressure under load so we had to get special hydraulic lifters to handle that and with that much oil pressure being pumped into the lifters it is practically a solid roller anyway. The long term plan was to change it out for a solid roller later on and some killer heads. Afterall the heads I have cost me $900 from Summit 10 years ago. Far from slick and trick. Yeah they are ported all to hell and have slightly bigger valves but at the end of the day they are still Edelbrock Performer RPM's. And yes we actually x-rayed three blocks before we settled on one that he liked all the way around. What a pain in the ass that was picking up three blocks from Brandon Ford.

Of course it doesn't make sense because you know none of the back story or what the goals and plans were. I wasn't out to build some all out race car. Just like I don't know your plans or story and I don't bother to think about it nor continue to obsess about it five years later either. Know this though, if I would have set out to build some all out race car it would have gotten done. I had the resources, connections at the time, the disposable income, and the ability to do it. But I did not choose that route. I wanted a car that I could drive on the street and knock of 8's with relatove ease at the track. I got a 9.31 @148 on 18 lbs of boost on a motor that was built for and has taken 30lbs. on the street. If you don't think I can knock off .4 tenths with a few more lbs of boost much less another 12lbs on tap your fooling yourself.

Hopefully that clears up all of you long pondered questions. Bottom line I can give a shit what anyone else thinks or says, I never have. It all looks like some sort of envy to me that I am not looking for at the end of the day so I think it's fun to read. Perhaps that is the difference between you and me, you are looking to impress others where as I have never given a crap. Heck I did not run my car at half of the 20 private events I hosted at BMP. I enjoyed watching others.

cochese

Lol, 8's or bust... park that shit in the garage

shinysideup

Sure, we envy you and the bench you race on.

Ok,so you built a car that can go 8's "easy" "but choose not to", "I'd rather watch"???? Are you fucking serious?