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Both the deck and the gasket thickness have to add up to the published spec or larger. Anything less is wrong.
It looks like the 260hp. gasket was used instead of the 285hp gasket. .018'' difference in thickness. Last edited by Larry Hill; 09-18-2022 at 10:15 AM. Reason: I listed 275 hp instead of the 285 hp |
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What Bubski is saying Mr Jack !! How would you know what the infraction is since you rely on an engine builder ?? According to a post by Yo Ken it appears to be a flagrant violation of the rules !! I do not know this chap !! however I believe this is inexcusable !! Bubski did a little Research and found that this family has at least a 100 years experience all told in class racing !! Nobody goes to their friendly neighborhood Chevy dealer and buys 260 HP gaskets knowing damn well they don't have that combo , and anyone who just spent their hard earned coin on an engine would more than likely replace the gaskets with the ones set up by the builder !! How about all those lads in Epping who lost to this Saint when he was on his way to the semi's ?? Sure it was dial in time but a higher compression engine is more favorable in any weather conditions !! Bubski would also say that anyone who is praising this chaps morals or integrity probably has a few sins of their own they'd like to be absolved of !! Cheers !! And thank you Class Racer for providing the platform to air out these issues !!!
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Why does every old timer on this page talk out their ***, wonder why no one wants to class race.
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Can you be more specific, Drunk?
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Sounds like you're a student of the Joe Biden Method of making friends. The answer might be that many of the "old-timers" (as you call them) were active racers back when NHRA actually had knowledgeable tech people who could determine who was cheating and who was not. These racers were people who could do cool stuff like calculate compression ratio, read a micrometer, measure piston ring end gaps, deck height, valve lift, etc. Back when drag racing was more than writing checks and polishing your car.
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Just think it's funny when something was done wrong in an engine it's the drivers fault, if they got bounced for a suspension or rollbar/cage it the builders fault. Why is no one talking about the engine builder
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An .018'' increase in head gasket would enlarge the gasket-chamber volume 3.8187 CC
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Sorry folks, I should not have posted any details unless I had all the facts. Thanks Shane for giving us the straight scoop. |
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