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Thats because the rod ratio alone has no performance gains, its a lot more complex than that. john

mate i think your right on the money there, 265 hemi rods sounds like them and yep the crank was off set ground, i did still have the build sheet on file till a couple of months ago when my hard drive decided enough was enough and bloody lost everything, it was built by Bob Matic in Sydney back...

Jac, i had a 387 built many moons ago for my XC , and from memory they uses a Valiant rod, not 100% but pretty sure, and the pistons were a weisco special. with an EP2 cam in it she made just over 400 at the wheels and revved like a bumble bee on steroids. was the by far the quickest Cleveland...

the interesting part is that the size or weight of an object has absolutely no correllation to fast it falls, terminal velocity is always the same regardless, but i cant for the life of me remember how fast that is, approx 120kph i think.

unbelievable that he worked that out before any one new about vacuum. john

I'VE BEEN BANNED FROM WOOLWORTHS Yesterday I was at my local Woolworths store buying a large bag of My Dog dog food for my loyal pet and was in the checkout queue when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had an elephant? So, since I'm retired and have little to do, on...

Still sitting on the side line as well, little Honda powered Lotus 23 is progressing slowly. cheers John

I used the C4 hubs on the rear of the BT24 Replica as well and found the same problem, initially thought it was because of the 15" wide wheel with only a 6" back space, but ive tried cheap ebay units to top Timken and they all last the same, not very long approx 100 track miles and there shot...

That's lookin fantastic mate.

Hi Mate yep it will get his attention thats for sure, at 4500 its only just come onto the cam so theres plenty left in the cupboard. whoopsie was a slight misconception in the torque loading on the trans, an extension to the lay shaft to carry a bearing was pressed on unsecured and it walked...

The ole girl finaly made it to the dyno the other day, only got as far as tuning the mid range before a small whoopsie put and end to things, but so far at 4500 its making over 450hp and sounds great. heres a short clip of the last pull before it all went pear shaped...

Hi Russ mate toe out on full droop i wouldnt be to concerned about. as long as its minimal on bump, but in saying that it can be used on bump as a tuning aid, depending on your driving style as it will promote a slight under steer, or push for you other blokes after initial turn in, the 23 im...

After his plane was hit and he was forced to eject, the Navy fighter pilot finally regained consciousness. He was in a hospital, in a lot of pain. He found himself in the ICU with tubes/IV drips in both arms, a breathing mask, wires monitoring every function and a nurse hovering over him...

Fiat 850 rear lights. pop up on e bay from time to time. the last set i got came from Cyprus of all places.

Australia's favorite son , little Jonny was at school one day when they had an English lesson, the teacher asked, seeing as Australia has a unique language for the class to come up with an Australian word, and if its not in the dictionary they get 5 points. so little Jonny waves his hand in the...

Good lord ive just resigned from one forum i'd been a member of for 15 years because political correctness reared its ugly head, so i was thoroughly canned for calling the Macca a replica, and now i get got at for wishing people a merry X Mass, and just for you Al i am indeed a christian. its a...

To all of the group that is GT40's, firstly a big thank you for all the kind words and encouragement over this past year, it all paid off thankfully and the Macca is finished. So to each and all i would like to wish you a very merry X Mass, may Santa bring lots of goodies for your projects, and...

To all of the group that is GT40's, firstly a big thank you for all the kind words and encouragement over this past year, it all paid off thankfully and the Macca is finished. so to all i would like to wish you a very merry X Mass, may Santa bring lots of goodies for your projects, and may you...

Yep.the sound.

Well boys and girls here she is all dressed up ready for the track [url=https://flic.kr/p/E8XtNh] cheers John