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Originally posted by Tom396:

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Originally posted by Bucky:

I like owning most of the responsibility too. Respect to you sir.

406 sbc TT
1.04
4.450
6.96/194

Does that 406 sbc TT indicate you are running twin turbos? Take care. Tom Worthington

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Originally posted by 1320racer:
Mark...

1. That is not what I said. What I said is if you can’t afford $950 to have your engine assembled by a professional you have no business staging your car because....

You can’t afford to fix it when you blow it up. and

2. It’s the year 2021, 75-80% and probably more have professionals build their engines. $950 is the equivalent of pennies in this sport.

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Originally posted by Bucky:

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Originally posted by Tom396:

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Originally posted by Bucky:

I like owning most of the responsibility too. Respect to you sir.

406 sbc TT
1.04
4.450
6.96/194

Does that 406 sbc TT indicate you are running twin turbos? Take care. Tom Worthington

Yes

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Originally posted by Eman:
Posts like this show how much disconnect there is in this country or in this sport. This is still about bracket racing isn't it?

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Originally posted by Mike Rietow:


Serious street racers.

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Originally posted by Tom396:

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Originally posted by Mike Rietow:


Serious street racers.

Serious or street "racer". You only get to pick one. Take care. Tom Worthington

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Originally posted by 183N:
Ed’s professional engine builders worked really well for him last year when he kicked the rods out of the Firebird at the first race and it sat for three months while Ed had no ability to fix his engine nor a spare. Some high level racer

It was OK though, he took the dragster out and lost first round 4 out of 6 races.

Great season Ed

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Originally posted by 1320racer:


not one, my $ is green and good EVERYWHERE! Further, Alan at the Raceshop wanted to build my new 648, as did Sunset, as did Oakley, as did Huntsville.


Meanwhile...

2018 NHRA Division 1 S/C Champion
2019 NHRA Division 1 S/C Jegs Allstar
2019 NHRA Divsion 1 S/C #2
2019 NHRA S/C #4 in the world

all with a PROFESSIONALLY built engine by Huntsville Engine!

and 183N...consistent 1st round runner up at the only division race he has competed at in S/C for the last 8 years, Lebanon Valley with the same result over and over again. 183N

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Originally posted by SLICKSTER:
Great H/P numbers 1320racer. 1300 in bracket form is way up there normaly/asperated speaking. Its alot and good job on the selection of components for that build. Mike Rietow I like the cam you have selected as the 112 L/S works good in those 4.250 motors. Also the 288/296@.050 will work will gas, alky,or e85 and not be too finiky on which converter is behind it. (All this is just my 2 cents worth.)

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Originally posted by B KING:
I built/machined this 383 sbc in the late 90s. It really is a budget piece of work. It has about 3,000 passes, run a best of 10.40 something & won us plenty of $$$.

Here's a basic run down of the motor:

Cast iron, stock 1 piece seal, hard-blok filled to bottom of water pump.

Cast iron, Sportsman 2 cylinder heads, ported by me.

Cast crank been thru 2 going on 3, they crack, but haven't failed.

Cast hypereutectic Keith Black pistons, this is the 2nd set; they haven't failed.

Rods, Scat H beam

Roller cam

I'm changing a few things while the engine torn down. It's getting a refresh with a new cast crank. plus, I'm finally somewhat converting it to internal balance. As far as I know, it has to be external on the rear with a one piece seal crank. If it can be internal balanced, I'll have it done.

I'll have about $700 into when it's done & will probably be bagged/storage hopefully for the rest of my life. It has been a great/cheap motor, it was shifted @ 6K, but went thru the traps @ 7K +. It still amazes me.

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Originally posted by Tom396:

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Originally posted by RacerVX54:

Tom i can only think of a handful of guys that i know that actually build there own stuff anymore. I think Ed is pretty close on numbers of guys who builds there stuff..

Heck, if I'd have been smart enough and quick enough, I'd have bought that 396 you had for sale several years back. Who built that one? Take care. Tom Worthington