RE: building a radical 454, (help Lee, Mech and Bill)
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RE: building a radical 454, (help Lee, Mech and Bill) - 1/5/2007 1:15:29 AM
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harleyboy52
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Hey Blueshark and Navy, What are y'all doing up so late. I can't sleep. Reading all this makes me want to build a big motor. I don't know what I'd put it in cause all my mess is running great right now. Maybe I'll find a project. HB
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RE: building a radical 454, (help Lee, Mech and Bill) - 1/5/2007 7:53:36 AM
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C3 Starship
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Hey George,
Gads...Dude!!!, Sounds like a candidate for the "Star Fleet" to me!!!
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RE: building a radical 454, (help Lee, Mech and Bill) - 1/5/2007 4:59:41 PM
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Grayeagle
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13.8 to one compression :)
Umm .. Tilton still make them hi-torque big block starters? Yer gonna need one ;)
That motor is gonna seek 7k rpm in a hurry .. highly recommend rev limiter of some type :)
Sounds like a great set of peices .. can't see needin laughin gas at all .. there just isnt much around that can stay with a well built Rat if ya can put it to the ground :)
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RE: building a radical 454, (help Lee, Mech and Bill) - 1/5/2007 5:46:26 PM
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Navy Flyboy
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Honestly the '66 is my fav. I'm not too crazy about the way the headlight and taillight bezels are on the '67, but I don't rag them, I do still like them. And to me, the '68 and '69 are HUGE cars. Still love and respect them, I just love slinging a high-revving small block into a corner, I absolutely love small blocks, but love the look of a big block. I'll post the Chevelle once it gets back, we're having it painted a '69 color, Garnet Red, and I must say, it is gorgeous. Only thing left is the trunk and hood. It'll probably be running by early to mid Feb. I hope so, I miss it. Yeah, I'll post pics of both my car and the Chevelle once the Rat is Back.
Jon
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RE: building a radical 454, (help Lee, Mech and Bill) - 1/17/2007 12:40:26 PM
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jimmoffitt
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we build a lot of 54s at war and i have to agree with every body, you have to get your horsepower out of the valve trane these days, 9.5 to 10 is about all the compression you can run without turning the the timeing back so far that you lost what you gained. not to mention the fuel consumtion. the aftermarket heads and high tech. cam profiles available these days more than make up for the compression limitations and you dont have to worry about fuel additives that dont work anyhow.
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RE: building a radical 454, (help Lee, Mech and Bill) - 1/17/2007 10:37:01 PM
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blueshark
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Got the big block back today. needs some dress up and paint but sure looks like fun. Caint wait to drop it in the box and get rippin'.
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