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    Hollow-stemmed valves

    Thanks for the input. I get all excited when I read about something new to me that makes something lighter or stronger, etc. I read further about the filled ones, and they're filled with a soduim AND potassium compound. One reacts violently in water and the other does so in just air, so lets...
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    Hollow-stemmed valves

    Anyone heard of, thought about, or used hollow-stemmed or hollow-stemmed, Sodium-filled valves? I think if you combine them with beehive springs, and the smaller retainer that comes along with them, even in moly, not Titanium, you'll have less valvetrain mass than by using conventional double...
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    A bargain at only $170, 000 AUD

    Yeh you gotta do that till the tyres pop, for at least a minute and a half too I think, if you let off, you're not going to win, and he spins it to 8 grand, holding at 7 for most of the run, crazy stuff. He starts with new drag radials because they make lots of smoke and go the distance, as...
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    aftermarket CAST IRON heads?

    Yeh I was going to reply again before and explain that the thread issue, warping issue, heat loss have been resolved or are negated by other benefits that aluminium bring, but I thought it would seem like more trying to get you to change your mind. If you want iron heads, that's cool, it's...
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    aftermarket CAST IRON heads?

    It's heat during combustion that you don't want taken away as the same amount of a cooler gas exerts less pressure, thus less power. Aluminium does this. What you don't want is for the head to be hot, and heat air as it is coming in, and perhaps have some hot spots.
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    A bargain at only $170, 000 AUD

    I don't like this new car much, but for a work of art it is well done. I like the style, tubs and fatties, roots through the bonnet, but it isn't what I would build myself either. In fact I like your car more, personally, and all the pics I've seen of it have been good quality shots of a very...
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    A bargain at only $170, 000 AUD

    It's available to all who enter the summernats. To get it you have to do this: consistantly for many years in a row.:nice: That's his first car in those shots btw, I like it much more than the new one.
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    aftermarket CAST IRON heads?

    I'm all for being different, but aluminium heads is one of those areas where there is absolutely no benefit to not going to aluminium, except to have iron for the sake of it being iron. If you want to retain heat per combustion event, coat some aluminium head combustion faces with ceramic...
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    Shackles

    Hey it feels good to occasionally tell it straight instead of waffling and taking the thread off on a tangent. Good luck to you! I also don't like the stock-like suspension heights, front always seems too high for the back.
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    Shackles

    Your idea will work, you don't need new bushings if the existing ones aren't worn. Or he could just get lift shackles... :D
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    Think of Selling 1969 Mach 1

    Nice condition 428 69s over here in the land of Aus go for 60 - 100k AUD. Nice mach's with 351s go for 40 - 60 AUD here, so without having to import, plus there being more available, plus the conversion rate - means I don't see 50 - 80 USD in the states for 40 - 60 AUD car.
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    What is the calculation for torque multiplication?

    Yep that's the theory. Example - 350ft-lb x 2.27 (no units, it's a ratio) x 4.11 (no units, it's a ratio) = 3265.395ft-lb going into the axle. It goes into it at a rate of engine rpm / gearbox gear ratio / diff gear ratio So if that torque is at 4000rpm - 4000rpm / 2.27 / 4.11 =...
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    What are the differences btw the clutch/break pedal assembly

    That's pretty much it, power brake hangs from higher, whereas manual hangs from the clutch pedal pivot rod. The point of that is so the brake pushrod is the same height with different pedal ratios for power and manual. With regards to grinding the brake pedal, the ones I've seen (looking...
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    1969 vs. 1970 Spindles

    Degins did you get on top of the differences between the 70 and 71-73 spindles? Chepsk8 that's reassuring, knowing you gave a big block 69 a good workout with zero (spindle and knuckle) problems.
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    If you were to choose....

    Yes and the Mustang has built its legacy on being a cheap car for the masses. Ferrari's F355 F1 uses a computer controlled hydraulic actuator for its clutch which is praised for being able to shift in as little as 0.15 seconds. Surely if Ferrari build a semi-automatic box to shift as quickly...
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    If you were to choose....

    Alright all this is going off topic, so lets go back to the real issue, explain to me where the hydraulic system's lag is - what gives it this trait. The only place I can see it coming from is the tubing from the MC to the slave swelling when pressure is applied. At normal levels (swelling...
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    If you were to choose....

    I prefer not to go to PMs, as I believe this topic is a public one, that is relative to the thread, as it affects the choice someone might make of a component in their conversion. Of course you are free to not reply, if you don't mind if others disagree, however I'm giving others reasons as to...
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    Blingin' Tailpipes

    If you did install these, you may have to replace your muffler (well tailpipe) bearings eventually.
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    If you were to choose....

    People believe things with evidence behind them. Since you were arguing that the lag in a hydraulic system leads to extra transmission wear because your buddy breaks his transmissions and has a hydraulic clutch, your theory can be similarly nullified by the argument that cables move around...
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    Blingin' Tailpipes

    Haha that's pretty cool, although I'd never use them.
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