Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

2006 (gen 4) LQ4 .6.0L. Bored 0.030 with new flat (LQ9) top pistons. All new parts.....Summit ls truck cam. (205/217 500/500 112+2) , hyd. Lifters, melling oil pump, injectors, 560 beehive springs, I'm putting the 5.3 (862) heads on it to raise compression with a 1.89 intake valve. The intake runner...

A crazy idea just came to me. #-o If I use long rods that put the piston out the top of the cylinder, can I use double or triple head gaskets to make up the difference? :lol: Wouldn't MLS gaskets work to raise the head enough to make a long rod motor workable? :roll: How long would it last in a raci...

If you keep watching, two videos after this one you see the amsol video showing how to manipulate the results with the one arm bandit.. good video to watch. shows how this guy got the results he wanted.

Will the alternator/water pump combo work with your needs?

This will be an end of the season big race. The track has named it " The Four Cylinder Nationals". This will be the 3rd year and they've pulled heads every year so far. I know they check valve size , check for porting and polishing, carbs are completely torn down to check for metering bloc...

I have a Ford SOHC race engine..Its a pinto type engine.. The head has large valves now 1.89 int..1.60 ex.. The rules for an up coming race calls for stock size valves 1.74 int 1.50 ex.., If I switch the stock size valves back in, will it cause a problem for the valves? the seats? 7000+ rpms for mos...

If you are on the road away from home could you have gotten some bad gas?

Not sure of your gas mixture but have you had carb checked? Could be running lean at the high RPMs. Do you run a holley 4412? power vale? power valve number? all vacuum ports blocked? leaking intake gasket? leaking carb gasket?

Put break in rockers (1:3) on the exhaust valves .......

rules not ckd ,this is oval port head.030 srp flat top stock crank ,5.7 rods 450lift,252duration cam1.89int,1.600exhbowls cut 6angle vjob,planed 170"deck cut to+.008 above pistons makes vgd hp just torque is down and i dont believe advancing cam more than 4deg is gonna help ! What spark plugs?...

I have a all out race engine (dirt) that will have the piston about 0.013 in the hole at TDC. Would you zero deck it or leave it? head is milled and thin MLS gasket will be used. Is it enough to worry about and worth the costs to deal with?

hi motorshop.... I sent you an email to jplowing . Did you get it? Let me know if you're interested.

I use just plain paint thinner for everyday system cleaning. For bad gum ups use some of your laq. thinner. I run almost all gas out then add a cup of the laq. thinner and add about 3-4 gals. of gas and drive that almost out. then fill up as usual. every so often I add a little MMO or frans. fluid t...

Here are the pics of the intake and adapters for a holley carb.

Hi yeah Im here.. sorry been busy.... I have my whole intake up for sale as my track has changed rules and I can no ;onger run it. I have the efi intake cut down to increase plenum and a 2 inch adapter holley spacer and a 1 inch holley adapter spacer too. I will post pics later today for you. Thanks