BBC output overview - chapter 2

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David, I must admit, you are an expert at never answering questions.
But I guess it is just the way it is.

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He's not answering his phone either. It's called being busy.
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RevTheory wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:27 pm He's not answering his phone either. It's called being busy.
I think Erland’s comment went over your head ;)
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Erland called him out for not answering him and David hasn't responded to me either so I suggested he's just busy; at least let's hope that's all it is. I wouldn't be surprised if I missed something though.
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RevTheory wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:45 pm Erland called him out for not answering him and David hasn't responded to me either so I suggested he's just busy; at least let's hope that's all it is. I wouldn't be surprised if I missed something though.
I think the point was that he responded to Erlands question but didn't answer it
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Erland Cox wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:52 pm Taking away quench area should loose power.
Is it a low octane pump gas thing to slow down combustion velocity with less quench?
Trying to get slower pressure rise to control detonation?
I have only seen smog head BBC oval port heads look like that and never an N/A race head.

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Are these the questions you are referring too? If so my apologies as I took them for statements not questions. Let me know.
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Erland Cox wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:51 pm David, I must admit, you are an expert at never answering questions.
But I guess it is just the way it is.

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Erland,
Now come on - let's play the game here.
So often your questions require a much longer answer than most. So as the rest of the ST folk get a balanced view here would you like to tell them just how often I have asked you to call so I can answer your questions in depth.

Since you ask such good thought provoking questions I have all the time to answer them for you. Not many folk get that from me. You are one of a very short list!!

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Erland Cox wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:04 pm
David Vizard wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:17 pm
Erland Cox wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 2:01 pm Why do you cut the quench area so much on the exhaust side?

Erland
Because that design makes more power than when it is not cut away. On a 540 with a 10.5/1 CR it's worth about 18 hp on a nominally 750 HP build.
It also makes the chamber less prone to detonation when using pump gas.
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Just out of curiosity, have you tested this type of head on a 540 with and without that chamber mod and no other modifications?
No flack just a scientific question which I hope I will get a scientific answer for.

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This is the question
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Erland Cox wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:31 pm
swampbuggy wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:22 pm Erland.....David has already answered your question just barely above your question, :-k Mark H.

No, he only said that the mod gave 18 hp so I wanted to hear more about the 540 test,
The head he is porting looks like it has never been run before the porting started.


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Erland,
You have me dodging through all these posts at a time I am trying to meet PRI deadlines.

All you need to know here is that this mod, on a 24 degree BBC, whether it is street or race, produces an increase in output with no down side as far down as the dyno will pull (usually 2750 - 3000)

If you can be patient and wait until I return from PRI I will post the results of this mod as applied to a set of heads done by a prominent Pro-stock porter with many championships to his credit. These tests were part of my 572 update program done with GM's blessing.

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That will be interesting.
My son is coming to PRI with Michael Malmgren pro stock racing.
I think he is going to spend a lot of time at EMU injection as that is his biggest interest right now.
With 5 big mean dogs I don´t get to travel so much anymore.
No one else wants to take care of them.
But I have lots of things to do at home, often to much.
I am not much of a telephone guy. I much rather meet directly or write.
Especially in a foreign language, sometimes it is difficult to find the words.
I appreciate your offer though.

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Erland Cox wrote: Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:46 pm That will be interesting.
My son is coming to PRI with Michael Malmgren pro stock racing.
I think he is going to spend a lot of time at EMU injection as that is his biggest interest right now.
With 5 big mean dogs I don´t get to travel so much anymore.
No one else wants to take care of them.
But I have lots of things to do at home, often to much.
I am not much of a telephone guy. I much rather meet directly or write.
Especially in a foreign language, sometimes it is difficult to find the words.
I appreciate your offer though.

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Erland,
I will be doing two seminars at PRI one for Scat and one for Calhoun Custom Porting.
The Scat one is on the 5th at 4:00 pm in room 241 and the 7th at 4:00 pm room 236. for Calhoun

I will also be at Calhoun Custom Porting booth, Green Hall # 7216. I'd be happy to give your son and his friend some personal time to answer questions they may have.

Meanwhile if you PM me with your Phone # I will call you as I have some questions I think you will have answers to.
Thanks
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Just finished up the tunnel ram intake for the 'weird' port Dart heads I showed way back in this thread.

It got a little thin in places but nothing that could not be remedied. Flow bench check showed good.
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