http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Yq6CB2h6U
Looks like fun. I have racing friends that go down every year to that.
That's a pretty healthy sounding T. Sounds like it is camming hard. What's under the hood?
Clayton describes his new engine in his may 10 posts in this thread: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/257047/281087.html?1336761428
(Z head, 2 downdraft Stromberg 81's, Model A accessory intake and exhausts from Snyder's, full race reground cam from Antique Auto ranch in Spokane, WA, std crank and magnets left on the flywheel for inertia and oiling)
What does "camming hard" mean ?
Thanks Roger. That engine sounds great. Wonder what the acceleration curve is on that.
I'm sure you're just pulling my leg, Harold but in the event that you are not, a longer duration cam in engines creates a bit more compression and creates a sound in the exhaust not unlike that which was coming out of the speedster in the video.
In muscle car circles, we call it the "bump stick".
Danial - Nope! No "leg pulling" at all; I really never heard that term before. "Bump stick" I've heard, but never "camming hard". Ahh well, I guess there's lots of things I've never heard, and some things I've heard probably didn't penetrate my "thick skull", and now I'm to the point where I'm probably forgetting most of what I ever heard anyway!
Heck, it was only a few years ago that I learned that "asphalt" really isn't a medical condition!
Danial, where have you been? Clayton has been posting the buildup of his T on here for quite some time. Dave
AH, thanks Dave. I hadn't made the connection. Didn't realize they were one and the same.
(Harold, - hahaha)
Well Clayton, what'll she do in the measured mile? We 'Hot Rodders' need to know.
Clayton, you're living a lifelong dream of mine. I've always wanted to be at speed week with something that runs like your T. Usually I'm a stickler for keeping stuff looking like it was originally intended but watching you build that car and have it on the salt is an inspiration for this old man. I'm 62 years old and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about model t's. I really want a speedster and I want to know enough about the cars to be able to keep it going. I try to do as much of my own work on the 2 model t's I have now. I've got some disabilities that make it hard to spend a lot of time in the shop but I do what I can and I do a lot of book learning and I even attempt to get a little information from the forums. However it seems the information from the forums can get to the point where one guy says to do something one way and the next guy contradicts it. But most of what I learn is through hands on experience. Being in a model t club has helped a lot. We've got 4 or 5 people that I really enjoy talking to and working with. My main source of knowledge is Andy Loso. Like you, he's young and very intelligent and knows what it take to keep 'em running. And though I still get some conflicting answers I find that Andy's needs to do it correct and Bill Stephan's (Who's an excellent source) desire to use common sense and do what it takes is a good blend. But as I said, you've been an inspiration to get off the couch and start building my speedster.
I love to see that car going down the flat at full speed,,, can you get a vid of that?