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I own a 1968 Mustang GT with a 390 and 4 speed. We used it for developing some or our products and the carb sat dry for about 4 years. When I tried to start it after that, there was 0 accelerator pump shot. Rather than rebuilding this 650, I just bought a cheapie 4 …
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Ford Engineer Blaine Ramey of Ramey Motorsports has been running one of the new Ford Factory Race Cobra Jets. Recently they had to modify the front suspension to accommodate a deep sump oil pan.
Blaine Ramey of Ramey Motorsports is a Ford Engineer and long time friend of Performance Trends. Lately he’s been working with us on his 2010 Ford Cobra Jet Mustang. In just their 4th outing, they won their NHRA Super Stock SSBA class (which is a Bracket Racing class) at Mid Michigan, July 11 with Charley …
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Most drag racers running automatics talk about their torque converter’s “stall RPM”. They say things like “I’ve got a 5500 RPM stall converter” or “My converter stalls at 6700 RPM”. Then they are somewhat surprised that when they go to a significantly higher elevation the stall RPM drops.
As most Drag Racers know, “cutting a good light” can be the difference between winning and loosing.
They used to call it “snake oil”, something of dubious value sold as a cure all for any medical condition.
Sir Issac Newton in the 1700s developed the most important equation in all physics and dynamics, Force = Mass x Acceleration.
You’ve probably heard various racers and engine builders/tuners talk about torque vs HP.