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10] Why Drag Week Changes How You Think About Cars
12] Where It All Began
Contents
40] Drag Week: 300-Car Street, Race,
and Wrenching Shootout
14] #HOTROD 72] 572ci Ford Built to Eat Rat Motors
18] Worlds Most Powerful Farm Tractor 78] How to Spot: Titanium,Carbon Fiber,and Chromoly
20] Go 200 MPH, Make 700 HP, Run 11s 80] Building a 1958 Corvette From a Pile of Parts
Keep Your Warranty 84] 16 Steps to Properly Care for Modern Paint
22] We Take You Inside Old Car City USA 88] How We Keep the Roadkill Ranchero Running
24] Map of the Worlds Greatest Racetracks 91] Is It Too Late to Learn To Drive Stick?
26] Brand Loyalty Gets Put to the Test 94] Dont Make This Mistake With Your Air Cleaner
28] You Should Have Found It! 14,000-Mile Olds 442 98] How To: Track Down Terminal
30] Engine Guru Kenny Duttweiler: Why RPM and Transmission Noises
Boost Beat Displacement 110] Mating a Muncie Four-Speed to an LS Engine
32] Ak Millers Hemi-Powered Caballo II Returns 122] Breaking Rules is Easier Than Making Rules
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40 Theres a philosophy in motorsports that campaigning a two-car
team provides a competitive advantage. Jef Lutz Sr. and Jef
Lutz Jr. put that to the test by running two 1957 Chevys at this
years Drag Week: the steel-bodied car that gave Larry Larson
a run for his money at the 2012 Drag Week, and an all-new
composite-bodied 1957 Chevy named Evil Twin that won this
years event and is HOT RODs Fastest Street Car in America.
Photo by Larry Chen.
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MADE IN AMERICA
STARTING LINE
Great Advice
hHOTROD.COM/Brandan-Gillogly
Ford posed 50
Mustangs from
all generations at
show what you can do to a vehicle, Nope, to get the full experi- Ill Give, the 2014 SEMA
and to show what you can do with ence of a car, I say you need to Not Take Show in Las
Done is better Vegas. The cars
a vehicle. I know we all spend combine the two: take it out on than good.
countless hours and zillions of the open road, roll the windows formed a massive
dollars on the projects sitting in down, get it dirty, push it to its HOT RODs 50 that Ford
Reach Is Bigger was photograph-
our drivewaysand theres joy performance limits, and come
Than Ever ing via drone.
to be found there for surebut home with stories that start with, Today HOT There might have
to get the pride of ownership and It was crazy, we ROD reaches been a year or
more readers,
craftsmanship you deserve, How hard do you need to viewers, and two missing, but
I say you have to stop wrenching, push? Well, if you know what fans than ever it looked like there
washing, and waxing it, and take day of the week it is, what town before in its was practically
67-year history.
that vehicle to its very limits. But youre in, and where youre going How many one Mustang for
where do you find those limits, to eat your next mealyou need more? Every every year of pro-
month around duction.
what do you learn there, and at to push harder. Its only under 650,000
what cost? this kind of pressure that you get copies of the
magazine
Road-tripping our cars used to experience living in the pres- are sold and hHOTROD.COM/Elana-Scherr
to be the answer. A paper map, ent, and knowing your car by the there are more
some tools in the trunk, and a repair youre making, the stretch than 5 million Brandan and I
pages views at
buddy riding shotgun that liked of road youre blasting down, or HOTROD.com. carpool to the
the same kind of music was all the staging lane youre in. More than 2.7 ofce, and con-
million of you versation is pretty
it took. But as A/C, GPS, and Te Drag Week that David follow HOT much all about
smartphones have prolifer- Freiburger has given us (and ROD on Face-
the other cars in
book, 69,000
ated, the art of the road trip youll read about in this issue) of you see us on trafc. Its kind of
has changed forever. Now you does just that. Its fve days of rac- Instagram, and weird now when
need to manufacture risk by ing and cannonballing across the 38,000 keep up
with us on Twit- Im driving with
seeking out the old roads with- USA that bridges the street and ter. Many of you someone else
out cell towers and strip malls track worlds by measuring us get your HOT and they dont
ROD fx from all understand that
everywhere. with time slips and inspiring us fve places.
Racing our cars only gets us with road trips. Mixing the two an excited grunt-
Im Not Proud ing sound means,
part of the way there, too, as leads to what is, at times, over-
of It, But Did you see that
motorsports have evolved with a whelmingwhen exhaustion Ten years mid-year Vette
sterility that can turn man versus takes over, the car breaks, or you ago, I got go by in the other
machine into feeling like a tough desperately need a tool, part, or nabbed with
two speeding lane?
day at school. Racing also brings credit card you lef back home tickets on the
with it the specter of thinking the but those are the moments we same day. One
was at 7 a.m.
only way you can have fun is to be seek as hot rodders and the ones in Nevada for hHOTROD.COM/Thom-Taylor
in First Place. Te car you build thatll change our lives forever. going 85 in a
must be about more than the hHOTROD.COM/David-Kennedy
70-mph zone. The SEMA Show
The second is the place
came at 4:30
[I couldnt tell that afternoon where you can
you for the life in Utah for follow your hot
of me what going 48 on a rod dreamsand
day, state, or 35-mph stretch
of road. My wife even try to sell
gas station on them. Some
Drag Week was with me,
2014 this
and still gives things youll see
me s**t about are fantastical,
photo of me, that day.
Freiburger, and some need a
and Elena was little explaining.
taken atand
thats a good
thing in my
book.
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Breaking
and
Thrashing
at the First
HOT ROD
Drag Week
This is Justin Burcham on day 4 of the
first HOT ROD Drag Week in 2005. Hes
thrashing to replace his 2005 Mustangs
five-speed as time ticks away. Eventually,
Burcham got the car to the staging lanes with
only 15 minutes left and ran a 10.301-sec-
ond e.t. at 137.65 mph. Then he loaded
everything needed for five days of pit and/
or roadside thrashing into his trailer, hooked
it up to the Mustang, and made an interstate
blitz to the next track. Burcham finished that
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#HOTROD
Scene by Readers: Featured Artist Ryan Schude
Ryan Schudes interest in cars started in high school
with an early 1980s Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royal
which was already an old car by the time Ryan ended
up behind the wheel. He drove the Olds throughout
his college years and credits it not only for getting him
back and forth between Chicago and San Francisco
during that time but for kickstarting an interest in
automobiles that is heavily represented in his current
photographic work.
While many of Ryans images feature architecture
or portraiture, theres a high ratio of cars that end up
in his pictures too. All three of those interests come
together in his current series, Tem and Teirs, in
which he photographs car owners with their cars in
interesting or surprising locations. Sometimes the
owners are people he knows and thinks are interest-
ing, but just as ofen hell leave a note on a car that
catches his eye.
Ryan says he uses colors and shapes as starting
points for staging the photos and that the hardest
thing about automotive photography is not getting
caught in a rut when it comes to angles and innova-
tive shots. A lot of times, I get stuck in shooting the
one angle I think the car looks good in, he told us,
but I think its important to try diferent perspec-
tives if you have the time. Ofen you will discover
how diferent the car looks from each of its vantage
points.
When it comes to Instagram, Ryan says it made
sense to start an account for his work. I had been
involved with many diferent photography sites like
Flickr and Tumblr for a long time, so it was a natural
transition to a phone-based app. He says he keeps
up with his friends on the app and gets a glimpse
into the work of other photographers as well.
Tere is one car Ryan has yet to shoot a photo of:
his own, a 1972 Jaguar XJ6 that hes used as a daily
driver for the last six years. Im still looking for the
perfect location to shoot it! he says.
Want to see more of Ryans work? Look for him
@ryanschude or RyanSchude.com.
hHOTROD.COM/Elana-Scherr
01] Ryan says this illustrates his ideas of color and form,
and is one of his favorite photos. The location we used
was one Id had my eye on for a few years, and this shot
fnally gave me the inspiration to build a scene around
the unique staircase you see there.
SEND YOUR PHOTOS Do you have a collection of awesome car photography? Tips on how to take better shots? If you or someone you know should be
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Americans have grown accustomed to powerful enough to work enormous parcels cotton-farming outft in Old River (near
owning the biggest, the best, and the most of land were in high demand. As these trac- Bakersfeld, California) that needed a
powerful versions of pretty much every- tors grew in popularity, so did the power machine capable of deep-ripping a third of its
thing. To the uninitiated, some of these lux- ratings and the size of the machines. Yet acreage once a yearand in a timely fashion.
uries might seem a bit, overkillbut when there were still some farmers who needed Te Rossi Brothers had entertained the idea
the ends justify the means, hot rodders can more than what the big-name tractor of using nine Caterpillar D9 bulldozers to do
always rationalize having bigger and more manufacturers could provide. Ron Harmon, the job. Te goal of building one machine
powerful stuff. owner of Northern Manufacturing Com- that could outperform nine bulldozers tasked
During the 1970s, the size of the aver- pany, a producer of custom tractors called Harmon and his lead design engineer, Keith
age American farm was expanding, and Big Buds, had one such customer. Richardson, to build something larger and
four-wheel-drive, articulated farm tractors Te Rossi Brothers had a large more powerful than any model Big Bud
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WORLDS LARGEST TRACTOR
Height: 14 feet
Power: 1,100 hp
tractor the company had ever produced. At pounds at an 8-mph pace: impressive even
the time, no one couldve predicted that the by todays standards.
fnal product would still hold the worlds To simplify repairs and keep costs down,
largest farm tractor title to the present day. the Big Bud was built with readily available
We looked at several engine options: components. We believed in bolting in all
the 3512 CAT engine, Cummins 1710, and the major componentsnot welding them,
even the 2300 series Cummins [1,150 hp in Ron told us. We also designed the fram-
B form], Harmon told us. In the end, we erails [made from 2-inch-thick steel] so you
thought the two-stroke Detroit Diesel would could run almost any manufacturers engine
be a good option for the type of horsepower or transmission.
we were looking for. Te only component no longer readily
But for a tractor that would weigh nearly available are the tires. Te 8-foot-tall rub-
100,000 pounds (135,000 pounds fully bal- ber (which have Big Bud stamped into
lasted), the strength of two engines would the mold) are the originals, and the manu-
be needed to power it. Detroit Diesel made facturer is no longer around. If we ruin a
a V16 engine, which essentially coupled tire, were probably committed to building
two 736ci V8 engines together. Displacing another set of huge tires, Robert Williams,
92 ci per cylinder, the 16-cylinder 16V92T current owner of the tractor, told us.
displaced 1,472 ci. Mechanical unit-injection So will anyone ever build a larger tractor?
kept the fuel delivery simple, and both V8 Maybe. But as todays four-wheel-drives
portions of the engine utilized a turbo- come with vastly improved transmissions,
charger feeding a Roots supercharger. fuel economy, and 500- to 600hp engines as
According to Ron, the V16 originally standard equipment, the same amount of
Axles: Clark D-85840 made 760 hp. However, he also told us that work can be done with a more efcient and
(85,000-pound capacity) over time it was turned up to 860 hp, fol- compact machine. However, even with all
with planetary wheel ends lowed by 960 hp. Rumor has it that the trac- the advances in agricultural technology in
tor can make as much as 1,100 hp if need be, the last 40 years, we wouldnt count the Big
but at the 900hp level it can pull an 80-foot Bud out of a head-to-head competition.
cultivator weighing more than 35,000 hMike McGlothlin
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Justin Long // Arlington, Virginia Barry Stewart // Granger, Indiana
Justin sent this pic of his 2012 Dodge Challenger RT, Barrys 1970 Cuda was built with all the alphanumeric
aka the Beltway Bandit, in front of the U.S. Capitol codes that Mopar guys dream of: TF727 three-speed auto,
before he took a date to the Smithsonian Institution. 934-inch ring gear Dana 60 rear axle, with 3.54:1 gears.
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A huge swap meet is also for the mark they have made on
included in the deal, along with drag racing throughout the years.
the infamous Cacklefest on hHOTROD.COM/Thom-Taylor
David Kennedy
Dodge announced the 2015 Charger a 370hp 5.7L Hemi and a standard eight- Brembo brakes, performance seats, unique
Hellcat will have a starting price of $63,995, speed TorqueFlite automatic, making it the badges, and a spoiler all for $39,995.
which includes a $1,700 gas-guzzler tax. least expensive V8 sedan on the market, Dodge Charger SRT 392 takes the Scat
At 707 hp, Dodge claims the Hellcat Char- according to Dodge. Pack and adds 20x9.5-inch wheels over
ger is the worlds quickest, fastest, most Next up the performance ladder is the 15.4-inch Brembo brakes and SRT-tuned
powerful sedan, We cant think of any redundantly named Dodge Charger R/T high-performance adaptive damping sus-
more powerful sedans, and we cant think Road & Track, which takes the R/T and adds pension and carries a starting U.S. MSRP of
of many new sedans we would rather put in the Super Track Pak with track suspension $47,385. Purchase includes a day of driving
our driveway. and performance seats and a whole lot of at the SRT Driving Experience to teach driv-
Te 2015 Charger Hellcat is a bargain sporty options for $35,995. ers how to get the most of their cars on the
when you consider the performance, and Ten theres the Dodge Charger R/T Scat street and strip. Te SRT Driving Experience
so are the other V8-powered Chargers. Te Pack, and thats where the 485hp 392 comes is also included with the Hellcat.
Dodge Charger R/T starts at $32,995, with in. It also carries new front and rear fascias, hHOTROD.COM/Brandan-Gillogly
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Courtesy of Dodge
Elana Scherr
Youve probably seen images
from this place before. Big-
finned Cadillacs sinking slowly
in the loam, a 1967 GTO peer-
ing out from waist-high weeds,
vines curling around the mirrors
and in and out of hoodscoops,
pre-safety glass windshields
starred and fogged from decades
of quiet resting in the woods.
There are more than 6 miles of
trails in and around the Georgia
forest land that houses these
picturesque scenes of abandon-
ment, and the owner of it all,
Dean Lewis, knows exactly how
striking it is. opened a small general store in airplanes and other oddities in anyone? Gold Duster?) as well
Tere is a sign on the fence White, Georgia, a tiny town only and around the rusting frames of as high-performance cars that
that reads CARS, ART, formed a few years earlier. Te muscle cars and 1950s classics. we thought had all been restored
NATURE, HISTORY. Tat Lewis added a scrapyard busi- Eventually, the place became by now (1968 Super Bee? Olds
sums up Deans approach to his ness to the store, and Dean says more of an art project than a 442?) it doesnt even seem pos-
34-acre vintage car scrapyard his childhood was spent playing working salvage yard, and thats sible that these cars ever ended
pretty well. Actually, calling with cars in that junkyard. His when Dean realized he could up in a junkyard.
it a scrapyard might lead to folks had moved out of the junk make more money charging If youre near White, Georgia
the wrong impression; maybe business by the time Dean got admission like a theme park than (about 1.5 hours from Atlanta),
adventureland would be bet- interested in taking over the parting out the displays. dont miss a chance to go
ter. Dean calls it Photographers property in the 1970s, but there Old Car City is loosely through Old Car City for your-
Paradise, and that works, too, were still some 1940s cars sit- divided by make: here a row of self. We recommend showing
although you dont have to be ting around in the woods. Dean Fords and Mercurys, around up with good walking shoes,
behind the lens to enjoy walking started buying cars from auctions the bend a clearing with AMCs a big memory card in your
the wooded trails of Old Car and private parties and recycling and Chryslers, but you never camera, and a lot of bug spray.
City, USA (OldCarCityUSA. yards. He expanded so much he know what youll fnd peeking Old Car City is open Tuesday
com). For a car junkie, its a bit had to buy more land to keep out from a blanket of leaves through Saturday and costs
like walking the Louvre, if that everything on. Te area became a or tucked inside a weathered $25 for admission. Dont forget
famous museum had lef the playground for Dean, his friends, wooden lean-to. Te variety to check out Deans art gallery
Mona Lisa outside for 25 years. his children, and his grandchil- is staggering; we saw special in the upstairs section of the
Te business started back dren. A creative group, theyd use package options we had forgot- museum.
in 1931, when Deans parents scrap metal to build towers and ten about (Hornet Sportabout, hHOTROD.COM/Elana-Scherr
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Drawn to Scale
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Australian artist Matt Dunlop put together this visual
comparison of some of the worlds most famous race- 01
tracks drawn to scale. Seeing the long line of Bonneville
against the four short quarters of zMax, or the angry 07
T-rex of Laguna Seca dwarfed by the 24 hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe and all of it enveloped by the 37 miles
of the epic Isle of Man Snaefell course really makes us
want to go race everything. See how many tracks you can
recognize, and if you want a copy of Matts map for your
own wall, go to RedBubble.com/people/sirdunny.
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Facebook Faceoff
Where Facts are Optional
and Arguing is Mandatory
Brandan Gillogly
We decided to do a little social experiment on our Facebook page.
We posted head-on shots of three ponycars, a Camaro, a Challenger, PSYCH TEST: ONLINE BRAND LOYALTY
and a Mustang, in the three matchups possibleand gave no further Most commonly misspelled ponycar name: Camaro. Whether they loved
explanation. Only one commenter picked up on the changing match- them or hated them, a lot of people had trouble with the spelling.
ups, everyone else was happy to cast their vote for their favorite pony-
Most likely to be mentioned even though they werent pictured: Mus-
car or bash their favorite rival. A few interesting trends were noted, tang. Weve had a joke around our ofce that if you want Mustang fans
and a whole lot of brain cells were lost reading fanboy bickering. to comment on Facebook, you have to post a photo of a Camaro. Its still
true.
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M O D E R N S O U N D FOR YOUR HOT ROD
Automotive Archaeology
Olds 442 Body Shop Find
In the back corner of a local body shop sits years (maybe decades) and the original
a 1971 Oldsmobile 442 convertible, still owner fnally sold it to be saved. Te new
wearing its original bias-ply Firestone Wide- owner brought it to my friends body
Ovals. Upon closer inspection, the odometer shop so he could take a look to see what it
reads a hair more than 14,000 miles. One of needed.
only 1,304 convertibles built for 1971 and Afer years of neglect, the car needed just
with the standard 455but backed by a four- about everything body-wise, and so it sits
speed with Hurst Shifterthis car was a sight covered in bondo dust, waiting for the new
to behold. owner to decide what its fate will be.
I was told the car sat outside for a few hRyan Brutt
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Take 5 With
KENNY
DUTTWEILER
How do you judge an engine
builder? By the records hes
ranged from his early days with
the Buicks to his theories on
associated with? The amount of making horsepower. Te easy
horsepower his engines make? part was talking engines with
The durability of those high- him. Te hard part came later
horsepower engines? However when it was time to condense it
you make the judgment, Ken all down to ft these pages.
Kenny Duttweiler is going to sit hJef Smith
pretty high on your list.
We found ourselves at Kens HRM] How did you get your start?
shop at 11 a.m. on a Sunday KD] This is kind of a two-step deal.
morning. He would have been The frst part was just my interest in
there even without the inter- cars. Its all [I] think about. The second
viewKen works seven days a phase was when [former HOT ROD
week. If hes not at the racetrack tech editor] John Thawley tagged
or other automotive event, me to help him with the Buick special
youll fnd him at Duttweiler product guys. That was in 1984. John
Performance. When we arrived, got me introduced into the magazine
Ken was assembling a Buick V6 world. Thats when I met all the guys
engine for a customer, which like John Baechtel, Marlan Davis, Jim
is appropriate because it was a Losee, Pat Ganahl, and all the rest of
turbocharged Buick V6 that frst them. You know, when you need to
put the Duttweiler name in front write fun things in the magazine, you
of millions of HOT ROD readers go and fnd the guy whos doing those
back in the mid 1980s. weird things. I did a deal with HOT ROD
Kens most recent notoriety where I got a 1984 Grand National from
comes from a couple of small- Buick to run Stock Eliminator, and it
displacement, small-block had a big HOT ROD banner on the side
Chevy engines he built for the of it [Super Regal, Sept. 1985]. John
Poteet and Main Streamliner, Baechtel drove it and my involvement
aptly named Speed Demon. with the turbo world really started with
Tough the car was involved in that car and the Buick guys. A side note
a devastating rollover back in to that is they had all these Stage II
September 2014, it still holds the engine parts [NASCAR-spec cranks,
FIA world record for a piston rods, heads, blocks, pistons, and cam]. I
engine Streamliner at Bonnev- thought it would be really nice to work
ille: 439.024 mph in the fying with these better parts. If I put these
mile, with an exit speed in excess Stage II parts on it with bigger turbos,
of 462 mph. wed have hot rod Buicks. Thats how
Big horsepower numbers are it all got started. Turns out the Stage II
a common occurrence at Dutt- program was a good building ground
weilers shop. His dyno has seen for the turbo-sixes too.
a Pro Mod engine make more [Why is Kenny
than 3,300 hp. Of course, right HRM] How much power were you Duttweiler smiling?
afer one of those there might be making back then? Look at the horse-
a turbocharged GM Ecotec or KD] It started out that if you could power fgures up
on the screen. That
Mopar four-cylinder making a make 600 hp on the dyno, everybody
2,464hp number is
quarter of the power. was ecstaticthey couldnt believe it. just an average day
Our discussion with Ken Then a year later, it was 1,200 hp and on his engine dyno.
30 HOTROD.COM/2015/FEBRUARY/
20 years later or whatever its 1,900 208 mph, so that speaks well of the NHRA car] makes 1,000 lb-ft at 7,000 RPM
hp. Ive got one on the stand right now horsepower they would make. rpm and 1,000 lb-ft at 9,400 rpm. If IS THE
KEY TO
that made 1,930 hp. Thats from a you look at the graph of this engine, POWER
265ci V6 engine. The evolution is inter- HRM] At frst you were identi- you dont have a torque peakyou The one ques-
esting because [I] started out with a fed as a Buick V6 guy, but you have a torque plateau. This gives you tion Kenny
Duttweiler has
stocker that made 200 hp and then expanded from there. is the ability to manage the power always been
we just kept adding better turbos and KD] The Buicks were cool and I stayed better and still end up making a good fond of is,
better everything. involved with them, but we realized we amount of power up high. The key How do you
determine how
needed to get involved with the Ford to this is rpm. Anytime you can be big an engine
HRM] How long have you been in and Chevrolet market as well. I had a volumetric efcient at high rpm with is? What is the
guideline for
this shop? customer in New York, Racin Jason good cylinder fll, youre gonna make a the displace-
KD] My dad owned the shop across [Betwarda], who wanted to do a twin- lot of power. ment of a 300ci
V8?
the way and Ive been somewhere turbo Mustang. Then Hurley Blakeney He acknowl-
in this alley since 1970. This shop came along and really put the NHRA HRM] If you had one thing to say edges that
was opened in 1990 when Thawley thing into motion. It was an AA/Altered to a young engine builder, what by conven-
tion we say a
asked me if I had a fow bench. I said, Turbo T-bird in the mid 1990s. I believe would it be? 300ci engine
Yep, and he said, I have this head I it was the Winternationals, and he KD] The best thing a young engine theoretically
displaces 300
want you to fow. Its a Stage II Buick went out there and laid down a 6.63 builder could do would be to associate ci of air every
head. Buick had done its homework or 6.64 e.t. and 10 years later I chide himself with an older engine builder 720 degrees
of crankshaft
on that piece, the head had big ports some of these guys that are out there and take advantage of all the new revolution, but
and big valves. Next thing he says is, running 6.60sHurley did it 10 years equipment that can make you a much Kenny went on
You want to grind on these things? ago! That was really a high-water better engine builder. You look at this to say, Then
we have to
and I said, Id love to. So here come mark because at the time, Fords were shop, theres a complete machine shop [think about]
six- or seven-cylinder heads and it making about 1,600 hp and were really on one endtheres Magnafux equip- what the swept
volume is at all
went from there. I got a lot of notori- abusing the dyno. We were rebuilding ment, a tool for checking cam lobes, a these various
ety from working with John. He was [the dyno] four or fve times a year. really good dyno facility, and fabrica- rpm the engine
will run at.
Buicks point man and they had him Those engines were 406 ci, and I think tion and engine working toolsits a Like at 5,000
hooked up with [Jim] Ruggles and a one was 414 ci, and were all Windsor- big deal. When I came up, we were able rpm, is this the
few other people and Thawley got based small-blocks. At the time, we to pick up stuf as you went along. Now point where the
engine is 300
this West Coast thing going because were trying diferent things and I would were into the computer stuf where ci? But then
thats where all the magazines were. take a bunch of timing out of the map you can buy one of those [machines] if its efcient
at 10,000
He did a really good job of bringing me where the car staged and it scared the that are out of date in a year. The rpm, then is it
out of just playing with hot rods to an hell out of everybody because it was evolution now is in fast-forward. I was 600 ci? Thats
really what it
elevated position in the industry. We poppin and bangin and the starter lucky enough that when I came up is because if
converted that Stock Eliminator car is standin right there. It sounded like it was moving slow enough that you you pick the
into a Super Stock car, and thats the a shotgun was going of, so that was could move at a more moderate pace point at which
it is 300 ci,
one that Billy Chafn is still campaign- a one-run wonder. Hurley came back and become somewhat profcient at it. every time it
ing [its known today as the Sherif and said, Dont do that anymore. goes around
[at a higher
car]. That things been around a long HRM] So whom do you call when speed] its
time. We made a huge penetration HRM] Where do you think the you have an engine question? adding cubic
inches. If the
into NHRA. You see all those NHRA future of internal combustion KD] The interesting thing is that the 300ci engine
records [Ken motions toward the engines is going? people I call when I have a question at 10,000 rpm
far end of the shop] along the wall? KD] I think well continue to see down- are usually the manufacturer of the has the same
volumetric
Theyre all by John and Marka Gallina. sizing simply because you can have a part Im concerned about. So I end up efciency as a
They ran Super Stock classes and set three-cylinder engine with a turbo that talking with the manufacturers like 600ci engine
at 5,000 rpm,
records in all of them. We went 7.81 couldnt burn enough fuel in a day to Total Seal or Billy Godbold at Comp they should
seconds at 179 mph in Super Stock do any damage [for commuter cars]. Cams and telling them, Heres what essentially
make the same
with a 215ci V6 twin-turbo in Super The whole background to everything Im dealing withwhat do you think? horsepower.
Stock/DXand we had to run small Ive ever done is small engines with If I wrote down everybody I call [about Thats why a
turbos. I drove that car one day and turbos. They are the best thing you their parts], we would have a pretty Formula 1
engine at
it was unbelievable that a 200-inch can have because theyre durable and good-sized list, but one thing I am 18,000 rpm
motor would pull as hard as that thing efcient. guilty of is that I dont communicate as makes so much
horsepower.
pulled. At the time, it was the only much with my peers as I should. I dont Theyre 140 ci
Super Stocker in the 7s until fnally HRM] So is the key a small dis- want to bother them. If you are truly at some point.
But the rpm
someone else did it. It was bound to placement where you can more an engine builder, you should be able makes them
happen because now you have all easily manage the power without to build the engine [yourself]. If you appear bigger.
those supercharged Fords and Chevro- spinning the tires as much? have to source all the help, then you But you cant
force an engine
lets running. We ultimately ended up KD] Yeah, the 290ci engine in my should probably be working for one of to rpm unless it
going 6.75 with one of those Buicks at Cutlass [Kennys BB/AT Olds Cutlass those people [youre calling]. can breathe.
Next
Month:
It started out that if you could make Pete
600 hp on the dyno, everybody was ecstatic. Brock
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AK MILLERS CABALLO II
hIs Ak Millers Hemi-powered Caballo II
the worlds busiest hot rod? Its well-archived
history leads one to believe its certainly in
the top 10. Caballo was gracing HOT ROD
covers in the 1950s before it was even road-
worthy. When youre Ak Millerwho helped
start Bonneville Speed Week, was a key mem-
ber of the NHRA, and a driver who humbled
Ferraris by entering and fnishing the famous
La Carrera Panamericana Mexican race in
a homebuilt, Olds-powered Model T mon-
strosity known as Caballo de Heirropeople
tend to expect great things from you.
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AK MILLERS CABALLO II
the Automobile Club of Brescia asks for entry fees and advice regard- headed to Italy.
ing shipping the car from New York to Italy. It was followed by a Te 1,000-mile Mille turned out to be an ambitious goal, as a
dozen more before he fnally heard back. With help from the NHRA cracked brake drum ended Aks race 300 miles in. He kicked around
European Headquarterswhich was basically just HRM editor and Italy for a bit with his crew, reportedly terrorizing sports cars with
Air Force pilot, Le Roi Tex SmithAk set up a volunteer team his Oldsmobile-powered tow vehicle. When he got back to the states,
made up of servicemen who were stationed in and around Italy. he took Caballo salt racing, in D Modifed Sports Car at Bonneville
Ten Caballo burned in a garage fre. With mere weeks to go Speed Week. He ran 177.42 mph, but competitors Barnes-Larsen &
before the May race date, Ak rebuilt Caballos mechanical injection, Dauphin ran faster and ended up with the record. Ak didnt waste
tracked down new rubber to replace the singed Firestones, and any time crying in the salt, he went road racing, running SCCA races
[The swoopy body was built by metalsmith Jack Sutton. Vents in the front cool the engine, while the vaguely Mercedes-inspired fender
vent acts as an air extractor. The louvered vent was ducted to the footbox for some driver relief, and the rear scoop blows on the brakes.
[From the rear you can see Suttons experimental streamlining. The rear ribs raise into integrated rollbars,
upholstered to match the seats. Beneath the taillights are vents to cool the Lincoln rear axle.
[The seats in Caballo were not the usual high-backed bomber seats used in most hot rods, but a rarer, lower-profle military piece.
Shaughnessy ended up buying reproduction bomber seats and modifying them to match the old photos.
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in it, I had to rebuild its
soul.
Tom Shaughnessy on
restoring Caballo II
[The Caballo is a hand-formed aluminum skin over a beefed-up Kurtis race-car chassis.
You can see Aks original Caballo de Hierro parked next to the frame.
[In keeping with Ak Millers history of bringing a homebuilt hot rod vibe to fancy events, Shaughnessy entered Caballo II in the Pebble Beach
Concours dElegance. Following Aks habits of the last-minute dash, Tom and his son, John, were working on the car all the way up to the morning of
judging. It paid of with a Second Place in class and an invitation to attend the 2015 Mille Miglia. Will Caballo fnally cross an Italian fnish line?
We sure hope so. HOT ROD
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ADRENALINE
AND ATTRITION PRESENTS HOT ROD
Drag Week
2014 Was
All About
Survival
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hWe knew early on that Drag Week 2014 was going to be big, but we entries! It turns out a glitch allowed entry forms to be started as long
couldnt have anticipated the close fnishes, and the tales of hard work as the limit hadnt been met, and any that had been started before the
and triumph that led to an amazing fnale at Tulsa Raceway Park. 260th registration was submitted were allowed to proceed. All told, af-
Tis was the tenth consecutive running of Drag Week, where cars ter the dropouts and the waitlist and the die-hard racers who showed
race and road-trip for fve days in a row to crown HOT RODs Fastest up to the tech line at Tulsa just hoping to get in, 306 competitors
Street Car in America, and all signs pointed to a packed feld of the volunteered to subject themselves and their cars to fve days of racing
fastest cars wed ever seen. We saw the video of 2013 Drag Week win- and more than 1,000 miles of crisscrossing roads through Oklahoma
ner Tom Bailey dyno-tuning his engine, we saw the composite-bodied and Kansas, testing man and machine for bragging rights alone.
1957 Chevy Jef Lutz planned to campaign at the PRI show in De- For this years coverage of Drag Week, weve arranged the class
cember, we knew Doug Cline was still looking to prove his all-metal winners from slowest to the quickest, interspersed with some of the
Camaro had what it takes to survive and run 6s, and we knew Larry fun that didnt happen on the track.
Larson was cooking up something special afer spending the 2013 Get far more photos, videos, and info at HOTROD.com/events
Drag Week on the sidelines. Ten there was the sheer number of and stay tuned there for announcements about next years loca-
entrants. We intended on registering 260 vehicles, but afer only eight tions and registration info, and voice your opinion on our ideas for
minutes into our online registration at HOTROD.com we had 351 changes to the rules for 2015.
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CLASS RULES AT A GLANCE HOW DRAG WEEK WORKS
Unlimited: NHRA safety rules, nothing else. The goal of Drag Week is to fnd the worlds quickest street-driven
Pro Street: Back-half chassis with tires wider than 1114 inches, stock cars and trucks. Heres how competitors earn that title:
front framerails.
Step 1: Show up with a registered, insured, street-legal vehicle and
Modifed: Non-stock-concept rear suspension, tires narrower than
pass tech inspection to verify its not only legal to drive on the street
1114 inches or 325-series drag radials, stock front framerails.
with lights, horn, turn signal, and so on, but that it also meets the
Super Street: Stock-concept, bolt-on-style rear suspension, tires
NHRAs safety guidelines for the e.t. and trap speed the car will be
narrower than 1114 inches or 325-series drag radials, stock front
running on the track.
framerails.
Step 2: Race that car at the track as many times as youd like until
Street Race: All stock suspension and frame, tires narrower 1114
we close the lanes, which is usually late in the afternoon.
inches or 325-series drag radials, numerous restrictions to ensure
Step 3: Turn in a timeslip of your choosing that is not quicker or
these are strictly muscle cars with bolt-on speed equipment.
faster than the speed youve been assigned per the tech inspection
Gasser: Limited to 19281967 American cars and trucks, with the
and pick up a copy of the route directions.
exception of Anglias. Must run a pre-1967 engine family and appear
Step 4: Drive the 250 to 350 miles as the directions indicate, stop-
period-correct. No turbo, no nitrous, no billet.
ping at the checkpoints to photograph your vehicle.
Hot Rod: Limited to 19281948 American cars and trucks with a
Step 5: Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the duration of the week with-
pre-1962 engine family. No power-adders, no EFI, defnitely no billet.
out breaking too many parts and with at least a few hours of sleep
Daily Driver: No equipment rules, limited to 10.80 minimum e.t.
each night if at all possible.
Power Adder classes must use nitrous oxide, superchargers, or tur-
bochargers. Naturally Aspirated classes may have none of those. The cars arent allowed to be towed at any point during the week
Small-Block classes are 430 ci and less, Big-Block classes are 431 ci and are not allowed to have any support vehicle. In each of the 14
and more (or a Mopar Hemi, big-block Chevy, big-block Ford, or Ford classes besides Daily Driver, the winner is the car with the lowest
FE of any displacement). average e.t. over the course of fve days. In Daily Driver, where cars
are restricted to a 10.80 e.t., the 32 cars with the quickest fve-day
average e.t. are placed in a ladder for a bracket race on the fnal day
of Drag Week.
This years venues were as follows:
Day 1: Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Day 2: Heartland Park, Topeka, Kansas
Day 3: Thunder Valley Raceway Park, Lexington, Oklahoma
Day 4: S.R.C.A. Dragstrip, Great Bend, Kansas
Day 5: Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma
260 cars was the limit we set for largest feld for the second year
online registration, but a glitch in a row.
allowed for 351 cars to sign up.
11 cars fnished with fve-day aver-
306 cars were inspected and age e.t.s in the 8s.
given a number; 72 did not fnish
and 16 of those didnt break the 33 cars fnished with fve-day
beam on day 1. average e.t.s in the 9s. Last year,
only 11 managed that feat.
119 cars were in the Daily Driver
class, marking two years in a row 0.0272 seconds diference in the
that the class made up less than fve-day average e.t. separated
half of the feld. Jef Lutz and Doug Cline in Unlim-
ited, making for this years tight-
31 cars in Street Race Small-Block est fnish.
Power Adder made it the second-
PAST WINNERS
YEAR DRIVER CAR AVERAGE E.T.
2005 Carl Scott 1967 Chevy Nova 8.58
2006 Eddie Miller 1973 Plymouth Duster 8.40
2007 Steve Roth 1967 Chevy Camaro 7.80
2008 Larry Larson 1966 Chevy Nova 7.97
2009 Larry Larson 1966 Chevy Nova 7.54
2010 Larry Larson 1966 Chevy Nova 7.07
2011 Larry Larson 1966 Chevy Nova 7.57
2012 Larry Larson 1966 Chevy Nova 7.06
2013 Tom Bailey 1969 Chevy Camaro 6.83
2014 Jef Lutz 1957 Chevy Bel Air 6.84
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SUPER ST. SMALL-BLOCK NATURALLY ASPIRATED // WINNING AVERAGE: 10.6846 SEC. AT 123.712 MPH
Mitch Horn // 1970 Dodge Challenger
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@hotrodmagazine:
Oh deer. Mike Crows crowd-pleasing, bangshifting, white 1969 Dart got
taken out not by mechanical issues, but by Bambi.
MIKE COX:
Hypothetically, if one needs a 38-inch water pump bolt, one could
commandeer one from a street signhypothetically.
Did everyone at Drag Week fnish their car in the pits sec-
onds before tech inspection? We talked to so many people
who claimed they had yet to run their car on the tracklet
alone on the streetthat we might need to change the name
of this event to Engine Break-In Week.
Every day started with action at the track, but once the
quarter-miles were done, there were hundreds of street
miles to go. Even when everything is running smoothly
in these cars, youre manually shifing, babying the brakes,
and sweating of what has to be at least 15 pounds over the
course of the week. Of course, when things arent running
smoothly, there are repeated side-of-the-road stops. You
know youre really a Drag Week expert when you try to
time your breakdowns so you can coast to the shoulder in
the shade of an overpass.
SUPER STREET BIG-BLOCK NATURALLY ASPIRATED // WINNING AVERAGE: 10.304 SECONDS AT 133.196 MPH
Vincent Rasch // 1969 Pontiac Firebird
02
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STREET RACE SMALL-BLOCK NATURALLY ASPIRATED // WINNING AVERAGE: 10.029 SEC. AT 134.398 MPH
Paul Cornman // 1971 Dodge Demon
01
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GASSER & A/FX // WINNING AVERAGE: 9.666 SECONDS AT 134.506 MPH
Dennis Taylor // 1962 Ford Ranchero
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When we asked Brad Dyer how his week went, he was quick to
reply: It was brutal, with the long, taxing drives and a particular
high wheelstand landing that bent a crossmember, tie rods, and
smashed the headers, leading to hours worth of repairs. Of course,
he was also quick to mention hed be back with the Nova next year if
at all possible, especially since now the car is done. In the six weeks
prior to Drag Week, Brad rebuilt the cars ignition and fuel systems
and installed the 598ci big-block Chevy built by Jimmy Lopez at J-lo
02 Competition Engines.
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If you talked to Doug Reh, hed show you a broken rocker advice, and ordering parts next-day-aired to hotel rooms
arm and a few busted fngers. In Tom Baileys pits, youd see in the hopes they could push their battered machines one
a cracked head sitting alongside what eventually turned out more day for a new chance. Ten they hit the streets, but
to be a cracked block. Te scene at Larry Larsons pit was so the engine parts dont know the diference. Tey go when
frantic we didnt even try to push in for an update. All day and where they please.
you could hear people borrowing tools, asking for welding
@hotrodmagazine:
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Small fire for Yost Camaro. Cable ground out. Hes fine, and the keg
was unharmed.
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PRO STREET NATURALLY ASPIRATED // WINNING AVERAGE: 9.305 SECONDS AT 144.996 MPH
Eddie Miller // 1973 Plymouth Duster
Eddie Miller made the switch to EFI in his Duster, which was a the bugs are already being worked out of the system, although weve
Drag Week winner in 2006. Te twin-throttle-body setup was heard rumblings there are other Drag Week competitors who want
down from his 2013 average of 8.68 seconds, but it was still enough to claim the title of quickest naturally aspirated. No doubt Eddie is
to dominate the fve-car feld and take home the title of quickest already scheming on how to improve his e.t. Rumors are he might
naturally aspirated car. His best time of 8.818 seconds shows that build a whole new car.
[Eddie Miller built the 596ci Mopar big-block that saw duty in the Duster last year. It uses two GM 90mm drive-by-wire throttle-bodies and Holleys
Dominator EFI system to feed air and fuel to the Predator cylinder heads. Theres still some work to be done on the intake, as Eddie reported that on the
last run in Tulsahis best launch of the eventthe improvised silicone intake elbows briefy sucked closed! The recent EFI convert also mentioned the
improved fuel economy to more than 15 mpg.
[At 17 years old, Chance Reh is the youngest Drag Week competitor to [Darren Gebharts Dakota made us wonder why those scoops werent of-
fnish in the top three of any class at this years event. Chance runs a 502 fered from the factory. We dig it. When we asked Darren about any special
Chevy in his 1969 Camaro with a Crane solid-roller cam, lifters, and rock- tricks on the truck, he pointed to several places hed shed weight, with a
ers. The Chevrolet Performance heads are topped by an Edelbrock Victor lot of the bed sheetmetal hitting the scrap pile. The back of the cab now
intake and a 1,050-cfm Dominator. The combo was good for 704 hp at serves as the front of the bed, and the inner tailgate is gone. A lowered
6,500 rpm and 658 lb-ft at 5,700 rpm. curb weight combined with the thrust of a stroked Mopar 440 with Zeeker
heads made him the faster of the two trucks the Gebharts brought to
Drag Week 2014, edging out Brian Gebharts Gasser D100 by just 0.005
second. Were sure thats never going to come up at family gatherings
flled with drag racers.
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STREET RACE BIG-BLOCK POWER ADDER // WINNING AVERAGE: 9.303 SECONDS AT 146.87 MPH
Robert Williams // 1976 Chevy Camaro
Afer trashing a transmission at Gateway Motorsports Park on Drag circuit 1,150-cfm Dominator. Robert told us the new 565ci big-block
Week 2013, Robert Williams spent the last year upgrading his Pork Chevy is as quick naturally aspirated as it was last year on nitrous. Of
Chop Express 1976 Camaro. Te big-block Chevy uses Dart Pro 1 course, hes still running nitrous this year as well, with a two-stage
355 CNC heads, a Crane solid-roller cam with 278/284 duration at NOS Crosshair plate that Monte Smith helped map out and Bob
0.050, and a World Merlin X intake topped with a Quick Fuel two- DiBoniventure helped tune.
[All of the new horsepower, plus the Transmission Specialties TH400, helped Williams break into the 8s on the last day of competition.
[Walter Herrs 1969 Camaro uses a 475ci big-block Chevy with Edelbrock [Its hard not to cheer for the big, stretched-wheelbase A-bodies, espe-
Victor 24-degree heads ported by Mike Stark, a Comp solid-roller with cially when its a Pontiac like Randy Belehars 1970 Grand Prix. Randys
275 degrees of duration at 0.050, an Edelbrock Super Victor intake, and Poncho uses a 0.030-over Pontiac block with a 4.25-inch Ohio Crankshaft
a Quick Fuel 1,050-cfm Dominator. The rest of the drivetrain consists of crank for 467 ci. Its topped with Kaufmann D-port heads CNC ported
a TH400 with a Gear Vendors and a Strange 9-inch with 3.70 gears and a to fow 325-cfm on the intake, an Edelbrock Victor 4150 intake, and a
spool. Proform 850-cfm carb. His power-adder comes in the form of a two-stage
NOS Big Shot plate system.
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ST. RACE BIG-BLOCK NATURALLY ASPIRATED // WINNING AVG: 9.015 SECONDS AT 115.192 MPH
Curt Johnson // 1991 Ford Mustang
Curt Johnson returned to defend his class title in his big-block- topped with Edelbrock Victor heads ported by Race Flow Develop-
Chevy-powered Fox-body, and the competition didnt have any ment and an Edelbrock Super Victor intake. Curt was back with the
answers to the lightweight car that hooked up hard everywhere same drivetrain as last year: Tompson Transmission TH400 and a
it went and carried a lead all week long. Te 509ci Chevy uses Gear Vendors overdrive.
Diamond pistons, Oliver rods, and a Callies crank in a Dart block
[Finished just in time for Drag Week, Charles Barbers 2008 Corvette Z06 [A class winner from 2007, Dominic Zvacek rowed his own gears with
now sports a 454ci LS, thanks to a 4.18-inch bore and a 4.125-inch Callies a Long shifter on his Jerico RD4 to mid- to low-10s all week long. The
crank. The LS7 heads were ported by Frankenstein Racing Heads to fow bored-and-stroked 454 under his Camaros hood now displaces 498 ci and
405 cfm on the intake. The T-56 trans is gone in favor of a 4L65E from uses factory iron oval-port 781 castings ported by VortecPro Performance
RPM Transmissions with a Yank torque converter. Engines.
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[Staf Editor Brandan Gillogly tried to count Kevin Clockers Pontiac-NASCAR-headed Chevy small-block as a Pontiac. No dice.
[Using a stock block and a set of Steve Morrisported factory GM heads, [Greg battled it out with Clark Rostenstengels Camaro in a back-and-
Clark Rostenstengels LS-powered Camaro impressed us by improving forth efort of low-9-second passes. Gregs personal Drag Week best of
each day, starting with a 9.2 on day 1 and chipping away into the high 8s 9.003 nearly got him into the 8s at Topeka. The Cougar uses a 430ci Wind-
by days 4 and 5. The LS feeds on boost from twin Bullseye 66mm inducer sor with AFR heads, an Edelbrock EFI Spyder intake, and a Wilson 102mm
turbos and an air-to-air intercooler through a Holley intake, and is tuned throttle-body to ingest the boost from twin Precision Turbo 62mm
using a Holley Dominator ECU. inducer billet-compressor-wheel turbos.
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[Alternator problems eventually
led Larry Larson to strap a small gas
generator to the back of the truck
and charge the engine as he drove.
He made it to the Thunder Valley
track with 30 minutes to spare
and swapped the truck from
street to race trim in the
staging lanes. It was one
of the most dramatic
moments of Drag
Week 2014.
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[Jarretts frst junkyard LS engine he pulled for his 1972 Nova ended up having a spun bearing. I dont have luck when I go to the wrecking yard, I get junk.
[Jon Wischmanns Mustang uses a twin-turbo Chevy 383 small-block [Andy Williams made it to the podium using a junkyard 5.3L Chevy truck
with AFR 210cc heads, an Edelbrock Victor intake, and a Comp solid-roller engine. Like Jarrett, he too used LS9 head gaskets to temper the engine
cam. Its fuel-injected with a Big Stuf 3 ECU and Billet Atomizer 225-lb/ against boost. Andy runs an Edelbrock Pro-Flo intake with a Williams
hr injectors. The drivetrain consists of a Rossler TH210 (TH400-based) 92mm throttle-body. The single 75mm inducer turbo was tuned by PCM
transmission with a Gear Vendors and a RaceCraft fabricated 9-inch with For Less and made 805 hp at 7,100 rpm.
a Strange spool and Moser axles.
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SUPER STREET POWER ADDER // WINNING AVERAGE: 8.424 SECONDS AT 167.878 MPH
Eric Yost // 1968 Chevy Camaro
Seventeen cars entered Super Street Power
Adder, only nine fnished. Last years run-
ner-up, George Gallimore, had a 7.683 aver-
age afer three days, but a valvetrain failure
put him out of competition, leaving the door
wide open for Eric Yost, a perennial Drag
Week competitor and a previous Hot Rod
Top Speed Challenge winner. Erics engine
is an oversquare Chevy small-block using a
Bow Tie 184A block with a 4.174-inch bore
and a 3.33-inch Bryant crank. Te resulting
364ci short-block uses 18-degree 363 heads,
an Edelbrock Victor intake, and a Nick
[Eric Yost tuned the 364ci
Williams 102mm throttle-body. A Work small-block using a Big Stuf
Turbochargers 91mm inducer S500 turbo 3 ECU with help from Don
blasts in the air and Precision fuel injectors Bailey and Kevin Mullins.
working at 100 psi make the mixture.
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Te weather wasnt kind to us at SRCA Dragstrip in Great Bend, ignition issues were plaguing him, so he rebuilt his points distributor
Kansas, but that didnt stop the racing action. Mark Covey cut the on a diner table when he stopped for breakfast that morning. He also
whole exhaust of his 1970 Buick GS (Buick-powered, youll be broke a shock mount, but he found a helpful weldor on the road to
happy to hear) to save some weight. He also said he had to clearance Tulsa and got things back under control.
some valvesprings on a belt sander in the hotel parking lot the previ- Te road to Tulsa was a tough one. Tere was much roadside
ous night. At least Mark was still running. Tere were a fair amount carnage, and we heard a rumor that the VW wagon had to fat tow
of damaged engines and other parts, so the wrenching in the pits Garrett Larsons 1965 Galaxie at least 10 miles afer Garrett hit a big
was pretty vigorous. Some hurts were fatal, like the seized-up cam chunk of deer and ripped the transmission cooler lines of his under-
in George Gallimores Monte Carlo. We were bummed to hear that carriage. We have no pictures of that. Youre welcome.
the small-tire large car was out of competition, he was high up in the Te route had an unfortunate dearth of gas stations, and there
list of quick e.t. averages in Drag Week this year. Nick Plewniak in was much sharing and swapping of precious race fuel amongst com-
the wild rear-engine S-10 said hed been having some overheating petitors. Te roads were rough and the route was dark. Tires were
problems earlier in the week, but it turned out to be an air bubble a common casualty, although at least all that stress kept the drivers
in the cooling system. Jim Forbes in the 1962 Chevy II told us that awake.
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@hotrodmagazine: Mark Sussino:
Thats what that clunk was. #dragweek2014 Blown trans on registration day. No problem, hit an armadillo, no
problem. Lost anti roll bar bolt, no problem. Freiburger and Lohnes
stopped to eat bacon with us on the side of the road, then we forgot
to put the hood pins in. Hood repair after Freiburger distracted us, no
problem. Burnt the paint with our exhaust. No problem. We showed up
with a car that had never been down the track or more than a few miles
from Gary Putnams house and we wound up in Second in our class.
What a week.
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through
Augusta,
Kansas.
[Scott Brown burnt a piston in his LS-powered 1953 Chevy in the Daily Driver class, but through the
help of fellow racers and locals, he managed to pull the bad parts, clean up the cylinder, fnd a used
replacement, install it and reseal the engine, and wave goodbye to Great Bend, Kansas.
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ready to handle another. We spoke with phone calls and a new cylinder head was en would pay dividends in the power-to-weight
engine builder Steve Morris, who told us the route to the track when they discovered the ratioprovided it could get traction. Te
new intake and monstrous 5-inch throttle- block, a three-time Drag Week survivor, new car panned out, to say the least. Jef
body was good for more airfow and better sufered a crack. Tey had to call it quits for ran the fastest mph of Drag Week with a
distribution, and wed seen a recent video competition, but continued to trailer the car 225-mph run on the very frst day. Also,
showing the twin-turbo big-block maxing for the remainder of Drag Week to ofer although it gets a bit confusing, his frst-day
out a 2,500hp dyno. It looked like it was support to other competitors. pass of 6.69 is also the quickest run of Drag
going to be a slugfest. Jef Lutz showed up not only with his Week 2014, since Tom Bailey (who ran
Afer a 6.54 on day 1the quickest pass steel 1957 that had battled Larry Larson so a quicker 6.54) was out of competition by
ever on Drag WeekBailey followed it up fercely in 2012 but with a composite-body day 2 and Larry Larson (whose 6.16 blew
with a 6.61, putting him solidly in the lead copy of that car weighing only 2,500 pounds. all our minds) didnt manage to pull of his
at the end of day 2, but an engine teardown Te aerodynamics of the Evil Twin 1957 big run until afer the completion of Drag
revealed a cracked cylinder head on the Chevy were still not in his favor, although Week competition. In fact, teething issues
passenger side. Tom and Steve made some Lutz calculated the reduction in weight with Larsons S-10 forced him to break the
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carthe tires were completely coming apart. win. Hes always been my little boy; hes
I had to baby it at Great Bend, thats why watched me do this thousands of times,
we ran the 7.03. Finally, we made it back to and Ive never given him a chance to do
Tulsa and got new tires, so we fnished with it himself. Seeing him bump it in and go
the 6.78 at 207 mph. down the track, that made the whole week
Tat, of course, isnt even taking in to worthwhile.
account all the fxing and fretting that Jef- Despite all his claims of this being a fnal
fery Jr. had to do on the original Lutz 1957. tour, and even though hes fnally achieved
Its defnitely not easier bringing two cars, his Drag Week winsomething hes
even if you get more people, Lutz Sr. says. wanted to do since 2009we dont think
Still, allowing Jefrey the chance to drive weve seen the last of the Lutz family at HOT
instead of just wrench was worth it in the ROD Drag Week. Tere are still records to
end. Te younger Lutz made his frst ever beat, and Jef and Jefrey Lutz are the kinds
200-mph pass during the postDrag Week of men who like a challenge. Besides, hes got
Shootout at Tulsa, and Sr. says that made a Pro Mod Camaro that might not do so bad
him even happier than his own Drag Week on the street. HOT ROD
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VALVETRAIN VITAL SPECIFICATIONS
Teres a certain stigma in the 460 Ford community regarding
hydraulic roller cams, Freelander explained. Te rumor is that Ford
never ofered it in production vehicles because the tall lifer created
572CI FORD 385 SERIES
TEAM LEADER AND MEMBERS David Freelander, Phillip Oakley, Mike Miller, Jay Aokley,
geometry issues causing reliability problems. Because of that, youll and Rob Orava
mostly fnd fat-tappet cams or solid rollers in 460 builds, and plenty
of banter on message boards about whether or not its a good idea ENGINE TYPE Ford 385 Series
to make the hydraulic swap. Freelander has proven it can work just CLAIMED DISPLACEMENT 572 ci
fne. Using a Comp Cams billet hydraulic roller with 0.817/0.817 BLOCK Ford Racing A460
life and 266/272 duration at 0.050 paired with big 38-inch pushrods
BORE X STROKE 4.600 x 4.300 in
and Morel 0.904 lifers, the 572ci pulled cleanly to 7,200 rpm in all
pretesting dyno runs and was just as issue-free at the EMC competi- COMPRESSION RATIO 11.5:1
tion. Freelander says the big 0.904 Morel lifers were critical to the COMPRESSION HEIGHT 1.390 in
projects success, enabling the acceleration rate he was looking for.
CRANKSHAFT Scat
He also opted for bronze lifer bushings since he planned to recycle
the engine into his dragster, and bronze is so much more forgiving. ENGINE BEARINGS ACL Race Series
I dont know how long I would trust them on the street, Freelander CONNECTING ROD Oliver, 6.800 in
said, but the lifers looked brand new afer 80 to 90 dyno pulls.
CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS Clevite
FLYWHEEL PRW
HEADERS Schoenfeld
[Milled from -inch aluminum,
the 41504500 adapter plate VALVE COVERS Ford Racing
allowed Freelander and Oakley to
HOSES AND FITTINGS Quick Fuel Technologies
run the intake they wanted while
still meeting the EMC rules requir- AMSOIL OIL VISCOSITY 5W-20
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develop this intake and says its quite good right out of the box for a
ON THE big engine. In fact, its so good they did nothing other than a touch
DYNO: of port matching before dropping on the carb. Working with Quick
Fuel Technologies (QFT), Freelander and Oakley specd out a custom
572CI FORD 1,050-cfm 4150 carb to sit atop an adaptor plate for the Trick Flow
intakes 4500 fange, but Freelander told us its really nothing crazy
385 SERIES and QFT will happily build you a copy.
RPM TQ HP
3,000
3,100
713
709
407
418.6
[The splayed four-bolt caps are the
frst giveaway this isnt a standard
EXHAUSTING POSSIBILITIES
3,200 697 424.4 385-series Ford block. Also note One favorite trick among 385-series racers for adding signifcant
3,300 679 426.3 the wider pan rails. Freelander says power is header selection. Rather than standard 429/460 headers,
3,400 661 428 that its critical to watch clear- an adapter is used to bolt on a set of big-block Chevy headers. For
ances on long-stroke, big engines
3,500 641 426.9
like this: You have to loosen
reasons only fully known to header-theory gurus, the oval-port-
3,600 631 432.5 everything up a little bit, including to-round-port conversion always results in a large power increase.
3,700 637 448.9 side clearances. Ive seen it make as much as 30 hp, Freelander said. Unfortunately,
3,800 662 478.7 that slick trick is illegal, per EMC rules, which states all parts must
3,900 693 515
correspond directly to the model engine they are intended for, so
4,000 724 551
the round ports were out. Instead, traditional 385-series headers had
4,100 749 584
4,200 773 618
to be used. Te 2-inch primary Shoenfeld headers are good, but in
4,300 791 648 hindsight, Freelander said he would have gone for more. It seems
4,400 803 672 like big-block Fords just cant get enough header. A 2-inch to 238-
4,500 810 694 inch step would have been better at peak.
4,600 812 711
4,700 814 728
4,800
4,900
816
814
745
760
MAKIN POWER
Of course, big cubic inches dont mean anything if the engine cant
5,000 813 774 [Oiling is provided by a Jon Kaase produce the number on demand, and it certainly did against the
5,100 810 786 Racing oil pump. These iron ver-
sions are out of production now,
SuperFlow Powermark dyno at the 2013 AMSOIL Engine Masters
5,200 805 797
but a new aluminum version is Challenge, where in terms of raw power, the big Ford stomped all
5,300 797 805
5,400 792 814
available. comers with 870 hp and 816 lb-f of torqueboth within a nice us-
5,500 785 822
able power range.
5,600 781 832 Freelander and Oakley may not have scored the highest via the
5,700 775 841 EMC formula, but we have to verify that the Horsepower King and
5,800 770 850 Torque Monster awards, both given to the contender with highest
5,900 763 857 peak number, are handed out fairly. Tey dont want to let go of the
6,000 753 861 title either. Freelander says the big Ford will be back at EMC even
6,100 743 863 bigger632 ci. How much horsepower and torque will it make?
6,200 733 865 Youll have to tune into the competition to fnd out. HOT ROD
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Paul James restomod 1958 Corvette started as somebody elses dead projects under his belt, so he stepped up. The frame was set up with a
project. Paul was looking for a 1958 Corvette to update when he came C5 front and C6 transaxle, which was a great start. Now it just needed
across this stillborn project out of Canada that had been dismantled a new engine and the dedication to put the myriad pieces back
to the point of being a bare shell on a rusty Art Morrison chassis. As it together, and then be finished off to the level it deserved. Heres how it
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[Paul starts of by separating the bare shell from the Morrison frame. [With the body shell and chassis separated, a better assessment can
Its apparent that some of the suspension components have been be made of what the previous owner completed and where Paul needs
exposed to the harsh Canadian winters. The frst stage will be to clean to continue the building process.
up the chassis and settle on an engine.
[The suspension teardown begins. At the same [The C6 driveline and transaxle are prepped for [Installation of the 454ci, LSX-block-based
time, body attachment points are mocked up paint and plumbing. engine.
on the chassis, and a new engine mount and
crossmember is welded in place.
[With the chassis completed, its carted of to the painter for a shot of [Assembly begins on the chassis with the front suspension that features
primer and then silver. Z06 brakes. Paul wanted to get the front and rear suspension in and the
Asanti wheels and tires checked before installing the engine.
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[Up on wheels
and with the
electrical
proceeding, it
will be almost
a year before
this stage of
the project is
completed.
[With the
body sitting
on the fn-
ished chassis,
the Vette is
wheeled into
the body shop
for some fxes
and tweaks.
[Lets just say that the body needed a lot of work, so while they were on it
a little redesign of the console and dash was in order.
[The fnal stages of plumbing and wiring are almost complete. Soon the
body will be the next stage of the build.
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[Clearcoat
is on and
assembly
begins. Those
chrome fns
are one of the
distinguish-
ing features
that separate
the 1958
Corvette from
its similar
[With all of the bodywork done, the basecoat 19591960
has been applied. brethren.
[The fnished project took just under three years, not counting the
initial chassis work and body disassembly. Sometimes it can be harder
to take over a project than to start one from the beginning. Kudos to
Paul for fnishing somebody elses dead end.
[Heres the fnished interior with wood accents and nice integration of
classic Corvette with contemporary fair.
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overlapping
and misted a passes and
small area with were especially
spray detailer to careful near the
act as lubrication vinyl stripes. We
06
surface. When remaining. We
we were done moved to the
with a section final polish and
of the paint, the let our wax fill
dirt in the clay in the much-
03 was obvious.
We folded the
clay over a few
times to reveal
diminished
scratches. We
switched pads
on the buffer,
clean clay before sprayed on some
moving on. Instant Detailer,
and applied
04] This paint Finishing polish.
had never The process
seen a buffer, was the same
so we started as before, with
with a rubbing overlapping
compound and passes.
its matching Lake
County foam pad 07] For wax we
mounted to a choose Mothers
Flex dual-action Synthetic Wax. It
orbital polisher. is applied using
07
We sprayed the its own foam
pad with Instant pad, and goes on
Detailer for a just like the other
compounds. A
thin coat is left
04 to glaze over
before it is buffed
off with a clean
towel. Youll
know its ready
when you can
wipe it away with
a finger without
smearing.
08] With the
masking tape
removed, its
easy to see
the dramatic
difference.
Nearly all of the
scratches and
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WRENCHIN @ RANDOM
09
09] The Super 13] The R3 is
Bee still has its clearly working,
factory chrome although we
bumpers. To figured it would
bring back the take several more
shine, we used applications for
0000 steel wool this much rubber.
and Mothers
Chrome Polish. 14] We were
The ultra-fine impatient and
steel wool decided the spray
knocks down needed some
all the surface mechanical help,
contamination so we used a
and oxidation plastic scraper
but doesnt harm from Eastwood
tough chrome to remove the
as long as youre softened rubber.
careful.
10] A before-and-
after shows how
much oxidation
13 15] We finally
turned to the
wheels, where we
used aluminum
polish on the
10
was removed.
wheel hoops of
11] Hard water the Weld Star
had built up GTs. Rather
deposits at the than use a rag
bottom of the or even a buffer,
rear window. weve found
Mothers has that a heavy
products for pair of rubber
removing this gloves makes a
from paint and great applicator
glass, but on because the
glass, careful use polish doesnt
of a razor blade is soak in. After
as efficient. the polish, a soft
cloth is used to
12] Mothers R3 reveal the shine.
Racing Rubber
Remover is
formulated to
remove bits
of stuck-on
14 16] The hoops
are noticeably
brighter.
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rubber and Brandan-Gillogly
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Since it has a reoccurring role on Roadkill,
and also since most things dont make it
through an episode unscathed, the Raun-
chero has been through several engines and
on-the-road fixes. For its most recent appear-
ance, which will be live by the time you
read this (Episode 32), the Raunchero got a
brand-new crate engine from Hawaii Racing
and some fancy new suspension parts to help
it handle what Roadkill throws down.
01] Its always the little things that trip you up.
The new water pump exited on the passenger
side, but the radiator ftting was on the driver
side. A few trips to the auto-parts store scored
this multi-angled lower hose. We dont know
what its for originally, a van maybe?
0203] To give the Raunchero a chance at
handling, the stock springs and shocks were
replaced with a Total Control Products bolt-
on coilover conversion. The kit came with
everything required for the swap, including the
01 mounting plate for the shock tower.
04] We wont give you any spoilers about
02 the episode, but we will tell you that now the
Raunchero has a new problem. Ant infestation.
Let your imaginations run wild, or just go watch
the show.
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[Mike Bees says his low-buck 1974 Nova was [At some point after installing a salvage-yard [After eliminating all other possible sources,
built by me and my old roommate over dirt, 4.8L LS-style engine and 4L60E automatic over- the drone was traced to an issue with the trans-
rocks, broken concrete, and under a tree. drive, Bees Nova was stung by a weird noise. mission, torque converter, and fuid lines.
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TCI
[Norm Rollings of Rollings Automotive did the [TCI supplied a built, 725hp capacity, 4L60E [Problem solved, Bees can now get busy buzz-
heavy wrenching. Hes been working on stockers StreetFighter trans and Breakaway lockup ing the Nova around his Mira Loma, California,
and hot rods alike for more than 40 years. torque converter. hive on a daily basis.
THE FIX: TCI [TCIs 4L60E StreetFighter transmission assembly (PN 371016) is a direct replacement for 4L60E/4L65E
TRANS AND transmissions installed behind 20002006 4.8/5.3/6.0L LS-style truck engines with the OE computer (like
TORQUE Bees salvage-yard retroft), compatible aftermarket computer, or TCIs own stand-alone controller.
transmission with an 11-inch that support upward of 1,000 hp roller clutches for increased
CONVERTER Breakaway torque converter. We in full-race trim if you need em. holding capacity. A modified
For Bees near-stock 4.8L LS say mild because the combo TCIs StreetFighter transmis- lubrication system increases
truck motor, the good folks at supports 725 hp; there are TCI sions include special clutches fluid volume to the planetaries
TCI stepped up and sent us its 700-R4/4L60E-based transmis- and bands for increased durabil- and other critical transmission
mildest StreetFighter 4L60E sions and converters available ity, plus heavy-duty sprags and internal parts. TCI raises the line
pressure for extra-firm shifts and
greater torque capacity with less
slippage.
The TCI trans is beyond awesome! The noise is TCI Breakaway converters
completely goneand now it chirps the tires going into provide approximately a 2,400-
to 2,600-rpm flash stall without
Second. It never did that before. Mike Bees negatively affecting part-throttle
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HOT ROD TO THE RESCUE
THE FIX:
FLUID LINES
The Nova had improper
tapered pipe-thread fittings in
the trans case. Fortunately, the
new TCI trans was delivered
01 with proper fittings designed
Marlan Davis
02 03
04 05
01] The Nova had been through several traditional small-block engine/ 03] AEWs Mark Sanchez tied up, wrapped, and isolated any item that
trans combos, but Bees fnally took the plunge and dropped in a salvage- could rub against the drivetrain or framebut it made no diference. He
yard 2004 Tahoe 4.8 L EFI-style engine backed by a 4L60E electronic fnally traced the noise to the transmission area by using this Steelman
overdrive trans. He bought the mounts, headers, and trans crossmember Wireless ChassisEAR remote audible listening device. Its like your Docs
from Street & Performance, which also programmed the computer. stethoscope, only wireless and for a car.
02] A makeover before that big frst date: Bees was so excited HOT ROD 04] Besides the complete trans in the box, TCI set us everything needed
approved his Nova rescue request that he prepped and painted the rusty to swap out the questionable assembly: a new Breakaway lockup torque
old primered body. The Nova is a 1974 model, altered by Bees to cosmeti- converter, 3 gallons of Max Shift trans fuid, and two cans of trans fush.
cally resemble a 1973.
05] Rollings and Sanchez uncrate the TCI trans.
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TCI 06 07
to mate with conventional SAE
45-degree inverted-flare tube-
nuts. Rollings bent up new tub-
ing and added short lengths of
proper hydraulic hose up front
going into the radiator cooler to
compensate for engine rock.
D
THE FIX:
FLUSH AND FILL B C
Rollings thoroughly flushed the
trans radiator and cooler using
B
TCI Trans-Flush. If the old fluid
lines had been retained, they
would also need a flush. Again,
the object is to ensure whatever
contamination remaining from
the old trans and/or converter is
not transferred over to the new
installation. After flushing the
A A
system, it was filled with 3 gal-
lons of TCIs premium Max Shift
Racing Transmission Fluid.
08
09 10
06] TCI Breakaway converters durability and strength upgrades over 08] Compare TCIs trans (right) against Bees old salvage-yard takeout
stock include furnace-brazed fns; needle bearings; a hardened, preground (left). As advertised, TCIs trans and converter were a direct interchange.
pump hub; and computer balancing. The separate bolt-on bellhousing and six-bolt extension housing are char-
acteristic of most mid-1990s-and-later 4L60E/4L65E models. There are
07] The stock GM fexplate was not a contributor to the noise problem. many variations over the course of the 4L60Es production run; we advise
It wasnt cracked, and all its mounting bolts were tight. If not, TCI makes contacting TCI directly before placing an order. Youll need to transfer the
SFI-legal fexplates too. dipstick and tube, the VSS switch (A), and the shift-linkage (B) to the
new trans. The correct inverted-fate fttings (C) were already on the new
09] The large, passenger-side, multiprong receptacle is another sign its unit. Dont use tapered NPT fttings (D).
a 4L60E. The non-E 4L60 and the 700-R4 still had a TV cable. Diferent
pinouts have been used over the yearsmake sure the pins on the harness 10] GM has used diferent vehicle speed sensors (VSS) with varying sam-
connector match those on the receptacle. Bees plug matched. No ECU pling rates. Generally, an LS-type motor needs a 128K (128,000 pulses/
recalibration was needed, either. mile) VSS. The 4L60E lacks mechanical speedometer cable mounting
provisions. Bees had already upgraded to an electronic speedometer.
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HOT ROD TO THE RESCUE
01 02
03 04
RESULTS
The noise is gone: Bees Nova no
longer buzzes, and it shifts much
firmer.Its awesome! exults a
satisfied Bees. Realistically, we
dont know if it was something
in the trans or converter (later
teardown failed to identify any
specific fatal issue), the crudely
mashed lines, the screen filters,
or some combination of all of
the above. What we do know is
that the car is not only fixed for
good, but overall it performs bet-
ter than ever before.
05 06
01] Shift linkage varies per installation. Rollings and crew transferred 02] Torque converter pilot hub diameters have varied. Make sure the hubs
Bees Lokar shift-linkage rod and late-model OE Park/Neutral safety diameter is correct for the fexplate and crank. Likewise, the transmissions
switch onto the new TCI trans. input shaft tip confguration has evolved over the years. Be sure the shaft
spline count and tip confguration matches the torque converter splines.
03] Ground-path integrity is critical on the all-electronic 4L60E. Rollings
bufed of the paint on the new TCI trannys block mating surface to maxi- 04] The Nova had a trans-temp gauge. Its sending unit screwed into an
mize ground integrity. The ground side always follows the path of least inline tee installed on one of Bees original fuid lines. The sensor probe
resistance; if the circuit tries to ground out the trans back-end, it could was too short and didnt go far enough into the oil path to get an accurate
arc through and damage the rear bushing, yoke, and driveshaft. reading, explains Norm. We modifed a universal drain-plug kit to accept
the sensor, which now goes directly into a hole drilled in the side of the
05] Transmission temperature sensor kits are available from many transmission pan.
vendors. The adapter seals via a nut on the inside and a washer on the
outside, but Norm says it can come loose. Instead, he welded the ftting 06] The existing trans cooler lines from the original late-model truck were
into the pan. In this installation, the kits 18-NPT draincock was replaced too long to properly ft in the Nova. They had been hacked, kinked, and
by the gauges sending unit. Just to be safe, Norm also installed a new pan twisted trying to make them work.
gasket.
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01] Incorrect national pipe thread tapered (NPT) fuid-line fttings had
been installed in the trans. NPT threads are an interference ft. They may
leak if screwed into nontapered female threads. Tapered fttings can also
crack the trans case under heat-induced expansion.
02] The trans fuid line fttings are a special weird national pipe thread
01 straight mechanical (NPSM) nontapered thread that seals via an alumi-
num crush-washer or thread-locking compound. The pressure-out line is
the bottom port; the return line connects to the top ftting.
03] Bees late-model 4L60E would have been factory-equipped with
Quick-Connects (right) that can be hard to adapt for retroft installations.
Earlier 516 -inch inverted-fare adapters generally work better. TCIs trans
included 1992-and-earlier 700-R4 fttings with preapplied locking com-
pound. Old TH350/TH400 gasketed fttings (left) also screw in properly.
04] Rollings bent-up new 516-inch fuid lines out of 5-foot-long steel
tubing sticks that come prefared with installed nuts. Rollings went for an
exact ft, cutting one end of, then bending and refaring. To prevent bend
errors, the proper routing path was established with aluminum welding
rod, which then served as a template for bending the actual tubing.
05] A running engine rocks in the chassis, so proper 400-psi SAE J1019
auto trans hydraulic fuid hose and adapter fttings connect the new steel
lines to the radiators trans-cooler ports. The car previously had cheap,
low-pressure fuel hose at this location. Not really compatible with trans
fuid, fuel line can rot out from the inside.
03 06] Rollings found screen fttings installed in both radiator cooler ports.
Theyre restrictive and easily clog. With the engine running (trans front
pump operating), Rollings reports there was no fuid coming out of the
radiator.
LESSONS
LEARNED
Dont skimp on the details. Be
sure there are no restrictions
between the trans and cooler
that inhibit oil flow. Dont shy
away from making new trans-
mission lines using the proper
tubing, fittings, and/or hydrau-
lic-rated hose. Never use screen-
type filters. For reference, Four
Cs Nieto says the lines, fittings,
and cooler must be capable of
flowing a minimum of 1 quart of
ATF in 30 seconds.
04
05 06
HOT ROD TO THE RESCUE
01 02
03 04
01] Rollings fushed the cooler with two cans of TCI Max Shift high-pres-
sure cleaner. The kit comes with lines and fttings that connect directly
to the cooler. Its patented high-pressure cleaning agent expands when
it comes in contact with the air, backfushing the system to remove any
harmful metal shavings and sludge.
02] After fushing the system, Rollings installed the new high-pressure
hose and fttings into the radiator. The trans outlet line goes to the lower
ftting; the upper ftting is for the return line.
03] Finally, the system was flled with 3 gallons of Max Shift race trans-
mission fuid. Fully compatible with GM Dexron and Ford Mercon fuid, Max
Shift is fortifed with ultra-pure base oils that resist viscosity breakdown
to extend fuid change intervals. The formulation reduces internal friction
and heat buildup while promoting quicker clutch lock-up for frmer shifts.
04] While he was bending up the new fuid lines, Norm noticed the dan-
gling engine starter wire harness. I couldnt just let that lie, remarked
05 the meticulous mechanic. I cut 1 foot out of the wires, cleaned up the
routing, and secured everything out of the way.
05] Rollings later tore down the trans for inspection. This requires
special tools that the average home mechanic isnt likely to have. For
example, just to remove the bellhousing from the main case requires a
special T-1550-style Torx Plus socket with extra-long futes (left, versus
standard, right).
06] Four Cs Nieto says the most likely internal trans culprit for a buzz-
ing sound is bad input carrier assembly needle bearings. Check with an
expedient tool that fts snuggly in the carriers center hole. (Sanchez
says a Ford C4 extension housing bushing works). Press down hard while
rotating the gears. They should turn glass-smooth. The carrier assembly is
serviced only as a complete unit. Bees carrier was fne.
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use 168-tooth wheels. If you insist on retaining bellhousing. It allows bolting up classic-era GM a straight push on the master-cylinder pushrod
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dard 9 oclock location. The only large-fywheel bearing that is otherwise required to compen- clutch master cylinder. Key in establishing the
bellhousing with a 7 oclock angle is this old- sate for the LS engines diferent crank stick-out proper ratio and rod angle is an adapter bracket
school Lakewood scattershield (PN 15050). dimension. (arrow) that connects the pushrod to the pedal.
[The LS fywheel bolt pattern is similar (but not identical to) the [The stock Chevy II cross-shaft was too long because an LS block is wider
1986-and-later traditional one-piece, rear-seal, small-block bolt pattern. than the traditional small-block. A 1-inch section was cut out and the unit
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847.465.8863; HPtuners.com
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