1972 Dodge j/sa

[bdixon]

Ed I do not like your attitude .....I started this post looking for a little help and knowledge from some racers, to help me make fewwer and at the least, less expensive mistakes. I was a racer back in the 70s was a nhra track announcer and a div 5 tech guy14 years ago and if a guy came to the tech line with a huge attitude like your i know i would have found many things wrong/////// john has been helpful in trying to steer me the right way with parts and help WHAT HAVE YOU DONE. John you have my 800 number thanks again Bryan

[Paul Ceasrine]

This is one exciting thread.
Much like the 'Bickersons' early radio days!!
Just for fun, I'm going to cc the runners on my #894 heads from
late 68'.
Those 'bastards' better not go over 153cc.
Or I'll pour 'liquid-metal' in there!!
PC

[bdixon]

Dear ED
First of all i said if you had the attitude to begin with and from the way you express yourself it seems you do. Second i said what i said about tech line in fun but it seems that you are to wound up to relize that.. in the years that i worked for nhra i was very fair and hand no problems..
But now i have learned from an expert like you to not get into racing,and calling me a blankhead and to spread my cheeks wow what an insight into your twisted mind........... bdixon

[W J]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

This is one exciting thread.
Much like the 'Bickersons' early radio days!!
Just for fun, I'm going to cc the runners on my #894 heads from
late 68'.
Those 'bastards' better not go over 153cc.
Or I'll pour 'liquid-metal' in there!!
PC

Mix the "Bickersons" with the "Beverly Hillbillies" and throw in a bit from the old "Saturday Night Live" show and then, a little "Seinfeld." Then, we're right there, Paul....Best wishes to all..... go hard----or go home. WJ

[Floyd Gomez]

Heading to Walmart so I may be able to solve this when I get back. Walmart you ask? Yep thats right Walmart. The greeter at our local is Mr. Earl Hipps. He is 81 years old and an expert on Mopar. He retired from there in 1982 after 37 years of service. Knows more about Mopar than anybody I have ever met.

[Neil Smedley]

thats funny Floyd. I knew a man that worked at the Delevan avenue GM rear end assembly plant in Buffalo, NY.... After 25 yrs, all he knew was how to install the 4 saddle clamp bolts that held the carrier in..... beyond that he had no idea where that part was located on a car.................

[coolvette]

Ed How rude to Mr. Dixon who asked for help with his J/SA class car, he said that he was NEW CLASS racer .

Ed This rand is for you. I have 50 years of racing back ground from a spectator ( all my life) a racer (40 years) speed shop owner(35 years) Race Track ownr & manager (15 years) First thing that I have seen when you are a *** to new racer's they move on and the car count go's down hill the class die's , then the race track. There's more to Racing then winning. If it was not for all the great people that I have made friends with over the years, I would not have stayed in the sport. You sound like you are a loser on the race track so you take it out on every one. Go look in the mirror and have a talk to that person and when you get your head on come back or move on, DRAG RACING must not be a FUN place for you. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HELP DRAG RACING?

[Floyd Gomez]

Well I am back. I have to say at 81 Mr Earl is still a pretty sharp guy. I don't know if what he told me is true but I don't see a reason for him to lie either. He was part of R&D engine department as an enigineer and machinist. I asked him about the heads and CC rates. Although he couldn't remember exact casting numbers he did tell me an interesting story. Here it is. "Son. Back in the late sixties those California pretty boy tree huggers started demanding we add a blow buy evac tube that went back to the combustion chamber. They claimed that it would make the air better. If you ask me I think they were a bunch of idiots. Anyhow, after we put that fart tube (I swear that is what he called it) the dang things made the motors run terrible. We let them idiot tree huggers know that but they didn't care. Told us if we were gonna ship cars over there they had to have them fart tubes. So we went back to the old drawin board and made some changes to the west coast stuff. We had the steel mill change the mix a bit and made some slight changes to the castings for the west coast crap. We finally got em to run right and still hold up against the east coast cars that didn't have to have all that nonsense. I thought it was the stupidest thing I had ever heard of. Still do." Then he went on about other California laws that pissed him off and I just stood there and smiled. What a great guy. So it seems everyone is right. The west coast had mods due to california law and the east coast didn't. Would show why the CC rates are different. Now take this as you want. I am only telling exactly what he told me.

[Neil Smedley]

OK Floyd....that guy is a true treasure.....I hope to grow up to be just like him