Crank Trigger

[SStockDart]

Originally Posted by MidwestStocker

Every weekend???? Really???? Oh you are good???? You can post and race all at the same time???? Maybe you should focus more on racing............

Let's see... 5000 passes / 22 years = 227 passes a year
Let's see... 227 passes a year / 36 weekends a year = 6.3 runs a weekend

THATS REALLY IMPRESSIVE!!!!

I detect a little exaggeration too......Let's be real for a minute....I believe he uses a Sunset Engine.....They build good stuff for Super Gas And Super Comp cars. They are build to last forever (tug boat motor). He has a Super Gas car that he chooses to bracket race. He says he runs it 8,000 RPM, (I believe probably closer to 7100 based on his numbers) so I suspect he uses around a 4.56 gear.
You don't need a lot of valve spring for this RPM and I am reasonable sure that his engine is not running a cam lift that is anything close to a competitive Super Stock or Comp car.

So, at 8,000 RPM, Light valve springs and low lift (relatively speaking). - a 3/8 inch 120 trend push rod should last forever.

Let's be clear here....there is a huge difference between big cube "Super" engines and Super Stock and Competition eliminator engines. If he were to were to run his car in Comp, with all those cubes, would be like A/EA index......wait, his carb is too big.....So he would be around an A Altered/automatic......he can't run within 2 1/2 seconds of these guys.

So when he brags about having a "Rocket" and no crank trigger, no evac system, .....and he doesn't break parts, remember that it is all relative. I have the fastest riding lawn mover in my area and I have never broken a part.....(a little tongue in cheek for ya)