|  2015 Engine Masters Challenge participants have been selected. 
					
					By 
					Ted 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       What am I missing?  If it is 1954 or earlier, why is a 318 Poly... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Charlie, The Poly was given an exception to allow participation. I am... 
					
					By 
					RB 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       I wish they had allowed the Hemi.  If they do it again next year, I... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Isn't the Poly motor a Hemi block without the heads? 
					
					By 
					MoonShadow 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             Chuck the poly is kind of a semi hemi. It has canted valves but a... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Isn't the Poly motor a Hemi block without the heads? 
					
					By 
					MoonShadow 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       There are two Poly motors. One is pretty much an early hemi with poly... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Jerry christenson and I are both on the alternate list. 
					
					By 
					jepito 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             This year starts to be very interesting. Especially the Lincoln Y. 
					
					By 
					LordMrFord 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               The poly  engine was the engine  that showed the way for the Big... 
					
					By 
					Small block 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               Congrats Ted, wish you well. 
					
					By 
					mgcookwv 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                 A big congrats to Ted and Royce for a job well done indeed!  
					
					By 
					speedpro56 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                   Ok. We have the order but what about the hp numbers? 
					
					By 
					62bigwindow 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                     Hmmmmm...  For me, because of the formula for computing the final... 
					
					By 
					NoShortcuts 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               It will be up to Ted, John, Geoff and Royce to decide what parts of... 
					
					By 
					MoonShadow 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Here is a video from a couple years ago of the engine I am running in... 
					
					By 
					RB 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           What cubic inch is it? 
					
					By 
					jepito 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             It is 383   4.06 x 3.7 
					
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					RB 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               say royce, i believe you can use low deck mopar intakes with adapter... 
					
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					yalincoln 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                 Wayne, Yes I did use the headers.. The dyno video that made 500 hp... 
					
					By 
					RB 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                   hi royce! great, thanks!  
					
					By 
					yalincoln 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                   say royce i can't find the post on that engine, can you send it to me,... 
					
					By 
					yalincoln 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Ted, I bet Kaase will out spend you....but he won't beat you....but,... 
					
					By 
					yehaabill 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       What is the RPM range for the Vintage class?  I haven't followed the... 
					
					By 
					PF Arcand 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           3000-6000rpm    
					
					By 
					jepito 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             I'm not in, but on the alternate list. Hopefully something wil change... 
					
					By 
					jepito 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               4-6k dyno pull  http://youtu.be/FHvN41NNalM    Warm up.... 
					
					By 
					jepito 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           [quote][b]PF Arcand (6/23/2015)[/b][hr] What is the RPM range for the... 
					
					By 
					Ted 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Interesting point Ted.. It also strikes me as odd that a vintage class... 
					
					By 
					PF Arcand 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Dyno operators do not like to start dyno pulls at a lower rpm.. The... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       That may be true in some cases, however the University of Ohio's dynos... 
					
					By 
					PF Arcand 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           [quote][b]PF Arcand (7/17/2015)[/b][hr]That may be true in some cases,... 
					
					By 
					Ted 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       As I recall, that early Hemi placed 3rd in the competition several... 
					
					By 
					Kahuna 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           It was very very sad that Danny Miller passed suddenly and too soon..... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             Check out the sneak peek of vintage engines on EMC site!! Someone has... 
					
					By 
					Glen Henderson 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               Wow!... 
					
					By 
					MarkMontereyBay 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                 Does anyone have a explanation how a SBC intake works on a Y head?... 
					
					By 
					glrbird 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       The Eaton Balancing Y entry fought me most of the week but it’s now... 
					
					By 
					Ted 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Go Get em Ted! 
					
					By 
					Y block Billy 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           The Best of Luck Ted!  
					
					By 
					speedpro56 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             Smoke em Ted!! 
					
					By 
					Rowen 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Good luck Ted, sounds like the engine is a runner.  Hopefully we can... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Good luck Ted. I'm hoping there will be another you tube vid. with... 
					
					By 
					CK 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Good luck Ted. Can't wait to hear the results. 
					
					By 
					62bigwindow 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Knock their socks off Ted!!!  
					
					By 
					Canadian Hot Rodder 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           I haven't read this whole thread so apologies if someone already did... 
					
					By 
					MplsMike 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             Thanks, excellent read!  
					
					By 
					speedpro56 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       I wonder if a Y could be competitive in the Spec small block class... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Did you guys see the intake manifold on Jon Kaase's engine? 
					
					By 
					Cliff 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Very interesting.  I wonder if anything has been reconfigured in the... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       My thought is that he reworked the inside of the manifold.  But, this... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           That would be interesting to know. If the spacer could be made... 
					
					By 
					62bigwindow 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           I bet on reworked manifold too. Opened up a whole middle wall of... 
					
					By 
					LordMrFord 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Any news yet? 
					
					By 
					Cliff 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       I'm not sure but I think its got side by side ports. 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       That would be something.  I forget that he uses alu heads. Aluminum is... 
					
					By 
					LordMrFord 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Mr. Mummert, are you talking about the head?  
					
					By 
					glrbird 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             Any word yet on the vintage class? Rowen 
					
					By 
					Rowen 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               Go to hod rod magazine.  Engine masters challenge 2015.  Looks like... 
					
					By 
					Grumpy1 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                 Edit; Kaase made 477HP 557TQ average on 3 pulls, the Lincoln did... 
					
					By 
					MarkMontereyBay 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                   Do you think the ports twist from the heads to the intake inside that... 
					
					By 
					Rowen 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Excellent Ted. I think you gathered some attention with that. Even... 
					
					By 
					pegleg 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Yep... I am rereading the report online and it says that Kaase reached... 
					
					By 
					MarkMontereyBay 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       The reporting on the event is terrible.  In one article,  it says... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Yep..I stopped trying to make sense of the numbers so far. Those... 
					
					By 
					MarkMontereyBay 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             Some photos and "commentary" now on the EMC site.... 
					
					By 
					MarkMontereyBay 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               Very interesting reading. With the Ford  Y-block being wider at the... 
					
					By 
					DryLakesRacer 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Charlie is right!  the reporting is BAD.    From what I can gather... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Going by the formula of Engine masters (torque + HP x 1000 / cu. in.=... 
					
					By 
					Genuinerod 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       I think Kaase ran his Y block in two classes and that is why its... 
					
					By 
					CK 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           ... 
					
					By 
					glrbird 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             THANKS for posting that, Gary.  Ted's performance and Royce's were... 
					
					By 
					NoShortcuts 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               Ted and Royce have plenty to be proud of, Competing against Kaase is... 
					
					By 
					glrbird 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Ya, John adden 10 lbs of welding rod to the heads and reported them to... 
					
					By 
					Y block Billy 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Congratulations to all who fielded an engine, the amount of technical... 
					
					By 
					Doug T 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           EMC Report                      Rick Martin , Bob Martin and myself... 
					
					By 
					hjh 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Thanks to all who sent congrats and best wishes.. What a fabulous... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Kaase talking about his engine.... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Congratulations to all the Y-Blockers who competed! I probably... 
					
					By 
					'60 Fairlane 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Well done guys, very impressive no.'s.  Those head mods. are inspiring... 
					
					By 
					CK 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Well done guys, very impressive no.'s.  Those head mods. are inspiring... 
					
					By 
					CK 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Royce:  THANKS for writing and sharing what you did behind the scenes... 
					
					By 
					NoShortcuts 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       I'm more impressed with Royce and Ted's efforts than Kaase"s. They... 
					
					By 
					pegleg 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           [quote][b]pegleg (10/11/2015)[/b][hr]     I'm more impressed with... 
					
					By 
					Rowen 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       For one thing, the Che vy has the same siamesed port layout as earlier... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Charlie Some years ago weren't there cylinder heads from  Brazil, or... 
					
					By 
					Kahuna 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Yes, and those are genuine Ford parts, phase II Y-Block.  
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           I agree jon kaase went to far.  I would like to see a "Super Stock"... 
					
					By 
					Grumpy1 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       This conversation is one that we knew would happen eventually.  The... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Well said John.   
					
					By 
					speedpro56 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       I agree with John, and no matter what modifications were done, in all... 
					
					By 
					Canadian Hot Rodder 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Jon Kasse is a racing engine builder, innovation and thinking outside... 
					
					By 
					glrbird 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Thanks to all for the Kudos and ditto on John Mummert’s comments.... 
					
					By 
					Ted 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       I did find it interesting to see what Kaase has done with his engine... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Kaase's engine was really impressive and Mummert is right, that's the... 
					
					By 
					speedpro56 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             If I had not had a running engine that I was confident in, I could... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               WoW!  THANKS for making the time to write all of this up for the... 
					
					By 
					NoShortcuts 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                 I expected it would be a race for 2nd. Kaase history and resources is... 
					
					By 
					jepito 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                   Royce, that was a tremendous amount of work but that's what it takes... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                     John and Geoff,  Since Ol casting 001 has been mercilessly hacked and... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                       Royce, Ol 001 had side by side ports a couple of years ago. They're... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                         Here are a couple of pictures of the failed EFI tunnel ram.  I am... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                           Royce, the EFI  set-up sure looks like it should work. Any conclusions... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                             Funny you should mention the port plates......  I am putting out bids... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Here is a fun pic of Mummert head #001, its life has been dedicated to... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Rotated Valves?? It's a Cleveland? You got some Splainin' To do Lucy! 
					
					By 
					pegleg 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             We've tried lots of experiments with old #001. Side by side ports were... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Why does it sound better when Mr, Mummert talks about rearranging the... 
					
					By 
					'60 Fairlane 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       I think standing back and looking at Teds participation in EMS with... 
					
					By 
					aussiebill 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Do you have any BSFC numbers? Did you run the return line through the... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           So what is the theory popping open the inlet with high lift and less... 
					
					By 
					CK 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             Kaase used a Comp cam but it was nothing like a Thumper. The Thumper... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Here’s a quick summary on what happened with my EMC Ford Y entry.... 
					
					By 
					Ted 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Ted, I'm guessing you didn't get much sleep that week. Between the... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             Geoff, Here are a couple of sheets from my pre EMC testing on the EFI... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               Its pretty interesting, to see the manifolds overlayed.  The tunnel... 
					
					By 
					John Mummert 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Ted, i thank you on behalf of everyone here for your details of what... 
					
					By 
					aussiebill 
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					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|             It's gonna take me a long quiet weekend to absorb all of this. The... 
					
					By 
					pegleg 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|               So this is not just a bunch of 'old gray hairs" playing with their... 
					
					By 
					glrbird 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|                 Thanks for clearing that up for me John  
					
					By 
					CK 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Well done Gents! 
					
					By 
					Y block Billy 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Ted, I'll lend some spacers for testing if you don't already have... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           [quote][b]charliemccraney (10/14/2015)[/b][hr] Ted, I'll lend some... 
					
					By 
					Ted 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       You said you'll eventually get around to it.  When you do, let me know... 
					
					By 
					charliemccraney 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       great job everyone! great results! say john, an aluminum head for the... 
					
					By 
					yalincoln 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           THANKS for your write-up, Ted.  Like Royce's, very revealing of what... 
					
					By 
					NoShortcuts 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Ran across this just tonight...... 
					
					By 
					Daniel Jessup 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           [quote][b]Daniel Jessup (11/19/2015)[/b][hr]     Ran across this just... 
					
					By 
					LordMrFord 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       While we haven't seen the full coverage of the Engine Masters, I tend... 
					
					By 
					PF Arcand 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Jon Kaase is very proficient at port and valve angle design so it’s... 
					
					By 
					Ted 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Ted , your engine did Great and did the Y blocks a Great honor on how... 
					
					By 
					speedpro56 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       Thanks Gary.  I’ve got a buyer for my 2015 EMC engine once the... 
					
					By 
					Ted 
					(
					10 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|       The latest Hot Rod magazine is out and has extensive coverage of... 
					
					By 
					RB 
					(
					9 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Congratulations on the Hot Rod coverage. Good to see  the Y write-ups... 
					
					By 
					Barry L 
					(
					9 Years Ago
					) | 
		
						
					
				
					|           Royce, you may be dreaming, BUT the dream would not exist without your... 
					
					By 
					pegleg 
					(
					9 Years Ago
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					|             I think there should be a adjustment  to the  rules, What Kaase did to... 
					
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					Small block 
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					9 Years Ago
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					|       Engine Masters is not about building an engine that represents what... 
					
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					charliemccraney 
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					9 Years Ago
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					|           This is true  but  Every body that knows any thing  about an... 
					
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					Small block 
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					9 Years Ago
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					|             [quote][b]Small block (2/7/2016)[/b][hr]             This is true  but... 
					
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					LordMrFord 
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					9 Years Ago
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					|       Small Blocks remarks have some merit. However, J. Kaase's "over the... 
					
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					PF Arcand 
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					9 Years Ago
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					|           Well the 2016 rules have been posted... 
					
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					CK 
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					9 Years Ago
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					|       Rules are rules and as with any racing venue, competitors work within... 
					
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					Ted 
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					9 Years Ago
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