Did anybody hear if Charlie was able to run his new motor on the chassis dyno? . I imagine he has left for Bonneville by now

Well Royce, Charlie is too nice of a guy to embarrass me so I will be the one to say that the new engine did not live up to the expectations that we had.  Charlie is still going to Bonneville as a spectator this month but the truck wont be going till Oct.  We will go with another cam change and hit the dyno again to see how it works before heading to the salt.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Royce,

Sorry, I should have responded sooner.  Tim's second engine is a great success, we just had lofty goals and we haven't given up on it yet.  The original 258 cu. in. motor made about 1.2 hp per cu. in. at around 300 hp and was a huge success.  This engine is very different in lots of ways and so far it has made the same hp.  Our goal was to reach 1.3 hp per cu. in. and that would be about 330 hp.

Do we think we can capture that? You bet we do, unfortunately, we ran out of time for Speed Week.  October is now in the day planner and we will be ready.

Hope you and the rest of the gang have a great time at Columbus.  We will be visiting our grandchild in Montana at that time, but wished we could be there with you.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



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Charlie - Did you "re-engineer" your source of intake air from the last go round?

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

Steve

No, everything is the same as last year.  The forum here gave me some great info on what might work best, but in the final analysis, I just didn't want to change the looks and come up with something that would capture the air from the base of the windshield.  That would be the only thing that could be done to fit with in the rules for my class. (No headlight tunneling or cowl induction with holes in the firewall).

When I first put the blower type scoop on the hood, I thought it looked great and it did give me a great increase in performance with the solid block of foam rubber underneath to direct cool air to the carb.  After all the analysis, I'm sure I wasn't getting the best bang for the buck, but, I was pleased with the performance and just couldn't get past the good look.

When I first put the scoop on, long time chat friend Cliff Williamson (very knowledgeable racer and Y-Block fanatic) immediately asked me if I turned the scoop around backwards to catch the air from the base of the windshield.  I told him no because it looked wierd.  He laughed and said something like "whatever makes your boat float".

Would a better induction system be beneficial? Sure.  Would a straight side bed be more beneficial?  Sure.  I guess I am just stubborn and want everything to look nostalgic.  I know these things are a handicap for Tim, but, I have faith in him and that we can go 2 mph faster than we did last year at Bonneville and recapture the record. (Still 8 years left on a 10 year plan)

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



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Can you turn it around for Bonneville and then put it back for shows. Due to the competitive nature, you need every bit of hp you can get. Won't you need more than 2mph for the record?



How did the power and torque averages look with the new motor?


Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie

Thanks for the comments.  There seems to be more pictures taken while racing than in the shows.  We even got a picture in the Bonneville rule book to represent all production pickups.  Call me vain, but as long as we are successful, I will stay with the traditional look.  I know you are correct and that we need all the hp we can find, but I really think Tim will come up with the answer with this new engine to recapture the record.

Last year our best run at Bonneville was 124.635.  We had to average that with a head wind hindered 121 to set the record at 122.828.  Old Roy came back later after we left for Columbus with a pair of 126.0s to regain the record at 126.073.  Our goal is 130.

Tim has the dyno printouts and I would prefer to leave the technical questions to him because it is his baby and has worked hard to improve on last year.

Charlie, please look for a PM.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Got a new toy today for Charlies truck, a little excited so I thought I'd share.

We will try it out soon in the new engine on our next dyno session. I'll keep you posted. 

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

awesome.. can't wait to see how it does.. any chance of another YouTube video for this dyno run? I'd love to hear the new motor..

Dustin

Southern Oregon Y's Guy

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I have been taping the dyno pulls but since the results have been less than what we want I have yet to post any of them.  We are going for a cam change right now so there will be another run, should be a good one.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias