Hi Charlie, what lifters were you using? also what was the seat pressure.

Thanks Cliff

A bit of bad news.  The cam went flat in last minute warmups.  The cam broke in just fine during the initial 25 minute run-in and again for the first few warm ups to tune.  After a few more warmups and valve adjustments, I discovered that two of the lobes had started to go flat. I'm not getting any younger, but I will be ready for next season.


Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



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My goal was always to be at the USFRA September meet, but that was cancelled.  The SCTA October meet is now the hopeful time to go.  Congratulations to Keith and Tim for some great runs.  You make the Y-Block and MEL fans very proud.


Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Keith in the Rolling Bones car is up to 187.564 and got his 175 wings. Still running at this time. Timmy McMasters just took the title of worlds fastest Y-block with a 192.365 but hit a piece of pipe, possibly someone's exhaust tube, slowing to about 180. Blew a rear tire and damaged the suspension so he is on the way home with a BIG smile. Haven't heard anything about Charlie Burns as yet.

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Any news from Bonneville?  Rolling Bones, Charlie,Tim McMaster?

Very nice!  Somebody helped me out............Thanks


Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Due to the limitations of my phone camera video downloading, this is Just a very short video (4 seconds) of the engine running in the truck.  Making sure all the wiring and plumbing is good to go before the turbo system is installed.  With the vertical exhaust, if this land speed thing doesn't work out, I can always do tractor pulls.

Sorry, my skills to change to an acceptable video format is not good enough to directly post the video here, so, here is the YouTube link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfHguX2c5f0

Here's the vid:



Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

With no dyno runs ever with my GMC 6’s I cannot speak of their loss or gain but everytime I tried anything but a conventional plug the performance of my engine in the car fell off so I quit trying any of them. Performance always improved when I would file back the ground strap to the center of the electrode. When I started filing the end at a 45 degree after finding an article concerning this I found higher speeds. This seems to me that what Ted is saying works under wide open throttle longer than an 1/8 or 1/4 mile also.

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

Having tested a variety of specialty spark plugs for customers in various engines, to date the only spark plug that has consistently shown a loss of power when tested against the more conventional designs of spark plugs has been the E3 spark plugs.  I can only guess at the reasons for this but heat range is potentially only part of the equation.  When a spark plug fires, a flame kernel is created around the generated spark and it’s that flame kernel that ignites the mixture.  If that ‘kernel’ is not allowed to fully form, then the combustion process is subsequently altered.  Putting a strap directly in the path of that flame kernel as in the case of the E3 spark plugs is one logical reason I come up with for the engines equipped with those spark plugs showing a decrease in power output when compared to other spark plugs.  A lot of opinion here so other opinions always welcome.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Make sure if you go the E-3 spark plug route, you get the proper heat range, otherwise, you may lose horsepower.  Dyno testing proved loss of 6-8 hp with the E-3.  When I talked with the E-3 sales representative, he said we were using the wrong heat range that caused the hp loss.   Joe-JDC

JDC