Hey guys just built a bracket for my turbo.  When we built it we figured that the headers and y-pipe would be enough to hold the turbo up.  The turbo had plenty of room between it and the frame when we built it and after a while it was touching the frame so I had to cut the frame SLIGHTLY.  Well a little while later the turbo is hitting the frame again.  So it was either time to chop the frame off or just build a bracket to support it.  Probably would have been a good idea to start but boy it seemed like a lot of work then  Well it sounds like the 62 F100 4x4 and 02 Subaru WRX compettitve driving for a 1/4 is going to happen soon.  He said he wants to race from a 20mph start so he doesn't explode his trans with a launch which works great for me because that's excatly when my turbo is fully spooled.  I don't know how it's going to end up but I think he under estimates the old Ford.  Can't wait for it to happen and we will have some great in car and outside video for everyone. 

Hey guys had a question.  My truck has been doing this for a while I just thought I would see if anyone had this similar issue.  When I turn my truck off after I have been driving down the road or pulling the trailer and shut the engine off it will backfire.  Sometimes up to 6-7 times.  If I let the engine idle for about a minute it usually won't do it.  It is always out the exhaust.  Don't know if it is to rich at idle or if my exhaust is super hot and igniting the fuel.  The weird part is sometimes it will backfire 6,7 or 8 times about 2 seconds apart.  I tell you what when it happens you swear someone is shooting at you.  I really don't mind it too terrible much but it can be embarrasing at times.  Just wondering if anyone has had this issue of any suggestions.  It did start doing this even before I put the turbo on.

Dennis.  It was loaded to the hilt.  He packed it from top to bottom and front to rear.  I’ll add that he went through all the trailer tires and one hub on a 400 mile trip.  The axles are rated at 3500 lbs. each and no telling what the gross weight really was.  I had already used the trailer since then for a race at Tulsa back in June and it was on the way back home from Columbus where I had the hub failure.  I’m still attributing that bearing failure it to the earlier overloading as there was plenty of grease present.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Ted, boy your son really must have had a lot of weight in the trailer.

  Dennis in Lititz PA

Bill.  You and Reed were missed at Columbus.  The races for Sunday were cancelled Saturday which was a good call.  All the Saturday races took place with some delays for sprinkles.  Most of the Y-Blockers ran both the Y class and also another class.  Many of the bracket classes were also represented by Y’s.  Greg Dietrich and Harry Hutton in the final for the Y-Block class with Greg taking a close win.  My altered is stuck in the 8.90's at 144mph but no breakage issues so all is well on that front.  I had a trailer hub go bad on the way home so I'm addressing that now so I can get back to the track with some suspension changes.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Y-Guys......speaking of the WRX, Reed and I went to our local track 2 weeks ago to "tune" my junk

         to get ready for Columbus(Can't go now...Issac got in the way). Reed had added a 2-step

         to help with launches and pulled up to the line to try it out....Well, a New WRX pulled in the lane

         next to him...Reed bogged a little(2500rpm launch)... the WRX beat us to the line...He went 8.64

         my Junk went an 8.48 @ 87mph....A big improvement for us @ 10lbs boost.

                  Can't wait for the results from Columbus...hope "Issac" doesn't get 'em.

                                                            Bill

Bill

Pelham,Al

I will have some nice video to come soon. We built an engine in a 01 subaru wrx and he wants to race the old ford. Naturally I thought this was a great idea. Will have some video of as soon as it takes place. I know it's not a y-block but i would love to show you guys my dad's 68 Torino GT. Go to youtube and search robi's repair there is a nice video of it on the dyno with a NOS run hope you like it. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=3lOSrmla2Zs

That's a good point.  I will have to ask what they machined for clearance in the valve guides.  I just pulled the trailer 300 miles and about half of that was under boost and everything worked great.  That engine pulls hard and definately flows better with John's heads on there.  I am thinking I can squeeze at least 18-20 psi out of my fuel management system soon.  If a chevy small block can handle 21 psi my Y can too!!

What diameter are these push rods? - mechanical column strength is based on the tube OD, so aren't the Isky pushrods out at 3/8 diameter.....?

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

Have you count the pushrods for sure?


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