[DeTomaso] Flat crank V8

Daniel C Jones daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 13 11:52:46 EST 2010


> When Bob Glidden was winning all those NHRA Pro Stock titles he was running
> a 331 ci Cleveland, or something close to that.

Only because he had to.  To keep the SBC's competitive, they kept adding
weight to the Pro Stock Clevelands.  The only reason Glidden reduced
displacement was to get a more favorable weight break.  For match
racing which wasn't restricted by rules guys like Dyno Don and Gapp & Roush
used all aluminum stroker Clevelands back in the early '70s.  Standard bore
on those blocks was 4.08".

If you want to turn RPM for RPM's sake, fine but the cylinder heads neither
know nor care what RPM the crank is spinning at.  They only see the piston
speed and pressure drop.

Dan Jones



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