RE: 13's(1963 article Al Eckstrand)

["Robert (UK)" <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for taking the time to type that up Marcus! Good info there.

Come to think of it, I think I might have a copy of that, bought off 
ebay a couple of years ago, but havent read it since. I'll have a 
look....

I know it's only a small factor in the difference between our car and 
how that 62 was 45 years ago, but werent the 62 Dodges & Plymouths a bit 
shorter/lighter than the 63 versions?

We havent had our car's weight checked but I cant see us getting it down 
to 3430lbs!!

Robert
63 Polara 500
England


Marcus Edell/The RevTones wrote:
> 
>  The article is from "Stock Cars for the Drags" by "Hot Rod" Magazine 
>  1963.Interview with Al Eckstrand and Jim Thornton This was the end of 
>  the 1962 Season so this is with a 413 bone stock with 4.56's, 
>  9.00/14"(skinny!) Slicks in a 1962 Dart 330 weighing 3430 lbs.
> 
>  Question:What shift points do you use?
> Eckstrand:I shift out of Low at 7200rpm,and out of Intermediate at 
> 7000.I have found this engine to respond to plenty of revs in the 
> gears.Incidentally, we raise the line oil pressure in the Torqueflite 
> from 92 to 108 pounds by a simple Allen Bolt Adjustment in the valve 
> body.Takes about Fifteen minutes - and the extra pressure not only 
> ghives you a bit faster shift, but there is less slippage in the 
> clutches,so your transmission tends to last longer.
> Thornton:We have found at above 6500 rpm to be optimum for both the 
> automatic and stick transmission.This is about 1000 revs above the power 
> peak.Power drops off pretty fast above that.


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