RE: I'm starting a poll

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

My converter is a Frank Lupo 9.5" 3000 stall. The "pro" that I let race 
my car said he ran it up to 3800rpm on the launch. The rear is a 3:91 
but with the little tires the car thinks it's a 4:40. My pistons are 
9.5cr Ross forged alum and with a compression tester I get 185psi on 
every cylinder. The block is zero decked.

Thanks for the vote :-)

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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Steve Charette wrote:
> 
> Rich, 
> 	If you have the converter for it, my vote is max out the camshaft.
> My left brain embraces "More's Law" - "If more is good, too much is just
> right."
> 
> 	My first attempt at racing was just after I got out of college.  My
> '63 Fleet Special was bone stock, and I wanted to go fast.  Being a 20 
> year
> old Expert at Everything, I read the Mopar Performance Bulletins and 
> knew
> that the cam and converter had to be matched, so I ordered a 3000 rpm 
> stall
> converter and had Crower grind me a fairly radical hydraulic camshaft 
> that
> started making power at 3000 rpm.  Man, I was gonna tear it up.
> 
> 	Once we got her to the track, I was really disappointed with the way
> the car left - no matter how I launched the car it would just kinda 
> "drone"
> for about 30-40 feet, then all hell would break loose.  The first 1-2 
> car
> lengths reminded me of the way a city bus sounds when it pulls away from 
> a
> stop.  It finally occurred to me that the motor didn't make enough below
> 3000 rpm to actually stall the converter.
> 
> 	Long story short, I ordered a Turbo Action 3800, and it really woke
> the car up.  At the same time I had removed the pushbuttons (I know,
> horrors, but that's how I ended up doing what I do today!) and put in a 
> B&M
> Series 60 shifter with a manual shift valve body (anybody remember the 
> old
> Kokomo manual valve body?).  After the first two passes I was incredibly
> disappointed - although the car was launching at a higher RPM, it still 
> just
> didn't leave hard.
> 
> 	A little bench racing with buddies revealed that the weight of my
> right arm was pulling the shifter into second gear as soon as the car 
> moved
> - once I physically took my hand off the shifter the thing left like a
> rocket.
> 
> 	Bottom line - be sure you have enough converter to let the camshaft
> work and go nuts!
> 
> SC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Kinsley [mailto:rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:50 PM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: I'm starting a poll
> 
> 
> OK guys here's a poll for you. I'm discussing with Gary P about 
> upgrading
> the camshaft, at least, in LeRoar. I have the 264 cam and he's got a 274 
> cam
> which can be had with solid or hydraulic. But I think there is another 
> cam
> that is a step up more to I think 284deg. I'm not getting any younger 
> and
> I'd kinda lean towards the "I want to go too far" side. What are your
> thoughts? Let the voting begin.
> 
> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> 
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Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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