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Re: Chev big block help needed

To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, "Skip Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>,
Subject: Re: Chev big block help needed
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:02:52 -0500
Cool so you get a little family time too... not a bad deal...K

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> From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: kturk@ala.net; Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>;
land-speed@autox.team.net; mmanghel@hughes.net
> Subject: Re: Chev big block help needed
> Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 10:52 AM
> 
> Can't leave until 4:00 pm Thursday.  I'll drive
> to Birmingham, stay with my son, then drive to
> Maxton Friday, arriving early evening.  Return
> trip is almost as bad, I'll have to leave after
> racing Saturday and drive half way to Birmingham,
> then on to Birmingham Sunday, RON, then home
> Monday - - back to work Tuesday.  See ya either
> Friday night or Sat a.m.
> 
> Dick J
> 
> 
> --- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> > Shoot I was surprised to see you home... When
> > do you have to leave for
> > Maxton?  and Yeah I think the Big Block might
> > be a good answer... but for
> > 200mph the small block isn't going to be that
> > Stressed on Nitrous... K
> > 
> > ----------
> > > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > To: Skip Higginbotham
> > <saltrat@pro-blend.com>;
> > land-speed@autox.team.net;
> > mmanghel@hughes.net
> > > Subject: Chev big block help needed
> > > Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 9:19 AM
> > > 
> > > I checked out the numbers on that supposed
> > 402
> > > Chevy Suburban motor that a local guy is
> > trying
> > > to sell me, and if I checked right, that's
> > not
> > > what the motor is.  The number is: 103291 LM,
> > and
> > > I read that to be a 1969, 390HP 427 Corvette
> > > motor, originally equiped with a Muncie 4spd.
> >  Am
> > > I right?  Didn't that motor have a forged
> > crank
> > > and some other goodies that would make it a
> > user
> > > for my Camaro (if I wanted to go faster than
> > the
> > > 350 4 bolt will push it)?  
> > > 
> > > Remember, I'm not building to look at class
> > > records.  All I want to do is build to do
> > 200.001
> > > mph one time. I don't need a hat or anything
> > -
> > > just one time slip!  I will then have
> > realized my
> > > dream, and I go back to work on my old - slow
> > > roadster for the rest of time!  
> > > 
> > > It just seems that an inherently strong big
> > block
> > > with a little shot of nitrous might be a
> > cheaper
> > > way to accomplish my goal than to build a
> > > stressed-out small block.  How 'bout it guys
> > -
> > > what's your guidance here. 
> > > 
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> > >
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