What a video! I actually get goosebumps listening to him wind
out that 9000rpm SBC and speedshifting with authority. That's
gotta be the best 19 seconds in all of YouTube. :0)
One of the reasons I always had this guy on a motorhead pedestal is that
he went into every single nook & cranny looking for a performance advantage
over his competition. Check this out -- after watching him rowing through the
gears here's a short blurb (from a '68 Car Craft article) on how he modified
his transmission to give him the ability to reliably shift like that:
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How cool is that?
And right around the time I was in high school I discovered
his new book titled "The Chevrolet Racing Engine", and I read
that over and over. Some stuff (like cleanliness) I got on the first
pass, but there was a lot that I didn't fully comprehend for a long time.
(Longer than I care to admit in public. :0)
But man he made me think. Pretty much single-handedly turned
me into a lifelong student of internal combustion. What a gift
he gave to a perfect stranger he never met. (!)
How to make 2hp/ci using '75-era technology
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I recently reread my worn copy of this book, and I was
impressed by how much information he was able to convey
using clear & concise problem descriptions, setting up the
solutions he had devised. When he talked about how
he was combating several degrees worth of spark scatter
issues because the camshaft was winding up and releasing
(front to back torsional twist) because of the super stiff
valve springs they were running? My mind was blown.
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Anyway, thanks for sharing that video, which triggered
this particular trip down memory lane. And I'm glad
you enjoyed some of the tall tales of my misspent youth.
Fun stuff!
Cheers --