The 4 bolt main LIE !!! Or is it???

HotRodPC said:

We we're the other way around. Trying to sand bag. It's a 283 when it was a small block 400. That one was hard to get by with on some of the guys cuz they knew that 400 balancer when they seen it, and cuz a 400 is external balanced, it certainly had a different balancer than the other small blocks did. I could tell the difference in a small journal balancer and a large balancer so when they said 283, which only comes in small journal, then I knew they were full of $hit when I seen the thicker balancer on it. So it could have been a large journal 327 or a 350 but for sure not NOT a 283. But see, for the longest time, I knew everyone knew Chevy engines and I always liked to be different than everyone else. So I did run Pontiac and Olds for awhile. Cuz people didn't know Pontiac and Olds engines. And with Pontiac, there is no such thing as Small Block or Big Block. 455 Pontiac is the same LOOKING block as a 326, so I could easily mislead and just call a 455 a 350 and they didn't know any different. And I also liked to surprise people. It's not hard to do. For example, a Chevy Nova was the same body as Olds Omega, Pontiac Ventura, and Buick Apollo. So I'd pop the hood on my Chevy Nova, and it's a got a BOLTED in Pontiac 455 in it, looking like a Pontiac 350. I just took the motor mount pads out of a Pontiac Ventura at the junkyard, mounted them to my Chevy Nova frame and bolt it in just as if it was a Pontiac Ventura. Also ran an Olds 350 in a Nova for awhile too. Same deal as Olds Cutlass, Pontiac Lamans or GTO, Buick GTS or Skylark I think it as called, was the same bodies as Chevy Chevelle. I did have a buddy, his dad was in Buick big time, I showed him how to put a Buick 455 in a Chevelle and he was winning lots of races. And all those, Buick, Pontiac, and Olds, all made a 350, so you just said, it's a 350 when it wasn't. Had to lie to have the advantage to set up a race and not have to give up any space or give up the move off the line. I liked straight up and flashlight, which was another term I could have added to the list. Chase is a Race, Give me 2 and the move, I want straight up and a flashlight, or straight up and an arm drop, same thing. We did have some terms back in those days. This thread turned into bringing all those memories back. Fun Fun times for sure. Ad we talk about how fast we were now,, pffftttt, is that all? Yep, we were slow compared to now days. Technology has gotten crazy and why they race 1/8 now. To damn fast for the street, people would be dying without a doubt running 1/4 mile now. Street cars running high 8's and 9s in the quarter. FAST and I mean FAST to us was 11's. Anything in the 10's was usually trailered but that didn't happen often, we drove our $hit to the street races. We drove our daily drivers to race. If you broke, you'd be looking for a ride to work Monday morning or fixing it all day Sunday with no sleep at all. Great Times and memories without doubt. Oh and running from the cops too. All good fun. We had 1 street we raced on, we called The box. Cuz it was just an L. You could come off a short side to that long street we raced on, or you came in from the other end of that long street to get there. It was a litteral L. The cops just block the 2 ends and we were stuck. SO THE COPS THOUGHT. I happen to work at a business that backed up to that long street and it had a back gate to the yard, and then that yard, you could go beside the building and out the front parking lot of the business and you were free. So yeah, you wanted to be MY FRIEND if you raced at THE BOX, cuz I had a key to that back gate and we could escape, lock the gate back up and every else that wasn't my buddy, they got popped. hahaha Name of that street was Greenstone Ave in Santa Fe Springs, CA if you wanna google map THE BOX and see what I mean. If it's still there, the place I worked at was Steelform that the front faced and had a Shoemaker street name address, and as said it backed up to Greenstone.

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idahovette said:

yeah, that's what i would have done IF it was faster!!!!!!!!......... LOL

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HotRodPC said:

Street Racing is 90% negotiations. Even slow cars can win races if negotiated the right race. I mean, I raced guys that just wanted to race and if wanted a race and noone wanted to race me in fear of that azz whipppin' so I couldn't get a race. This one guy wanted to race too. So instead of $100, we did $20 races. I set him out 5 and an arm drop. I just BARELY beat him. He wanted double or nothing to get his money back, Give me 5 and the move, $hit man, you're going to take your money back but OK WTH, let's have some fun. Sooooo I BARELY beat him AGAIN. Now up $40. Dammit, man I shifted to early can we go one more time for $20. If you want Bro, I don't wanna keep taking your money, each time, I just BARLEY beat him and took $20 each time. Finally we're now up to, give me 20 and the move. I said, WTF dude, at 20 car length how in the hell do you expect me to see you move, you're damn near 1/ 4 way to the finish line at 20 cars. Ok ok OK, 20 and an arm drop. I won't see no arms drop either, 20 and a flashlight. OK. Finaly, I let it all go, I smoked his azzz and blew by him like he was sitting still at half track so he's get the idea, he's not going to beat me. He had nothing for me. !!!! I ended up taking $100 from the guy anyway. Then he wanted me to pop my hood, I know you're on nitrous, NO I'm NOT !!! All motor Bro. I just wanna see it again, I'll find that braided line, it's in there, no way you beat me that bad. hahahaha, WTH you expect for a POS Ford 302 bro. You dind't even realize that's not the same engine as 2 weekends ago did you? He was a buddy of a buddy. So we told him, don't tell anyone Bro, here's $50 of your money back, Im keeping the rest to pay for all the gas you just made me waste spankin' your azzz. Haha, him and I ended up becoming good buddies. I built him an engine and a transmission when he decided to come to other side and give up on the Fords. He also ended up buying a truck from my dad. Sadly he died about 20 years ago from obesity. He was a biggo boy about 3 years younger than me. But yeah, street racing is all about the head fake and the game. Anything can be on the table. But I nomally like jus beaing the hell outta anyone. A win is a win is a win. No need to embarass them and beat them by 10 cars and let them and everyone else watching know what you run, so you just beat them by 2 or 3 and you better be careful, cuz something a guy showing in a Turbo SAAB 4 cylinder he could spank some of the mild v8s on all motor. So you better get way out on him before you pedal it, cuz them Turbo cars start off real slow but at the other end, they're coming hard and gaining on your quick, so you better not pedal it to much or you'll lose you azz.

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89Suburban said:

I'll race your fggn ass!!!!

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Rustisbest said:

Pink rods

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Turbo4whl said:

They truly are pink, but what does that mean? @Keith Seymore Pink anodized, or something else?

You guys left out the Reo pump on your Holley. It's a real thing too!

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Turbo4whl said:

They truly are pink, but what does that mean? @Keith Seymore Pink anodized, or something else?

You guys left out the Reo pump on your Holley. It's a real thing too!

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DoubleDingo said:

That's for the speed wagon, correct?

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• Part Numbers: Complete conversion kits and replacement parts can be found on sites like Holley Accelerator Pump Kits on eBay.
• Tuning Cams: The pump can be further calibrated using Holley Pump Cams (often part number 20-12), which change the lift and duration of the fuel squirt.
• Nozzles: Upgrading to a 50cc pump usually requires matching Holley Pump Nozzles to handle the increased volume effectively. [1, 2, 3]

Turbo4whl said:

From AI:

AI Overview

The Holley "REO" accelerator pump is a heavy-duty, 50cc fuel pump assembly (typically part number 20-11) designed for high-horsepower engines, alcohol/methanol-fueled applications, or extreme-load situations. Standard 30cc pumps are usually adequate for street driving, but REO pumps provide a larger, longer-lasting fuel shot to prevent engine bogging.

Key Details & Upgrades

• Part Numbers: Complete conversion kits and replacement parts can be found on sites like Holley Accelerator Pump Kits on eBay.
• Tuning Cams: The pump can be further calibrated using Holley Pump Cams (often part number 20-12), which change the lift and duration of the fuel squirt.
• Nozzles: Upgrading to a 50cc pump usually requires matching Holley Pump Nozzles to handle the increased volume effectively. [1, 2, 3]

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Turbo4whl said:

No, Reo made large inline 6 cyl. engines into the 1960's. They had a Holley two barrel carb. Larger 50 cc pump to assure smother acceleration from part throttle. As stated by @Rustisbest you could install this on your Holley with a different cam. Bigger squirt of fuel on acceleration.

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The original Reo pumps did not have inset screws. This model gives clearance if you have installed it on a Holley, with some V8 manifolds.

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bucket said:

I just learned something. This is the first time I've ever heard the 50cc pump as being a REO pump.

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bucket said:

Also, a couple other things. The 50cc pump will not clear some manifolds without some form of carb spacer. Pump cam and nozzle tuning often needs to be done, even with the 30cc pump.

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DoubleDingo said:

I was being goofy, but thanks for clarifying.

Reo Speed Wagon

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