Pure Stock Drag Racing tips & tricks

**PxTx** · #1 10-02-2003, 03:11 AM

If Pete does 409 work and has been doing things for 30 years, then he'll know Ron Ruth and the "Get Around". Ron past away a few years ago but every time I hear of a 409 I think of my dad's ol' buddy.

Anyways, I live in Glenside about 1/2 mile from Ken M's shop. I'll have to ask my pop about Pete. Just like to keep tabs on some of the older engine builders as they have quite an involvement with some of the greater cars in the area.

Unfortunately for me, my guy- Doug Myers- has been doing mostly roundy-round guys so there are not as many old stories of muscle cars to follow up on.

Cheers to you,

Paul

**Salvatore** · #2 10-02-2003, 03:43 AM

Paul, Doug Myers and Pete are friends. Doug does some machine work for Pete. Pete does all the assembly, heads and carb work, but Doug does his boring and honing. Pete does the 409's for Wooley Bully and also Ronnie (wildfire) Evans.I think he did some work for Vern Frantz, a member of this board. I remember Ron Ruth at Vargo. The car was called Get Around. Ran great mid 60's. Maybe I will see you at the Vargo Dragway Reunion. Nov. 1st I have a 1969 RS-Z/28. Sam [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/

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Schonyenko2 · #3 10-02-2003, 05:07 AM

Sam's comment,some things can't be explained,kinda rings true.When I first got to know Marlin I asked him if Yenko had changed cams in the deuces as they seemed to run better than comparable cars.He said no he did'nt. I'm sure thats true, but I asked because I had a friend with a 70 Z28 LT1 that ran very well, But about 2 carlengths slower than my deuce. He was running a 3.73 to my 4.10, but still seemed like I was putting out more HP.
Seat of the pants is hard to go by these days at 51. Finding my a$$ with either hand sometimes is a good day.
Someday Rob we'll see what a original deuce cam specs out to. I've got the orginal one from Belks orange deuce. Schonye

**Salvatore** · #4 10-02-2003, 04:33 PM

Hey Schonye, Must be the generation gap. I have 4 boys from ages 26 to 17. I am never right with them either. Maybe because they take after my wife! But then again, I met her at the drags. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/

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**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #5 06-03-2004, 07:58 PM

The Crane blueprint cam is going in! I'm anxious to see what the 'seat of the pants' difference is

Casey Marks · #6 06-03-2004, 10:39 PM

** Cheater **

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #7 06-03-2004, 10:48 PM

Now how is that 'cheatin'

**Salvatore** · #8 06-03-2004, 11:38 PM

What cam did you have in it Marlin. I thought you restored it with a blue print cam. Sam

Casey Marks · #9 06-03-2004, 11:42 PM

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What cam did you have in it Marlin. I thought you restored it with a blue print cam. Sam

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It's a different blueprint .......... it's a GobiBeigePrint .......

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #10 06-04-2004, 03:13 AM

I'm picking up the heads tonight, no 'cheatin' done to them, just getting them relooked at while I had the engine down for the cam swap.

I originally installed a Comp Cams with a little more lift, and a little less duration, but with a lot less 'overlap' in an effort to increase cylinder pressure and therefore bottom end torque. After learning a little more about cams from Pete, Rob and others, I realized that this cam was not what I really wanted, and that the stock cam is the best. So, I tore it down, and found some other issues to straighten out, (like a little valve cover oil leak, cracked oil sending switch, etc...) but now am in the rebuilding stage.

Anyone want to suggest the easiest way to degree a cam, without buying the whole degree kit?

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