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Ron Silva's 501" Small block
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06/26/23 01:07 PM
06/26/23 01:07 PM
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Streetwize
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Does anyone know whatever became of Ron and that badazz 500" SB Dart of his?
I was looking for it in the tech archives I couldn't find anything. I think (I don't rememeber exactly) it was a Siamese R3 block and it was like 4.22" Bore and a rifle drilled 4.5" stroke crank.
I remembered we ran the exact same Bullet cam lobes/Grind in his 501" small block and my 517" big block.
Last edited by Streetwize; 06/26/23 01:47 PM.
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Re: Ron Silva's 503" Small block
[Re: EvilB1Dart]
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06/26/23 01:34 PM
06/26/23 01:34 PM
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Thanks!!
It's Funny how memory fades, i could have sworn that motor was over 500" and it was a Dart not a Valiant. (correction ...it WAS 501" so (I hope) I'm not losing my mind! yet! Ron's call-out name of 449Valiant I guess threw me off)
I think they call it " The Mandella effect"
Thank you!
I really liked Ron from the moment we met and The Mopar Nats when the guy from Miami bought his car and Dave Duceck's Challenger the same weekend. I always enjoyed his posts and respected him tremendously, I hope he and his family are all happy and well.
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Re: Ron Silva's 501" Small block
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06/26/23 04:19 PM
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Met Ron at Speed World years back when he owned the Demon. Nice guy and super smart. We were both on the HellCat/Demon forums for a bit, and I'm sure he's still on it.
"Any fool can know. The point is to understand"
- A. Einstein
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Re: Ron Silva's 501" Small block
[Re: EvilB1Dart]
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06/26/23 11:33 PM
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he's on hellcat.org and I think just sold or is selling his Demon because he got a deal worked out on a D170.
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Re: Ron Silva's 501" Small block
[Re: Streetwize]
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06/27/23 10:52 AM
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We talked the other day when I found out he lives in AZ as well and he sold it ages ago but it's up for sale again for $50,000 from what Ron said. We will be hanging out soon here and I'll get more info...
72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....
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Re: Ron Silva's 501" Small block
[Re: Thumperdart]
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06/27/23 04:37 PM
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Seen Ron at the Mopar race up here and at Irwindale a time or two. Smart guy who built some really nice stuff. Seems to have a really good handle on the hellcat stuff as well.
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
"It's never wrong to do the right thing"
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