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Got lucky with the Hemi #2676378 07/10/19 06:34 PM 07/10/19 06:34 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,493 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY Dragula OP I Live Here
Dragula OP I Live Here Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,493 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY	That was a close one..., '70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9) '66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage '71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: Dragula] #2676386 07/10/19 07:14 PM 07/10/19 07:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 14,545 So. Burlington, Vt. F fast68plymouth I Live Here
fast68plymouth I Live Here F Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 14,545 So. Burlington, Vt.	Spring was weak....... hammered the retainer for a while....... before they finally broke. That coulda been ugly. “If it were me”....... it would get all new springs, retainers, locks. 68 Satellite, 383 with stock 906’s, 3550lbs, 11.18@123 Dealer for Comp Cams/Indy Heads

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: Dragula] #2676388 07/10/19 07:28 PM 07/10/19 07:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually B BradH Taking time off to work on my car
BradH Taking time off to work on my car B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually	Valve springs with flat coil dampers between dual springs? Those dampers chew up ti retainers, unfortunately. If you like the springs, switch to steel retainers; if you want ti retainers, switch to dual springs without dampers.

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: BradH] #2676390 07/10/19 07:33 PM 07/10/19 07:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,767 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,767 A collage of whims	Buy a lottery ticket, man ! That's the poster child for "it coulda been a lot worse"...

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: BradH] #2676394 07/10/19 07:35 PM 07/10/19 07:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 14,545 So. Burlington, Vt. F fast68plymouth I Live Here
fast68plymouth I Live Here F Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 14,545 So. Burlington, Vt.	Well, the outer spring appears to be broken........ so I don’t know if the failure would be damper related. I think Chips Cuda is a good example of moderation with regards to spring loads and cam lobes when it comes to rollers and street driving...... and being able to get decent service life and still running good ET’s. 68 Satellite, 383 with stock 906’s, 3550lbs, 11.18@123 Dealer for Comp Cams/Indy Heads

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: Dragula] #2676397 07/10/19 07:39 PM 07/10/19 07:39 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,905 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,905 Bend,OR USA	I'm really glad you found that before it hurt you, the motor or the car Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: Cab_Burge] #2676423 07/10/19 09:09 PM 07/10/19 09:09 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn. tubtar master
tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	Whew........that could have been really ugly.

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: tubtar] #2676437 07/10/19 10:05 PM 07/10/19 10:05 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,225 Charleston S sixpackgut Drag Week Mod Champion
sixpackgut Drag Week Mod Champion S Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,225 Charleston	OMG!!! Gen 3 power 6.22@110, 9.85@135 Follow @g3hemiswap on instagram performance only racing, CRT, ultimate converter, superior design concepts, ThumperCarbs

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: sixpackgut] #2676455 07/10/19 10:49 PM 07/10/19 10:49 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,145 Arizona, USA gsmopar super stock
gsmopar super stock Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,145 Arizona, USA	You've had a lot of bad luck with this engine. I hope things are turning around for you!

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: gsmopar] #2676474 07/11/19 04:54 AM 07/11/19 04:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,415 nielsville, minn. Q quickd100 master
quickd100 master Q Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,415 nielsville, minn.	Like the old saying,'Id rather be lucky than good'! Couple weeks ago I backed mine out of the garage and broke a rockerarm idling. They are old factory SS pieces. I even found the lash cap in the rear drain hole.

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: quickd100] #2676475 07/11/19 05:36 AM 07/11/19 05:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,593 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,593 Great Neck,LI,new york	Better in the driveway than at WOT!! I recently found 4 lifters going south and a broken inner spring.Call it luck................... HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: Dragula] #2676500 07/11/19 07:43 AM 07/11/19 07:43 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,686 Mt. Eden Ky. Hemi Allstate master
Hemi Allstate master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,686 Mt. Eden Ky.	WOW ! Close one for sure ! How did you happen to look ? Mark 1996 Ram 1500 Sport 1968 road runner 1952 Sears Allstate licensed, pump gas, Hemi 5.98 @ 115.73 1.33 60 ft. The best is yet to come. Painless Performance / Street RODDER magazine Top 100 for 2019

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: Hemi Allstate] #2676510 07/11/19 07:59 AM 07/11/19 07:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,332 NE Ohio DoubleD top fuel
DoubleD top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,332 NE Ohio	What springs and what retainers - is that a lash cap in there? biggest killer of the roller springs on the street is the lack of cooling by oil - its a tough compromise - glad you found it early that would have been real ugly!

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: gsmopar] #2676535 07/11/19 09:52 AM 07/11/19 09:52 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,279 PA. pittsburghracer "Little"John
pittsburghracer "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,279 PA.	Originally Posted by gsmopar You've had a lot of bad luck with this engine. I hope things are turning around for you! It’s not just this engine. He could write a do not do book 📖 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.38@138.67 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: tubtar] #2676537 07/11/19 10:15 AM 07/11/19 10:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually B BradH Taking time off to work on my car
BradH Taking time off to work on my car B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually	Originally Posted by tubtar Whew........that could have been really ugly. Yep, regardless of the root cause of the problem, the end result avoided could have been

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: Dragula] #2676538 07/11/19 10:18 AM 07/11/19 10:18 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,750 central il. S second 70 top fuel
second 70 top fuel S Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,750 central il.	That's scary.

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: second 70] #2676565 07/11/19 12:10 PM 07/11/19 12:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,238 North Central, Indiana Roughbird72 pro stock
Roughbird72 pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,238 North Central, Indiana	72 Plymouth Roadrunner 11.08@123.25

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: pittsburghracer] #2676572 07/11/19 01:06 PM 07/11/19 01:06 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,493 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY Dragula OP I Live Here
Dragula OP I Live Here Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,493 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY	Originally Posted by pittsburghracer Originally Posted by gsmopar You've had a lot of bad luck with this engine. I hope things are turning around for you! It’s not just this engine. He could write a do not do book 📖 Basically true.....lol Hopefully I can fix this with the head on the engine. I really don't want to pull the head, I guess I will see. '70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9) '66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage '71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: Dragula] #2676578 07/11/19 01:19 PM 07/11/19 01:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,535 Marion, South Carolina [><] an8sec70cuda I Live Here
an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,535 Marion, South Carolina [><]	WOW!!! You definitely need to go buy some lottery tickets! I couldn't be happier w/ the cam Dwayne spec'd for mine. It must be a bad week for hemis. Mine has an issue, but I think I caught it early before any real damage has been done. I'll know more when I get time to get it apart. CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon 340, no drivetrain, on blocks behind the barn '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax

Re: Got lucky with the Hemi [Re: an8sec70cuda] #2676599 07/11/19 02:41 PM 07/11/19 02:41 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,750 central il. S second 70 top fuel
second 70 top fuel S Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,750 central il.	Sorry to hear that Chip I hope the problem is minor.

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