Jerry C Like you in the old days we there spinning ahemi to 7,800 rpm, and yes Larry the owner and sucka$$ driver did miss a few shifts with a 4 spd. We went to a reverse Vitar manual body trans with lockout reverse. The valve adjustment was done after every round, the lifters where every 50 and cam lobes checked.We there running over 300 lbs of seat pressure on that hemi. That Racer Brown cam was hasty cam but great power from 3,000 to 7,000 rpm. We also had a switches for both of the points in the distributor, to run either one or both, advance the timing, or retard for track conditions. You would have to ask KCR when he was togeather with Kuntz about high rpm and reving FE motors. I believe they where in the 8,000 rpm range. The changes in motors from today and yesterday are more in the cam and heads than antwhere else. If you ran a motor with a windage tray, we never worried about
oil problem to solid lifter motors. There was spray all over in the bottom end. Some guys ran bush bushing with a groove that went around the bore on a angle from top to bottom for solid lifter oiling. SBC grooved all the bores straight from top to bottom with any problems. As far a a rev kit Jerry, you can run this on any motor, yes you may need to modifly the oiling system like you did. They now have
oil sprayers in all desiel motors for the bottom of the pistons. I asked Barry R about this for his EMC motors. There is about a 2% increase in power across the board. He declined the idea. PSE Paul and the crazy main oiling system. It worked if running a HPHV
oil pump with 100 psi spring. Some guys forgot to cap off the oil galleys in the 2,4 main. They there the first to complain about it didn't work. Like you I wish I had the money to get into motor building and EMC. The computor is the best tool for build a motor and saving alot of time and money. One note that Variable cam timing kit from Isky ( I think) didn't work well. We tryed that in the early 80's. Valve stems are getting small and valve wieght lighter, As soon as they have a coating for the exhaust valves and the titianium can take alot more heat cycles that will be the new way and more power and less valve spring pressure will be needed. I was told by 2 different sources that they are still have a coating problem on titianium. GM should know when the LS crate motors came out and where recalled. They put stainless in there. The other thing is borilium valve seats, not cheap, stainless get pounded out. Later Rick l. Jerry how old do you need to be to be an OLD FART?
I thought it was just smelly wind
