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Roy you are confused again Time for meds *NM*
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Roy you are confused again Time for meds *NM*
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I'm confused...
...the 56-7 2x4 air cleaner, almost identical to the 55-7 1x4 except for the diameter, is $100, while the 1x4 is $1400. Yeah, I know about volume, tooling, yadda yadda yadda. I can't belive the smaller one sells FOURTEEN TIMES as often as the big one. For this to be true, dual quad Corvettes would have to litter the landscape. I gotta think these come from different manufacturers. The big one must be made one at a time by hand, that selling price implies about 20 hours of labor EACH.
Thanks for your comments, the car is a legacy.Comment
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I'm confused...
...the 56-7 2x4 air cleaner, almost identical to the 55-7 1x4 except for the diameter, is $100, while the 1x4 is $1400. Yeah, I know about volume, tooling, yadda yadda yadda. I can't belive the smaller one sells FOURTEEN TIMES as often as the big one. For this to be true, dual quad Corvettes would have to litter the landscape. I gotta think these come from different manufacturers. The big one must be made one at a time by hand, that selling price implies about 20 hours of labor EACH.
Thanks for your comments, the car is a legacy.Comment
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Re: I'm confused...
Dave your right , today who wont's or sells a single Carb Corvette or small block .It's hard to find or see a single Carb or small block any more.
Looking at a 53 or 55 you know what you'll see, but now most Corvettes are two fours,F.I or 427 big blocks
I always kid that I have one of the rarest 67 Corvettes around because it's a 327 mouse.
Many two fours come from CAR.
Many F.I's come from CARS or left over from the parts department.
Many big block come out of boats. The L88 engine mostly were sold and installed in BOATS now in Corvettes.
MONEY makes up many of these Corvettes, how many people go ooh and owl over a plain Jan Corvette?
Wake up and smell the Money.Comment
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Re: I'm confused...
Dave your right , today who wont's or sells a single Carb Corvette or small block .It's hard to find or see a single Carb or small block any more.
Looking at a 53 or 55 you know what you'll see, but now most Corvettes are two fours,F.I or 427 big blocks
I always kid that I have one of the rarest 67 Corvettes around because it's a 327 mouse.
Many two fours come from CAR.
Many F.I's come from CARS or left over from the parts department.
Many big block come out of boats. The L88 engine mostly were sold and installed in BOATS now in Corvettes.
MONEY makes up many of these Corvettes, how many people go ooh and owl over a plain Jan Corvette?
Wake up and smell the Money.Comment
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Speaking of boats....
About 10 years ago a buddy of mine from work bought a '66 427 Side Oiler for his ERA Cobra. The guy who sold it to him said it came out of a boat. What no one knew at the time was the boat was designed to hold tandem 427's. After some investigation, he found out the engine he bought would only run counterclockwise. It turned out to be an expensive proposition to have a machine shop rework the engine so it could be run in a car.Comment
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Speaking of boats....
About 10 years ago a buddy of mine from work bought a '66 427 Side Oiler for his ERA Cobra. The guy who sold it to him said it came out of a boat. What no one knew at the time was the boat was designed to hold tandem 427's. After some investigation, he found out the engine he bought would only run counterclockwise. It turned out to be an expensive proposition to have a machine shop rework the engine so it could be run in a car.Comment
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Re: Speaking of boats....
Holman and Moddy's finest, I sure. they did a lot of marime conversions.Dick WhittingtonComment
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Re: Speaking of boats....
Holman and Moddy's finest, I sure. they did a lot of marime conversions.Dick WhittingtonComment
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Re: Speaking of boats....
In 1976, a friend brought a Chris Craft ski boat to me because he and his mechanic (chief mechanic for the Oakland, CA Police Garage) could not get the 283 in the boat to run after it was rebuilt. Before even looking at the boat I asked if they had installed a reverse grind cam. After all everybody knows that most boat engines are reverse rotation. They both swore the cam was reverse grind. So I get the boat with the distributor cap removed and no firing order or even a cylinder numbering chart. I played around and thru watching the rocker action confirmed the cam was reverse grind. I checked with a couple of local marinas but they could not help with info specific to boat. So I went home and stared at the engine for an hour or so. Finally it dawned on me that it was installed so it drove the prop shaft from the crank snout (vibration damper) end. The flywheel was not connected to anything! Therefore it had to run standard rotation! Took out the marine cam, installed a Cal Cam 283 PP regrind ($15 at the time) and it started right up. Adjusted the valves, returned the boat to one happy owner. Never told him what I found. But still have the reverse grind cam! Anybody think of someone I can "donate" it to? MMMComment
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Re: Speaking of boats....
In 1976, a friend brought a Chris Craft ski boat to me because he and his mechanic (chief mechanic for the Oakland, CA Police Garage) could not get the 283 in the boat to run after it was rebuilt. Before even looking at the boat I asked if they had installed a reverse grind cam. After all everybody knows that most boat engines are reverse rotation. They both swore the cam was reverse grind. So I get the boat with the distributor cap removed and no firing order or even a cylinder numbering chart. I played around and thru watching the rocker action confirmed the cam was reverse grind. I checked with a couple of local marinas but they could not help with info specific to boat. So I went home and stared at the engine for an hour or so. Finally it dawned on me that it was installed so it drove the prop shaft from the crank snout (vibration damper) end. The flywheel was not connected to anything! Therefore it had to run standard rotation! Took out the marine cam, installed a Cal Cam 283 PP regrind ($15 at the time) and it started right up. Adjusted the valves, returned the boat to one happy owner. Never told him what I found. But still have the reverse grind cam! Anybody think of someone I can "donate" it to? MMMComment
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Re: Speaking of boats....
--------About 2 years ago I bought two 4-bolt main 351 blocks out of an old Pacemaker that had been in one spot at the marina for over 25 years. Made two guys very happy as both blocks were in beautiful condition. The only thing different on the reverse-rotation block was the cam. Keep an eye out for those old wood cabin-cruisers as they sometimes have gold within!.......Bill SComment
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Re: Speaking of boats....
--------About 2 years ago I bought two 4-bolt main 351 blocks out of an old Pacemaker that had been in one spot at the marina for over 25 years. Made two guys very happy as both blocks were in beautiful condition. The only thing different on the reverse-rotation block was the cam. Keep an eye out for those old wood cabin-cruisers as they sometimes have gold within!.......Bill SComment
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