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  1. madferraristi

    Is reving an engine to redline without a load (in neutral) bad?

    Thinking a little more about this, I had a buddy back in the very early sixties (I know, showing my age) who worked for Chet Herbert Racing Cams. He had one of the best running '55 Chevys around. For a $100 bill, he would hold his engine at 10 grand for one minute, just to show off his cam...
  2. madferraristi

    Is reving an engine to redline without a load (in neutral) bad?

    Many years ago the engineers at Chrysler published an article discussing rod loadings on their 426 Hemi. A diagram that was included indicated that, IIRC, the max load on a rod occurred when the piston tried to follow the spent exhaust gasses out through the exhaust valve and was promptly...
  3. madferraristi

    Hose Elastomer Choice

    Thanks for the input guys. The best solution appears to be Goodridge Hose Products, their hose seems to specifically address the issue we have. I'm investigating their line.
  4. madferraristi

    Hose Elastomer Choice

    I own a small business catering to the Ford F-150 Lightning Truck, high performance market. The issue is selection of hose and tubing materials for a higher flow capacity fuel system. Vapor permeation is a major issue when replumbing the entire fuel system with aftermarket fuel hoses in that...

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