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Messages - Jim Kramer

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FE Technical Forum / Re: big ,med, or small block
« on: November 26, 2023, 11:52:49 AM »
Joe everything you said is true, however a MR head will outflow a big port bbc head up to about .300 lift and stock eliminator camshafts are limited to stock .500/.525 lift, so at these levels the MR head actually could have a slight advantage......Jim Kramer 

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Drag Strip Results for FE Powered Vehicles / Re: 79 Foxbody Mustang FE 445
« on: September 13, 2023, 12:11:33 PM »
Your times aren't bad at all using NHRA's altitude correction factors down to a sea level track brings your numbers to 10.60 @ 127 mph..........Jim Kramer

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Rocker Adjuster Wear - Rapid
« on: June 27, 2023, 09:00:41 AM »
I had this exact problem, pushrod oiling holes and such. In my case I was using Isky iron rockers. It wasn't so much the oiling hole itself but the pushrod cup was slightly too big to match ball of the adjuster. The contact area between the two was too small made worse by the oiling hole being there. It wore the ball end exactly as you described. I changed to a spair set of pushrods I had that fit better, no problems in about 5000 miles.....Jim Kramer   

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Member Projects / Re: Shelby stocker
« on: June 18, 2023, 09:56:47 AM »
It's gonna be a shame to put decals on it......Jim Kramer

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Private Classifieds / Re: 1967 Fairlane Station Wagon
« on: May 31, 2023, 10:15:53 AM »
That thing is bad ass cool, and I think your price doesnt cover half your cost. Wish I had an extra 25 grand laying around......Jim Kramer

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Private Classifieds / Re: Looking for Hooker headers #6375
« on: May 18, 2023, 09:46:35 AM »
i may have something you might be interested in. They are the competition hookers 6375 I think, but we would need to talk first before we got serious about the deal. Text me at 319 two three 0 4671. Thanks Jim Kramer   

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: I quit drinking
« on: January 11, 2023, 10:43:23 PM »
I'll put in another vote for trying therapy. I crashed on my bicycle several years ago and hurt my back. With rest it got a little better for a while then got much worst. I finally asked my doctor what he would suggest and he said try therapy first and I did. I got a good therapist and we tried several things until we hit on the couple exercises that really targeted the problem. It took some work and time on my part but we finally got good results. I will have to work at it for the rest of my life but that pain at least is in remission.....Jim     

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FE Technical Forum / Re: intake manifold to reservoir tank
« on: September 05, 2022, 05:20:21 PM »
My first guess would be a crack between the neck and the tank itself. Off to the radiator shop to to brazed, not soldered......Jim Kramer

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Sorry guys......
« on: August 18, 2022, 04:25:56 PM »
But if they were simply replacing retiring employees they wouldn't need such a massive increase in funding, unless they were going to increase everyone's salary by about one hundred present. This isn't good..........Jim Kramer

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Nice trip
« on: August 10, 2022, 05:56:37 PM »
So is it true that some of the 292's in the heavy trucks had steel crankshafts?...Jim Kramer

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FE Technical Forum / Re: solid lifters-hyd cam
« on: August 03, 2022, 05:07:53 PM »
For the last 390 I built I was looking for a cam I liked and found something about right, but it was a hydraulic grind. I asked my machinist, ( who I was buying the cam through ) to call and ask if we could get that grind or something close on a solid lifter cam. The tech. guy, ( at Bullet I think ), said just buy the hydro cam and put solid lifters on it, and run the lash down to .003/.004, no problem. Thats what I did. I have about three thousand miles on it, no problem. I can't remember the grind number but it was a fairly mild cam.......Jim Kramer

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It is fun. You'll get used to the pain. ;).......Jim Kramer

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FE Technical Forum / Re: FE Power PCV plate?
« on: February 19, 2022, 07:09:58 PM »
Oh yah, you've got to run the basket or you woun't be able to see to back out of your garage for all the smoke. I think all the 427s at least 65 and newer ran these with no other PCVs anywhere else. No problems. I'm working on setting one up on my Mustang, ( home made ). I'm thinking it will do a better job than the one in the VC......Jim Kramer

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FE Technical Forum / Re: FE Power PCV plate?
« on: February 19, 2022, 10:48:19 AM »
That looks like a duplicate of the factory PCV basket like used on many of the high perf. manifolds in the 60's. I've never used that specific part shown in that add, but the factory ones worked fine. Of course your manifold has to be one that is machined for it......Jim Kramer

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Question for the clutch masters..
« on: January 31, 2022, 09:00:25 AM »
Thanks guys thats what I am gonna do. I did bolt the thing together on the bench yesterday and once the levers were down in their proper position things did look better. All the levers seem to have a small angle to the grind, but they all look the same so I'm happy. Now to wait for spring to show up  :).........Jim Kramer

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