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02/11/2024 2:27 pm
This 1964 Dodge 330 Conpetition #980-1053 became the new 426 Hemi V8 test bed for Chrysler looking for a winning engine for NASCAR and Daytona. They gave it to 'Head of engine development' and Ramchargers team member Tom Hoover. The engine was loosely based on the 426 wedge block, now strengthened and featuring "Hemispherical Combustion Chambered Cylinder Heads".The engineas supplied, didn't offer anything more than the 426 wedge. The secret involved replacing the Carter 4bbls with Holleys and then rotating the intake manifold 90° for better flow. By the time they were done, the Hemi dyno'd at an unheard of 550+ HP. Hoover couldn't resist turning this Dodge into the iconic Ramchargers 1053 drag car. While the sorted out Hemi went on to provide bullet-proof power at NASCAR and Daytona, Hoover took his drag car to debut at the April '64 Detroit Dragway event. With their driver having retired, Roger Lindamood stepped in to win Class Eliminator with a, A/FX record time. The Ramchargers team then took #1053 on the road for match racing (where the money was) where Lindamood became their chief adversary driving the famous "Color Me Gone" car. 1964 turned out this car's sole year of dominance as the Altered Wheelbase configuration was good for a whopping 2 seconds off the ETs in the A/FX class.... and once again Tom Hoover & Co were on the cutting edge with their '65 Dodge Coronet AWB "Ferndale Candy" (last pic)
02/11/2024 2:51 pm
COOL shots Pal! Last pic - when you have velocity stacks THAT tall, it's appropriate to call them trumpets. WOW!
02/11/2024 3:10 pm
Dyno testing proved the taller fuel injection "trumpets" made the engine perform better with the automatic transmission. Manual transmissions ran with the shorter versions.COOL shots Pal! Last pic - when you have velocity stacks THAT tall, it's appropriate to call them trumpets. WOW!
02/11/2024 3:25 pm
Thanks Marty, I wondered about the height difference - that explains it. Do any engine builders use Tuba injector stacks? LOL!!
Christopher Moroni reacted
02/11/2024 9:29 pm
Totally out of my depth, I ask if one would use automatic transmission for competition - and why ?
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02/11/2024 9:42 pm
Awesome RC Dodge Rich... and one that I still haven't "fixed." I want colored rims that better match period photos I see. ACME has an updated version coming, which is better, but still not quite right. You'll notice that rear 1/18 rims match the 1:1 front rims. 1:1 rear rims were deeper. I have all the "correct" rims needed, but haven't yet tackled this project.
Tony Perrone and Steve Jacobs reacted
02/11/2024 9:47 pm
I ask if one would use automatic transmission for competition - and why ?
Marty can (and probably will ) answer definitively, but I'm 99% sure automatics were used because they were faster shifting than manuals.
02/11/2024 9:50 pm
@chris Thanks. A very sensible answer,
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02/11/2024 11:51 pm
Do you have an approximate decade into which you will finish all your projects...jus askin... LOL
You know we all love you Chris 💗
You're one of the contributors that keep me coming back day after day and I appreciate your posts, your pics, and your opinions. 👍
03/11/2024 6:31 am
@100ford2003 You're too kind, thank you VERY much Steve.
Will I ever finish all my scale projects? "No." Very few models are at a level which I feel can no longer be improved upon. Would I say that if I owed, say, 2,000 CMCs or Exotos? "No, probably not." ... even a few those can be tweaked. Now, factor in that I'm inherently lazy, and at 60, becoming lazier by the minute.
When I look at any scale replica, I instantly judge it and look for ways to "fix" it. Being "nuts" like this, I feel, could never provide a path for "total harmony, peace & contentment." Make sense? I know all this is a rather serious answer, but I've never been asked that before.... I'm glad I had an answer! 😀
03/11/2024 6:47 am
@chris Perhaps the path to total harmony, peace and contentment is the process of making things look as you want them to?
03/11/2024 8:00 am
@charles-rockett True, but my constant urning to "always correct" is often overshadowed by my inherent laziness. It's a dichotomous situation that has plagued me my entire life. On one hand, there's always room for improvements & ways to get there, on the other hand I'm often too lazy to do them. 🙄
03/11/2024 8:38 am
@chris You are not alone in your dichotomy. I find one solution is to sit and ponder upon the task in hand 😶 .
Christopher Moroni reacted
03/11/2024 9:39 am
one solution is to sit and ponder upon the task in hand
....ah yes, "I rather would entreat thy company
To see the wonders of the world abroad,
Than, living dully sluggardized at home,
Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness."
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03/11/2024 11:47 am
@chris I guess that red/white rear wheel was how it was raced. I've also seen the rear wheel white as well as how this model was done. Perhaps it's the restored car?
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