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Any Chevelle is just naturally better!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 2:09
PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Back in the
Day / Float the Valves?
I decided years ago when I put a 6500 RPM cam in my BB
motor that I'd eyeball limit to 6000. I'm not draggin' for money and I'd just
as soon not grenade my 1970 vintage block just to spank some yahoo with three
earings and a '98 Mustang. If I can't git 'r
done with 6k, well, I'll have to accept it.
Besides, it doesn't matter how fast some lesser car
goes - mine is a Chevelle with fatblock and a Muncie - that makes it more
better by definition.
Chevelle Snob
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 2:59
PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Back in
the Day / Float the Valves?
Yeah, me too. I've also always been careful of hitting
rev limiters on other cars I've owned. I am considering a rev limiter
for the Chevelle, but have always wonder if a rev limiter can cause harm to
an engine as well? Or is it just fouled plugs at worst? Does
anyone have an opinion on that?
Of course, even if the rev limiter
caused some damage, it's probably not as serious as over revving an engine
I'm sure. There's no KABOOM! when you hit a rev limiter. Just
wondering if there might be long term harm.
Thanks,
Matt
At
11:29 AM 10/13/2005, you wrote:
Thank you for the
insight, it seems like harm can only come from this and no advantage
gained.
I have always been won to respect the redline in
cars, motorcycles, etc. and the few times over was a "whew it stayed
together"
Thanks
again,
Krister
-----Original
Message-----
From: Craig Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: The
Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, 13
Oct 2005 14:01:27 -0400
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Back in the Day /
Float the Valves?
Nope...it's basically reving
the motor past the point where the valve springs can close the valve in
time for the next compression or exhaust stroke. It's a "bad
thing"...especially if the piston slaps a valve. That's one of the reasons
valve seat spring load is important and why you match springs to cam,
etc.
Craig E.
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- To: [email protected]
- Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 1:55 PM
- Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Back in the Day / Float the
Valves?
- Well I am 41, been around cars my whole life and have not heard the
term "float the valves" doesn't sound like a good thing to do, but
what is it? My guess - depressing clutch to shift, but intenially
not taking your foot off the gas?
- Thank you,
- Krister Meister
- Bloomingdale, IL
- '66 SS #'s
- -----Original Message-----
- From: Bob Haggard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
- To: The Chevelle Mailing List
<[email protected]>
- Sent: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 21:48:21 -0400
- Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Back in the Day
- When I was in the Air Force (66-70) a friend had a red Chevelle
SS with
- 396/350hp. It was a beautiful car and what I always remember
was he liked to
- shift when the valves would float. I was amazed that it stayed
together since a
- high school friend had a 63 Impalla (1963) with 409/425hp that would
float the
- valves when he missed a shift and it would usually end up back at
the Chevy
- dealer to replace bent pushrods and other assorted parts.
- Bob Haggard - old fart
- >
- > From: Bob Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
- > Date: 2005/10/12 Wed PM 04:25:42 EDT
- > To: [email protected]
- > Subject: [Chevelle-list] Back in the Day
- >
- > Reminisicing at the tender age of 17 working in the local
burger joint and
- working the night shift when the night porter Pee Wee drove up
with his new
- 1969 Chevelle SS , Black with Red interior and red stripes, with
396-375 and
- four on the floor with eyebrows on the headlights??
- >
- >
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