KC Pond 482-580hp. Does that sound right?

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Originally Posted by Keithc8

I would like to do the Engine Masters thing but it always seems like we are behind on getting work done or at least working so that we are on time I should say. My engine assembler talked about this deal and it would be fun. I always seem to waite to late to get in on it when I do think about it. I do like some of the rule changes because most of the engine that were being built early on would never work very long in the application they were intended. With all of the light parts and high compression with the crazy lift cams. Not very many people run a 250 @ .050 camshaft with .850 lift. I do not even know the rules for this year and if it is to late to get entered. The thing with the Ford deal is that everybody uses about the same set up with the 351C style 3V heads. Maybe they will limit the heads a little like all in-line valve heads or something.
I know on the NHRA Super Stocker and Stocker engines that you are limited by pretty strict rules. I do think that the Cammar stuff will be neat if they ever get anything that will hold water and work. We are doing a 514C.I. Boss 429 style engine with aftermarket heads and intake for the street. The customer wants a hydraulic roller and about 10.5 to 1 compression. This thing is suppose to make about 800HP with this combination. It will be a interesting engine to see if it will make that kind of power on pump gas and a hydraulic roller. Will have neat looking valve covers anyway.
I say it all of the time about this business that there are more people out there that know more about it than I do and that that is probably why they did not get into it for a living. I will be happy to fix anybody up with a complete shop and a lot of inventory so they can hit the ground running. Have about 40 different CNC programs for aluminum heads with several for different makes of blocks. Even have a CNC valve job machine from Newen where you can design any valve job that you want. Can do complete radius valve jobs with any radius you want. Do valve jobs with all of the angles .030 wide with 10 different angles. You can design anything that you have the time to cut and flow test. This machine was 80,000.00 alone but people get up-set if you charge more than the electritian, plumber or cable guy, Hell y accountant charges more an hour than we do and I have about 2 million invested and they have an office with a computer and calculator. Like I said you have to be pretty stupid to get into this business. And to think I have a business degree, I should know better. Good luck, Keith Craft

Yea, but we both know when you wheel that 700hp Kirkham out of the garage hitting heavily on all 8, motor cautiously down the driveway and then put that puppy sideways the fist 100 or so yards of asphalt .. it all suddenly becomes worth it.. t'would hate to be you.

12 hours a day??? ....you slacker!