[TPR] Main bearing clearance

[asajay at asajay.com]

Beer and Cigar... no worries.  My plan is to have a half-neked busty  
blonde firmly... um... harnessed into the passenger seat, with a  
camera on the dashboard.  :)

Asa Jay

Quoting Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>:

> FYI -  I don't consider open road racing 'RACING'..... that is  
> unless you start running sustained 5-6,000 R's for longer then a few  
> minutes or are running a challenging course like the SORC in  
> Nebraska which is scary fast or the BORR in Texas which is  
> deceptively scary fast .... the hardest abuse your engine and  
> pantera are going to take is running around those cones in solo I  
> events.....or open track where you are on and off the throttle. Your  
> plan to run in 100-110 class with a 125 Tech Speed you should be  
> able to do all day long with your arm out the window holding a can  
> of beer and a cigar but don't do that at your Rookie driving school!  
> ;-)
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [TPR] Main bearing clearance
>
> Sage advice duly noted. :)
> In all honestly, that's what I was going to end up doing anyway.  I 
> mulled it over six ways from Sunday and decided I did -not- want to 
> mess with shims.
>
> Most of my driving is freeway, some autocross, and hopefully Open Road 
> Racing this September.  I have an M-6600-C3 Ford Racing High Volume 
> oil pump sitting on the shelf that's going to go into this as well 
> (unless it's recommended I don't use it).  I'll monitor oil pressure 
> and maybe temp too since the oil pan I have has an extra tap.
>
> You're comments have made me feel much more comfortable.
> Thank you sincerely,
> Asa Jay
>
>
> Quoting russellfulp <musclebyrussell at hotmail.com>:
>
>>
>> Hi Asa:
>> Personally if I were planning on road racing my car , I would leave 
>> the main clearance alone ! If you were just idling around town it is 
>>   one thing , but racing is quite different. You will need that extra 
>>   clearance as the oil temp goes up and the viscosity goes away. But 
>> that is just my opinion.
>>
>> Russ
>> B.L. Machine & Russ Fulp Race Engines
>> 1100 E. Orangefair Lane Unit E
>> Anaheim, Ca. 92801
>> 714-870-8570
>>
>>
>
>
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