Reply to "B. Goyaniuk's motor questions"

Thanks George,

I have done some thinking about your advice. My engine criteria is street/race. ie. mostly street driven but at times yearly taking it to the track for timed events here at Mt Tremblent Quebec. It must fit under the engine cover and I would prefer to continue to use my Hall big bore headers and ANSA exhaust.

I talked to the Mass Flow EFI system guy and it is not clear that the Mass Flow system will fit under the Pantera Engine cover. He says he needs a 3 inch thick Air filter to allow for proper mass flow sensor clearance. My filter element on my holley 4160 with Edelbrock Performer is only 2 inches thick. I must admit I really like the look of PPCs (Dennis Q's) EFI system but I am not sure it will be trouble free.

I really think you know what you're talking about and I have been following your comments. I need to clear some things up in my own mind and I am asking for your help because my engine will need a rebuild in the not too distant future.

I would rather not adjust the valves so I like the hydraulic lifters to minimize valve adjustment. With hydraulic roller lifters what valve adjustment would I be looking at when compared to just hydraulic lifters. Which would be more durable for street/race between the two?

For a stroker crank aren't we creating more load on the main bearings. Do we need 4 bolt caps or any other bearing cap mod? What does that do for durability? Also for a stroker aren't we increasing the inertial loads on the engine at higher revs. Doesn't that also cause a problem for durability? I thought it is supposed to be better to keep the rotating mass as small as possible to minimize the engine bearing loads and to allow durable higher reving engine.

What are the technical benefits of using the CHI 4V aluminum heads versus stock 4V closed chamber heads. Looks like I am leaning towards using a Blue Thunder dual plane intake manifold and Holley 750 carb)

Thanks and standing by.

B. Goyaniuk