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Forum: Pontiac - Race 11-01-2013, 06:03 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 9,144
Posted By Blk12wls
Chad does his first set of Pontiac heads and they...

Chad does his first set of Pontiac heads and they turn out killer. How did you know what this engine would need Chad? You nailed it. Nice work everyone and a great build plan right from the start.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-12-2013, 05:41 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,297
Posted By Blk12wls
Chevrolet never spent one dime on that 380 spread...

Chevrolet never spent one dime on that 380 spread port head design. You can call it a Chevy head for what ever reason you want but PONTIAC paid for everything from the design to the production of...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-09-2013, 10:20 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,138
Posted By Blk12wls
A couple things are curious to me. One is the...

A couple things are curious to me. One is the statement that PONTIAC built the engine. The other is that to foundry one set of heads is a big project. Everything at the time was cast iron and that...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-08-2013, 05:05 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,138
Posted By Blk12wls
The info I was referring to is in April 1999 Drag...

The info I was referring to is in April 1999 Drag Racing Monthly called Tales of the Tin Indians by Jim McCraw. It mentions that Wangers got some award and Knafel went through the roof. To quote the...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-07-2013, 01:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,138
Posted By Blk12wls
Bill Knafel Hemi Judge

Does anyone have any info (photos) of the Bill Knafel Judge that had the Ram Air V porcupine valve hemi head engine in it? It was the only one of it's kind built. It was one of the Tin Indian group...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-29-2013, 11:19 PM
Replies: 229
Views: 9,912
Posted By Blk12wls
Won't be that long you'll be able to 3D print the...

Won't be that long you'll be able to 3D print the heads you always wanted. One of a kind. At GE the 3D printers are doing production parts for engines now. It's coming.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-29-2013, 10:55 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,691
Posted By Blk12wls
One thing it does is, increase the surface area...

One thing it does is, increase the surface area of the port. For what ever that's worth. The air flow inside that port is not equal in all locations and neither is the air speed. Don't see any value...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-22-2013, 11:49 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 10,081
Posted By Blk12wls
The heads need a ton of work before they can be...

The heads need a ton of work before they can be used and then, how good are they compared to something else in similar cost? The porters have not stepped up and used this casting to show there...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-22-2013, 11:29 PM
Replies: 229
Views: 9,912
Posted By Blk12wls
Considering the close bore spacing and small bore...

Considering the close bore spacing and small bore size, something like a 4/5ths version of the TM Boss heads. It would definitely be something with a good cross flow design and very large valves....
Forum: Pontiac - Race 07-26-2013, 02:23 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 778
Posted By Blk12wls
Designed by Dale Eicke at Rod Shop about 1985....

Designed by Dale Eicke at Rod Shop about 1985. Paid for by Pontiac. Cast by Brodix.
Forum: Industry Stuff 07-15-2013, 06:32 PM
Replies: 1,736
Views: 250,213
Posted By Blk12wls
There seems to be a lot of interest so I'll try...

There seems to be a lot of interest so I'll try to get everyone up to speed on sheet metal. I worked at GM in body stamping for decades in the tool and die dept. GM kept old dies that had product...
Forum: Industry Stuff 04-09-2013, 12:42 PM
Replies: 1,736
Views: 250,213
Posted By Blk12wls
A SHORT DECK BLOCK version of the IAII!

A SHORT DECK BLOCK version of the IAII!
Forum: Pontiac - Race 04-08-2013, 02:22 PM
Replies: 1,157
Views: 112,108
Posted By Blk12wls
3D Rapid Prototyping like that used on a street...

3D Rapid Prototyping like that used on a street intake for a Sonny's mega build is always possible. Costs will come in line as more accept this type of engineering. I also think there are plenty of...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-25-2013, 11:13 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,527
Posted By Blk12wls
Last car I built was 31 ford sedan with BBC 502...

Last car I built was 31 ford sedan with BBC 502 with brodix heads, EFI, TSI TH400, ford 9" w3.50 gears. Think...4 wheel Ducati. Drove it in high gear only. Sold it. Death wish.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-27-2013, 01:54 AM
Replies: 1,157
Views: 112,108
Posted By Blk12wls
Hope you don't mind a long time viewer chiming in...

Hope you don't mind a long time viewer chiming in for the first time. Couldn't resist. As far as manifolds go I think we will see affordable one off 3D prototyped manifolds in the near future. These...
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