[Chrysler300] CCing to determine compression ratio/'55 Starter Relay

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

I recall reading that Carl Kiekhaefer's mechanics blueprinted his '55-'56
Chrysler 300 engines which enable him to stay legal and extract the maximum
power and reliability needed for obtaining the NASCAR champeenship those
years.  Now SOP, I believe.

100 RPM idle???  Not mine.

BTW:  Anyone have a spare 6-Volt starter relay for a '55 C-300?  I'm going
to have to install a F**d tractor(!) relay to get back in business as the
fine magnet coil wire has parted in both my original and spare.  Now I must
find an electronics repair shop to repair those breaks in the wires.  

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 C-300 (Too easy to jump start-reflective of the times)

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ray Jones
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 2:57 PM
Cc: Chrysler 300 Broadcast
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] CCing to determine compression ratio

It would be nearly cost prohibitive today, but it makes the sweetest 
engine you will ever drive.

Back in the day, about 1970, I owned a "Li'l deuce Coupe". It was a '32 
ford Coupe, chopped, channeled, "Z"d, with no fenders or hood, but with 
a 331 Hemi. The Hemi was the previous owners class project at Mcpherson 
College. At that time the college was a Tool and Die school, or at 
least that  was what they did the most  of. The Hemi was "Blueprinted" 
using Chrysler blueprints and engineering specs. Every thing from 
Shadow-graphing the rotating parts to perfect machining of each part to 
the blueprint or specs.  This means that EACH and EVERY part  perfectly 
matches the original specs, and not just a random assembly of similar 
parts.

Long story short, this engine would idle  all day long at 100 rpm, and 
I could drive it in high gear only if I wished. Awesome car and one of 
my biggest regrets for selling it back to the original owner, but that 
was the deal when I bought it.

Ray

But wait! There's more!
Also, back in the day, I owned a Sports Car Racing Shop. We raced 
Formula  V's. We couldn't grind the cams, or remove any metal from any 
parts in the engines, so we would go to the VW Distributor and they 
allowed us to mike  parts. Out of every 100 cams mike'd only 2-3 would 
be perfect. They would all be usable, but not for extracting the most 
power from an engine. We were allowed to grind cranks, so we ground 
them .060" @ 060" off center and that gave us more stroke.

On Feb 10, 2008, at 3:23 PM, Rich Barber wrote:


  So, the basic question is how far should one go to "blueprint" an 
engine?

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