period correct tunnel rams - Page 6

TheNovaMan · #51 12-10-2011, 06:42 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chandler</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sounds and looks great. I like the VC spacers.</div></div> Thanks. I was originally going to run stamped rockers, but then I found a good deal on a set of barely-used Howard's aluminum roller rockers. They'd probably fit without spacers if I cut the drippers off the covers, but I couldn't bring myself to do that. The spacers are B&B - not exactly cheap, but they get the job done in a fairly period-correct manner.

Hemicolt · #52 12-10-2011, 03:25 PM

I think they look fine. B&B's are what I'm going to use when I run short VCs.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TheNovaMan</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chandler</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sounds and looks great. I like the VC spacers.</div></div> Thanks. I was originally going to run stamped rockers, but then I found a good deal on a set of barely-used Howard's aluminum roller rockers. They'd probably fit without spacers if I cut the drippers off the covers, but I couldn't bring myself to do that. The spacers are B&B - not exactly cheap, but they get the job done in a fairly period-correct manner.</div></div>

COPO_Anders · #53 12-16-2011, 01:29 PM

This is an oddball TR I guess ?

**Carleen** · #54 12-16-2011, 02:03 PM

**mockingbird812** · #55 12-16-2011, 03:39 PM

Ridge Runner looks neat! Love the paint. Great wheels/tires & stance! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

**olredalert** · #56 12-16-2011, 04:38 PM

----Wow!!! I used to go by Norwood Chevys lot whenever I was home back in the sixties to check out the stock. They generally had something interesting. Then in 1970 I bought my LT1 Corvette the day after it arrived in January. Drove it to Florida 5 days later......Bill S

**brent396** · #57 12-16-2011, 06:11 PM

That. Scoop is crazy looking I wonder is that home made?

**whitetop** · #58 12-16-2011, 06:16 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: brent396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That. Scoop is crazy looking I wonder is that home made? </div></div>

Brent
That scoop was made by a company..can't remember who offhand but remember seeing them in the speed equipment catalogs of the day.

I see those Ridgerunner rams available for sale very so often. There was an NOS one on Ebay 3-4 years ago.

**Carleen** · #59 12-16-2011, 06:33 PM

Did ya notice the MP sticker?

EZ Nova · #60 12-16-2011, 09:14 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TheNovaMan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I just got my tunnel ram combination running this fall. The long block is a 454 LS6 crate motor from the 80s with 990 heads and 10.2:1 compression. I put in a Crane p/n 134691 solid flat tappet cam (0.580/0.600 lift, 256/266 @ 0.050 and 290/300 advertised, 110LSA) and topped it with an Edelbrock TR2X and 660 center squirters with secondary metering blocks. I run an electric fuel pump and an MSD 6AL box. My torque converter flashes to 4000-4200 rpm or so off the line, and I have 4.10 gears. "Everyone" said it was going to be unbearable on the street, and I had my doubts too because of the enormous plenum, but as it turns out the throttle response and torque are phenomenal! The first pass was 11.39 at 118mph. The air/fuel ratio is fairly close for most of the 1/4 mile, but I need to drill out the accelerator pump squirters for the launch and restrict the idle feeds in the primary metering blocks for the pits and the street...

Early TR2X manifolds had equal-sized runners, but they went to the staggered runners around 1970 or 1971 (I think). Joe Sherman is a big fan of this intake. Grumpy ran it for a while, but then switched to Weiand. </div></div>

Pete, I disagree. My talks with Joe when I picked my TR2X for my ZL-1 build was that Joe worked at Eddy at the time. The ORIGINAL TR2X were staggered ports, as per Joe. Only about 500 were made in that configuration. Eddy then changed it to the even port design. Man Joe certainly knew his stuff. Too bad he's gone. He did tell me that he still thinks that was the best TR around until just recently.