One of the greatest days in recent years.
 

I got to spend a full day with engine builder Dick Gazan, and Steve Brule at Westech performance.
These guys have forgotton more about this stuff than I will ever know, and Ive done this more than most guys.

Learning, laughing listening to stories, wrenching, jetting- listen to a little small block roar.

Dick Gazan -
http://www.draglist.com/stories/SOD%...SOD-012702.htm

Steve Brule- http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/te...ild/index.html
(theres a bunch of background on both guys)

Heres one of the later runs where we are getting pretty close to the final numbers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYE_gwoQcZ8

Im pretty happy with what I got for what I spent and how simple the setup is. Basically you get a 500/500 engine with a torque curve like Kansas.
Hydraulic roller no valve adjusting BS, single carb. Something I can DEAL with.

Oh dont get me wrong my ilmor 710 is just incredible- and it should be for what it costs.

It was a great day with a couple of great guys...

Uncle Dave

Westechs place.....

Very Nice!

It was pretty cool.

My Race Demon

Check out the Dragster on the top of the rack above the boat under the cover- I cut the shot a little tight

Uncle Dave

Dyno Water tank.


Maybe someone can tell me what my race demon actually is?
I THINK its an 850,

UD

I also think its an 850 ..maybe 800 !!!!!!

There was a chassis dyno as well and a collection of high HP fans.

UD

Congrats UD!! What were the goals of the build? Looks like you got what you wanted. It's always nice to walk away from a dyno session with a smile :) Looks like a class act shop.

Whats Dick Gazan doing now days?I remember him making Chevelle suspensions years back.

Rookie- I got what the "old man" promised. Dick was teling me all along he was looking for the Torque to come in earlier and stay on later and compared to my flat tappett build of the same engine he delivered 10 years ago..... Its always cool to put "hero number" on the board but the flat curve is what I bought.

I put money into stuff that doesn't buy me ponies this time though like forged crank and rids instead of just forged pistons.

The shop was a delight, and the guys in there were just awesome.

Strip Poker388- Gazans in New Mexico building a few engines a year. The chevelle supsension thing has a story that sounded like it worked well for a while and ended with him getting burned which is unfortunate.

It was a delight to spend time with him.


Uncle Dave