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Old 02-25-2002 | 12:34 PM
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well I dont see any posts from Kama so I'll blow his horn a bit!!!pulled his first motor yeasterday at Tom Earharts it made 699 hp at 5750 !!!!!and 690 ftlb's at 4500 what a beast....and all on 89 octain fuel. Boy JimV can make a set of heads work!!!!!congrat's Mark now lets go for a ride!!!!
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Old 02-25-2002 | 12:50 PM
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Greg your trans buyers what did you do to get the extra 60 horse power. Congrats.
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Old 02-25-2002 | 01:13 PM
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Dyno-do you know what he's using for oil coolers and carbs?
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Old 02-25-2002 | 01:48 PM
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What are the specs on the mtrs,NA,comp,heads,cam just for ref. thanks......................John.
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Old 02-25-2002 | 02:39 PM
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I'll let Kaama or JimV fill you in on the details but Cord I think the carb was a 930......compression ration was 9.5 -1 I think....
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Old 02-25-2002 | 10:05 PM
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Ok Kaama, I'm jealous, You guys are making it hard for me to pick anybody else but JimV for my head work. Kaama I would love to hear more if you have the time. Send me an email... Thanks in advance.
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Old 02-26-2002 | 04:44 PM
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Hey Guys,
Here are some specs on KAAMA's engine

540 ci
Hydraulic Roller cam
Fully ported (not CNC) aluiminum heads 2.300/1.880 valves
400cfm intake 300 cfm exhaust
9.5:1 compression
Dart Intake (Modified)
950 hp carb (out of the box)

Corrected to SAE standards

rpm Corrected Torque Corrected Hp

2000................545........................257
3000................614........................351
4000................620........................504
4800................700........................640
5000................684........................651
5250................658........................658
5400................655........................673
5500................651........................682
5750................639........................699


We changed the carb, cam, and fully ported the heads to see this gain from last year
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Old 02-26-2002 | 05:01 PM
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Jim-was this with the crane 741 or 751 cam?
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Old 02-26-2002 | 05:11 PM
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JimV and BJ, your work really paid off on this engine. Congratulations to you and BJ. Excellent job! Glad I could be there to watch the dyno pull. Dave
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Old 02-26-2002 | 05:58 PM
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Cord,

We used an Ultradyne cam slightly bigger than the 741. I dont have the specs in front of me but if your intrested I can post them




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Thank you, I wish I could have been there too!!
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