Looking for someone to Dyno my build
10-24-2025 | 02:02 PM
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10-31-2025 | 05:01 AM
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Snap thanks for referring me to Ray. He is a great guy and has a really nice facility. They do race car chassis and set up as well. I don’t think there’s anything he and his son couldn’t tackle.
He told me that you had called him. I appreciate that.
Ray is having Willy’s do a custom carb for me and gave me things to check after the Dyno session.
i drained and filtered the oil, cut open the oil filter, pulled the plugs and valve covers, turned the engine over and checked all the rockers and pushrods.
Everything looked good. Oil and filter looked good. Some very fine metallic particles from break in. The craziest thing I saw was paint chips from the marking paint on the valve springs. It makes me think that I should have stripped the paint off of them. I don’t know maybe pro builders do do that.
He told me that you had called him. I appreciate that.
Ray is having Willy’s do a custom carb for me and gave me things to check after the Dyno session.
i drained and filtered the oil, cut open the oil filter, pulled the plugs and valve covers, turned the engine over and checked all the rockers and pushrods.
Everything looked good. Oil and filter looked good. Some very fine metallic particles from break in. The craziest thing I saw was paint chips from the marking paint on the valve springs. It makes me think that I should have stripped the paint off of them. I don’t know maybe pro builders do do that.
10-31-2025 | 08:25 AM
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He is a super nice guy with the nicest, cleanest shop I have ever been in. He has taken care of me for probably 30 years now. I don't remember how I got "in" with him, but I am glad I did. I have been able to get engines built in a couple of weeks when it takes most people months or even years to get theirs done elsewhere. And all of the vintage race cars in his stable are just plain cool.
A little history; Before Ray had his engine dyno, we would use the one at Willy's, which is just a couple hours up the road. In return, Ray would refresh Willy's test mule Nascar engines that got absolutely beat to death developing carbs. There is a very good relationship there and the Willy's carbs are absolutely the best in the business. I have seen a 30+ hp gain on 700hp small blocks just by bolting on their carb. It doesn't make sense, but I have seen it multiple times.
A little history; Before Ray had his engine dyno, we would use the one at Willy's, which is just a couple hours up the road. In return, Ray would refresh Willy's test mule Nascar engines that got absolutely beat to death developing carbs. There is a very good relationship there and the Willy's carbs are absolutely the best in the business. I have seen a 30+ hp gain on 700hp small blocks just by bolting on their carb. It doesn't make sense, but I have seen it multiple times.
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10-31-2025 | 12:44 PM
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From: Paducah, Ky
He is a super nice guy with the nicest, cleanest shop I have ever been in. He has taken care of me for probably 30 years now. I don't remember how I got "in" with him, but I am glad I did. I have been able to get engines built in a couple of weeks when it takes most people months or even years to get theirs done elsewhere. And all of the vintage race cars in his stable are just plain cool.
A little history; Before Ray had his engine dyno, we would use the one at Willy's, which is just a couple hours up the road. In return, Ray would refresh Willy's test mule Nascar engines that got absolutely beat to death developing carbs. There is a very good relationship there and the Willy's carbs are absolutely the best in the business. I have seen a 30+ hp gain on 700hp small blocks just by bolting on their carb. It doesn't make sense, but I have seen it multiple times.
A little history; Before Ray had his engine dyno, we would use the one at Willy's, which is just a couple hours up the road. In return, Ray would refresh Willy's test mule Nascar engines that got absolutely beat to death developing carbs. There is a very good relationship there and the Willy's carbs are absolutely the best in the business. I have seen a 30+ hp gain on 700hp small blocks just by bolting on their carb. It doesn't make sense, but I have seen it multiple times.
Ray was great to work with on my engine builds! If I remember right, Ray started off with marine engines back in the early 80's in Chicago.
That's one thing that Eddie Young commented on after dyno tuning my engines, he told me the engines was super clean and whoever built them did a great job. Eddie replaces the oil filter with an adapter that has a small micron screen during dyno pulls, he will run an engine and then check to see what's inside.
Last edited by Jim Diesel; 10-31-2025 at 12:55 PM.
