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July 2008
Dear Customers,
If you think the price increase of gasoline has been severe, brace yourself for the increase in the price of cams. Cost of some raw materials has more than doubled since January and is still rising. We have seen prices of some slow moving numbers increase almost 60%. Some popular steel billets saw about 20% or more. The increasing cost of petroleum combined with the huge increase in steel and fuel consumption by India & China will have an effect on all of our lives in ways we haven’t even thought of yet. We will try to minimize the increase but it will be significant.
Summer hours
Don’t forget our new Friday hours. We close at 2:00 pm on Fridays. Be sure that you notify your people that need to know.
Important technical info for lift rule classes.
We have had some problems with customers not being able to get enough rpms from low lift profiles. This is usually due to not checking open spring pressure. The spring specs may state a sufficient pressure but it is usually for a much higher valve lift. Be sure to check your actual installed spring pressure at both open and closed checking heights that apply to YOUR heads and camshaft. The open pressure is the most important. On low lift applications it may be necessary to shim the springs to 20 or 30 lbs over the recommended seat pressure to get the right open pressure. Failure to do this may result in valve float and engine damage. DO NOT USE Z-28 SPRINGS! They will have a very short life and not enough pressure. We recommend H-11 tool steel springs, which cost about $160.00 per set. They are cheaper in the long run, especially if they prevent an engine failure. Some of the stock diameter valve springs for .550-.600 lift will work but they will still have a shorter life than the H-11 version. Remember these are race profiles and have very radical valve motion. Good spring maintenance is very critical. Cams with dwell at Max lift (HDML series) usually have about a 6500 rpm limit.
Winners
Performance Engines by Billy The Kid powered Ryan Posocco to a win in his #48 Late Model at Stafford Speedway. In fact the first 4 Late Models in that race had Billy motors under the hood. Mike Bennett #64 and Mark Palmisano #03 both won in the Late Model class. Bill Davis #06 and Sean Foster both picked up wins at Stafford in the Limited Late Model class. In the SK Modified wars Woody Pitkat had wins at Stafford in the #52 car at Stafford and the #99 car at Thompson. Jay Miller won at Waterford in his #09 SK Modified.
• Bill Carlquist of Carlquist Competition Engines reports that Ted Christopher picked up his 2nd win of the season in his #13 SK modified at Stafford Speedway.
• Ronnie Presswood of R.P. Racing Engines reports that Sam Yarborough picked up a win in his #87 Late Model Stock at Myrtle Beach. Ronnie’s motor powered Randy Porter to a Late Model Stock win at Newport Speedway in his #32 car. On the dirt scene Brad Laws snagged a win at Antioch Speedway in his #9 Renegade V-8 car.
• Dan Porgorzala of Pogo Machine & Salvage powered Louie Jackson #18 to 3 wins in the UMP Dirt Pro Stock class. Jaren Israel picked up 2 wins at Ransomville Speedway in his #10 Street Stock.
• Keen’s Automotive in Smithfield, VA reports the following wins; Jeff Sampson picked up is 4th win at Langley Speedway in his #8 Wolf Truck. He set a new track record and is the current points leader.
• Danny Edwards got his 4th win this season at Langley in his #26 Late Model Stock. On the APBA front Keen’s powered Jason Browning’s 1.5L stock hydroplane “Bad to the Bone” #T-999 to the Carolina Cup Overall
• Championship in Elizabeth City, NC. He won 4 heat races. Also winning in Elizabeth City was Doug Martin in the #S-33 2.5L hydro “Keen’s Sunday Money.” He also picked up 2 wins in Michigan recently.
• June was a busy month for the customers of Pettit Racing Engines. Billy Deak Sr had a win in his #43 Pro Stock car at Accord Speedway. At Waterford Speedway Doug Coby got a win in his #15 SK Modified, Todd Ceravolo had a win in his #49 SK and Keith Rocco won twice in the #6 SK as well. At Stafford Speedway Keith Rocco picked up a win in the #78 SK Modified car. Keith is the points leader in the state and national points standing
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Charles, Harriett, Clarence, Chuck & David