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Hi Frank-k:

If you are rewiring the car, wire it for 6 volts. six volt wiring is larger than 12 volt wiring as it has to carry twice as many amps to provide the same amount of energy. Six volt...

Duco:

Google 31 Buick Racer and click on images.

We did convert to 12 volts. We had to convert the generator to 12 volts. The generator is driven off of the camshaft and drives the...

We have run a 12 volt battery on our 6 volt starter for the past 6 years in our 1931 Buick track racer. This car has been driven hard over 18,000 miles and has competed in the Great Race since 2011....

It doesn't look like it needs paint! What is the transmission problem? You did not mention why the engine needs to be rebuilt. Does it smoke excessively. (excessive smoke to one is upper cylinder...

Doug:

We have found that laying down a thin layer of oil in the exhaust header actually reduces friction, allowing for the more rapid expelling of exhaust gasses. At least that is what we tell...

Doug:

We didn't get much time to look at all the cars (there were a LOT). They met their goal of 12,000 cars. The only chance we got to look at cars was on our 1/2 mile trek from where are Great...

Doug:

Wish we could be there! GO BUICK 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pat n' Pat

Gee, we are running a roller cam and lifters in our '31 Buick 283c.i. I-8. But that is what it came with from the factory ;)

Bruno:

Here is a picture of the intake that Paul referenced. There are 4 Winfield SRBB's on it, but we only ran #3 (3rd from front) on the Great Race 2011. You can find out a bit about our...

Paul:

I see I didn't fully reply to your earlier post!

She idles sweeeeeeet, with a great rumble through that 4" pipe. We thought people were adding gas to our tank at night! We averaged...

Paul:

They are all SR's. We had talked about turning the carb. Because the Bowl hangs lower than the mounting flange, We would have to make a recess in the manifold. (that was the thinking...

Hi Paul:

Here is a better link: http://www.classicandexotic.com/manuals/winfieldscarburetor.pdf

The idle circuit picks up its fuel from the top of the intermediate circuit well. When...

That would work great with a conventional carb. Unfortunately, the Winfield SR is a lot different. It uses spray tubes that run the length of the bowl vertically.

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I know it has been a while since any update to this thread, however I thought it might be of interest to follow through with (actually, I was asked to by some friends).

We had the car...

The posts came back today! Have no idea where they went, but reappeared like magic! What a great X-mas present:hurray:

Thanks, Pat

I just went to follow up on some posts, and I found that there are "no threads" started by me. In addition, only two of my posts show up. What do I need to do to recover my threads?

Thanks, Pat

SK:

Have you tried Rhode Island Wiring Service (www.riwire.com) or Restoration Supply (www.restorationstuff.com)?

Pat

Richard Widman wrote an excellent article on ZDDP for flat tappet engines. Although he was writing about Corvairs, it applies to most engines: http://www.widman.biz/uploads/Corvair_oil.pdf

It...

Paul:

Saw your other post on the 263 cam. Would not hurt to call Ken at Oregon Cams Grinding. http://www.oregoncamshaft.com/ I only talked with him once, but he sounds quite knowledgeable and...

Paul:

I did talk to the guy who now owns DeLong's shop. I also talked with with Oregon Cam Grinding (located in Vancouver, WA.......go figure). Was impressed with Ken at Oregon Cam Grinding, and...

I am going to do a little "tinkerin' and figurin'" on extending the intake runners (and still keep things under the hood). Paul, you also mentioned a decrease in duration on both intake and exhaust....

Paul:

Thanks. I have a running '32 Series 50 Chassis that was going to be the Great Race car until this one came along. It was easy to understand your description.

The plenum is not as big...

Pics of the Intake Manifold:

Hey CNC-Dude.....My wife says she's not afraid of a guy with a big mustache! Actually, he has kinda sold out to a flathead ford pickup. Someone has to run an I-8! :1st:

Paul:
I am searching...

It seems to run great on just the two carbs; at least for our purposes. We have not had the car long, we acquired it from the estate of the builder. It really pulls like crazy from about 2K rpm. I...