As a guy in my mid 8th decade , it feels like priveledge to see and hear this great engineer's work over decades. Thanks so much! Cheers from OZ 😊

I'm only 6 minutes in, but I can tell that every word here is going to be true. Hit the nail on the head that only good experience can speak on.

That was a lot of great information! It tells me that I am on the right track with my builds. Thank you, Alan and Bill!

@goldsgarage8236

16 күн бұрын

and thank you also, good luck with your build. AG

...God bless you for sharing the dirt flying from the plow, I'm retired now but can only imagine. power is a fun, funny, addictive thing. yep, its the package that works, not just newest shiniest parts. PEACE MAN! GRD

Awesome video! This man really knows his stuff and i will be looking for more video's with Bill!

Great wisdom. I ran into a problem with too loose of pistons. I listened to GM's recommendation of using .005" instead of the factory .003".. The engine, a 327 became an oil burning pig. Had to clean plugs every 500 miles. I soon learned that MSD ignitions really work, because if there is a gap, the plug will fire

@goldsgarage8236

13 күн бұрын

Good info, thanks for sharing.AG

I got to know Bill through a friend and have had the honour of learning from Bill. He is informative, precise and knowledgeable. Something that is obtained through hard work and I enjoy every conversion with him. Thank you for your time Bill.

Luved the story about the wooden blocks on the peddles,,, an plowing with a WD45 ,,,,, in 4th gear ,,,, it mirrors me alot ,,, first thing I ever drove was a Oliver 70 with wood blocks wired to the peddles,,, an plowed many acres with a wd45 ,,, been in the motor twice on the wd45 an still have it ,,, my father's tractor,, im a retired diesel mechanic,, 72 years old now ,,, ,,,,,, thank you for sharing your knowledge,,, awsome video

@billlittle4285

8 күн бұрын

That's heart warming to here, there is still a few of us around, good times, simple life, it's what we make of it, they can't and won't erase our memories, .... gosh I loved that 45!!

I wanted to thank you very much for sharing this information. There is a lot of knowledge between the two of you I watch all your videos please do the quadrajet video when you have time, thanks again Bill and Allan

@goldsgarage8236

23 күн бұрын

very nice, thank you Kenny, we will do more with Bill. AG

I'm sure glad I stumbled across this great KZread channel a few months ago, at this point it is mostly nostalgia for me having given up drag racing in 1995 and all motorsports involvement by 2000. I felt like a poster boy for Bill's advice. My drag racing partner and I started planning on racing in 1980 and attempted to use a bondo and chicken wire 1974 Firebird Formula that Ed had as a base. We even gathered parts for a Ram Air III 400 and then realized the futility. We purchased a previously raced 13 second 1975 Nova SS and progressed on our learning and money burning expedition to making it an 11 second car. Bill will remember the car as we became friends and eventually customers, it started out running as Nova-cation and eventually sported Lovers New and Used livery. To anybody starting out on an automotive project listening to these guys early in the process will save you money and increase your fun.

@billlittle4285

24 күн бұрын

Thanks Marcus, nice to hear from you!!

Really great you guys sharing this info! Thanks

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

Thanks Scott, AG

That was Smokey that stared moving the ring up….good video.

Great video.Can't wait to get My motor back. Bill is a solid guy

Wow! MASS RESPECT to Mr. Little!! If I only had a 10th of his knowledge, imagine the cool stuff I could do. 😮😊😊. Great video!!

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

Nice compliment, Bill, are you watching? AG

First off congratulations to Bill and Janice on 50 years of marriage. That's a lot of love and commitment. The comment on exhaust vs. intake pressure and the staggering of the overlap triangle was a "wow" moment for me. I'd seen a video on a visible engine and noticed the exhaust was mostly gone prior to the exhaust stroke and thought it was weird that the exhaust stroke is mostly just along for the ride, but this put 2 and 2 together for me. I quit racing a quarter century ago, but I'll figure out a way to use this bit of enlightenment just for fun. (-: The gas porting of pistons to back feed pressure to the rings, looks great delivering maximum sealing right when you want it, however it doesn't look like something which would transfer well to a daily driver. Quadrajets have to be the Rodney Dangerfield of carbs, no respect, but I've always had a love of the noise they make and how efficient they can be under the right right foot. (-; Back in the hazy past, I remember having a conversation with Bill, over my success mixing and matching different years of Quadrajet parts in my truck for better performance, it was not a surprise for him and he mentioned that some stock racers use that approach. I don't have a Quadrajet on anything these days, it's sad in someways that the simplicity of carbs is lost and replaced with electronic complication and a much fatter service manual. Anyway Bill's list of advice, brought a smile to my face. One of those, "if I knew then what I know now things". (-:

Bill and Alan. great job, very interesting, love the way you share your gems and put them out there for the next generation to carry the baton further. keep up the videos.

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment Stuart. AG

Fantastic video, tons of info. I stick to my former comment, Bill is Canada's David Vizard ! Really interesting on the cam overlap

All very thought-provoking info. You hear the well known racers talk about lap times and 1/4 mile times, then they say "but I can't give you the cam specs", so much time and work goes in it why would they! Lots of good advice here too, thanks AL and Mike.

Hey AG, Tim here......THIS was one of the MOST enjoyable Sun morn, sippin coffee, scratchin my butt, videos i've EVER watched.....SUPER cool, informative, and Bill dont seem to keep DRASTIC secrets.....LOTS to learn, i MOST dug his cam event timing exercise......i LOVE camshaft stuff.....TY for providing a VERY informative, and thorough vid for us gear heads!!!...😊

@goldsgarage8236

23 күн бұрын

Thanks Tim, I always look forward to your comments. AG

Thanks for the great tips guys appreciate it very much

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. AG

Rings are like bearings, if it to loose,only you know. If it is to tight,everyone will know.

I like this kind of video here Thank you very much for taking the time , I look forward to the transmission videos , Also , That Quadrajet feature would be good also, I have about 6 of those around here

I enjoyed this talk by Bill Little. I would enjoy seeing him break down the Quadrajet from his point of view. I have pretty much loved the QJ since 1968. Yes, they work and I do believe what Bill said about them being stock. Great video and thank you.

@goldsgarage8236

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment 4Speed. More to come. AG

Good video Alan. 👍👍 Bill is certainly a wealth of knowledge. I like his individual thinking, not following the crowd. He has learned the hard way, like most of us have. Definitely thinks outside the box. Good information. Thanks for a great video. Have a good weekend. Take care, Ed.

@goldsgarage8236

23 күн бұрын

Thanks Ed, good to hear from you again. AG

Learned more today... thanks

So informative. I have had to learn the hard way how Quadrajets work, now, I finally understand their circuits by combining Ruggles book with the Rochester manual.

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

Thanks george, lots of interest in Q-jets. AG

Experience costs money. LOTS of MONEY!

@goldsgarage8236

23 күн бұрын

Thanks Gary, my good friend Frank Van de Peer coined the phrase, "experience is expensive". i often quote him. AG

I really enjoy these videos. Keep up the good work guys, much appreciated

Great video! can't wait for part 2, Thanks

I love this kind of stuff!!!

Awesome video! Thanks gentlemen

Mr. Little seems like one heck of a good guy & intelligent. Its funny how all us gearheads appeared to be raised in similar families. My dad had me on 2 wheels by 4, go carts at 5, tractors @7 & automobiles by 11. We fixed everything ourselves & would sub-out machine work when we needed to.

@goldsgarage8236

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing Terry. AG

Bill would the gas ported thin rings perform good for a street engine (with minimum oil useage)? Thank you Bill for allowing Al and his viewers to see what your actually doing, a lot of people would never have allowed us to see a lot of what you showed, thanks again.

@billlittle4285

24 күн бұрын

Yes , I've used gas ported pistons on street strip engines with good results with narrow rings and low tension second, but would use a 15 lb oil ring, the second ring should be a Napier if low tension, hope this helps

@markmcmullen1371

24 күн бұрын

@@billlittle4285 👍

Excellent video! I can’t wait to see the follow-on videos with Bill

LOL. For what it’s worth. Listen to Bill and Al. Find a local expert in engine trans rearend brakes. Listen and probably do what he suggests. So. I bought my 69 Camaro in maybe 1988. Car was 2500$. Lucky it was solid. Typical quarter rust, fender rust bubbles. The frame was GREAT! Trunk was good with minor rust. I was fresh in USAF. Drove it a while with the oil burning ‘74 350. Built a 468, a strong Powerslide, used 410 12 bolt. I drove and ran it at the track off and on till I retired. I never touched the interior. Added a hurst quarter stick because it had a column shifter. Every little thing I did required an upgrade somehow. Engine required BB pedestals. Rearend needed springs changed from single to five leaf. Originals were sagging. Polyurethane bushings. Competition engineering traction links from leaf spring mounts to front spring attachments. FUEL TANK! Don’t forget the tank. Replace the tank if it’s original. Upgrade fuel outlet somehow to 1/2” for strong BB. I had a bung soldered in bottom and added an electric pump. Could have used a good mechanical. 1/2” line from tank to engine. You’ll probably want a bypass regulator for fuel temp to avoid vapor lock. Today it’s been 18 years since I retired. It hasn’t run since then. I just received the engine from builder(I told him what I wanted and he built it). It’s a 498 w/ 627hp 600ftlb of torque. Gearstar is building a th400 and converter(I told them how I was driving it and all the engine and rearend specs. My son replaced any sheetmetal and did the bodywork and paint. Interior is in work. TMI seat covers upgraded for extra bolstering. All the interior will be new. I still need to upgrade axles and maybe differential. All new body mounts, radiator and electric fans. Replaced gas tank with Tanks Inc and in tank pump. New fuel lines and filters to engine. Engine was 13,000$, trans 5k$, rearend not done but maybe 1500$. Radiator 1500+$. Gas tank and pump and hoses from tanks inc, over 1000$ said and not done yet. WELL over 25,000$ not counting interior cause I’m tired of counting. Can’t enjoy and keep a tab on expenses. Should run again this summer, incomplete, after 1988-2024! I probably shouldn’t have said anything. Listen to Bill!

I grew up on a sod farm near Chicago, and if "it" broke, you didn't eat that week! Driving by 6-7yrs old, was better at taking stuff apart than putting it back together 😅. LOTS of knowledge without arrogance! Sub'd!

@goldsgarage8236

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the nice compliment.AG

Right on Bill - you're correct, very few people understand cam timing. I get it, and appreciate when I find someone else that does too.

Thank you for the video, the knowledge is priceless.

Great to hear someone with this much experience sharing their knowledge!! Thanks!! I’m finding the same cam timing trends in Engine Analyzer Pro, awesome to see someone sending it and winning trophies!!🏆

Excellent knowledge and experience.

Thank you for your time and information. Nothing irritates me more than a guy who comes in to the shop with a drivability problem and he has an Edelbrock AFB where the Quadrajet should be. Why did you do that, "the Internet told me too". Where's the Quadrajet? "I tossed it, Internet told me it was junk". Nice job, thanks again for sharing.

Thanks Bill and thank you Al, fantastic information and look forward to more.

That carb was and still is know in my country as Quadrajunk so I thought until this video. I’ve throw at the very least 100 Quadajets away damn it’s hell being dumb!!! We took them off a bolted on Holly’s, Elderabrok’s for years. I’ve got one Quadrajet that would out run anything around and I’ve still got it. Couldn’t understand why I never could get any other to match it.

Great video .Great info on na engine building.

Great video! Thanks

@goldsgarage8236

24 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it basil. AG

Amazing knowledge

Good video! Really liked the quadrajet info 👍

Great content here thanks

I think alot of us needed to know how things worked when we were kids lol.

This is a wonderful video! I love the discussion between experienced folks. Please do more with others and dont be scared of the video getting too long! Stories welcome.

@goldsgarage8236

22 күн бұрын

Thanks UMMR, We will do more like this, by popular demand. AG

When I was 18 I'm 68 now I lived near Detroit CJ batten did a set ahead for my 302 Chevrolet he guided me through the whole process that car ran extremely well

@goldsgarage8236

22 күн бұрын

Thanks Ron, Batten was a name from the past. I had Batten heads on my MP car in 73. Hand ported, no CNC, cast iron heads. AG

Good advice on the gap that’s actually outside the piston is that little rectangle and not the entire depth of the ring

That was a good informative vid.

Very interesting and educational video 👍

Great info guys. I don't understand it all. I understand some of it. I was a very good video sir. Tell your friend people from KZread said hello and thank you!!!

Nice video thanks

In my late teens, early twenties, I sent off for a Batten catalog which I still have. I was too broke to buy the parts but I could buy the catalog. Can’t think there are too many of those around nearly 40 years later. They were promoting offshore racing 32 valve engines then as well as the Olds stuff

I worked at Batten, until they closed, and dealt with a bunch of those heads. They started as NASCAR iron heads for diesel converted block small blocks, later poured in aluminum.

Great video👍

Exellent video, learned some !

@goldsgarage8236

19 күн бұрын

Thank you. AG

Great video! Very interesting and informative!

@goldsgarage8236

22 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! AG

William Tyler [aka "Bill] Jenkins (RIP) thought the Q-jet was the best carburetor available. Being $pon$ored by Holley precluded any development time. Jenkins ran his shop as a business. Btw "Grumpy's" moniker was an act [or "shtik"] as anyone who knew Bill (as client/competitor) realized he was (Cornell engineering background) always seeking "why" and didn't tolerate mindless questions. He was always helping others. 💯✔

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

Thanks Sam, he was a great inspiration in my youth. I read his book years ago but lost it somewhere. i am trying to buy it again, do you know how expensive it s now? AG

London is right in the middle of two awesome tracks one is St Thomas Dragway and Grand Bend Motorplex so there are many racers in this area that's for sure.

@goldsgarage8236

11 күн бұрын

For sure, also if you like circle track racing, I live 15 minutes from Delaware Speedway, the biggest oval in Canada. Very lucky!. AG

just awesome ty

@goldsgarage8236

22 күн бұрын

Thanks! AG

Amazing work thanks for sharing the secrets guys

@goldsgarage8236

19 күн бұрын

Thanks you! AG

Awesome video

Great stuff and I learned alot

@goldsgarage8236

11 күн бұрын

Thanks Justin.AG

Thank you for sharing a little of your knowledge, would like to hear some of your racing stories. I bet you have some good ones.

@goldsgarage8236

22 күн бұрын

Thanks Van, we will have more with Bill for sure, by popular demand. AG

Great info. grew up in dairy county

@laurenceschnieber5370

24 күн бұрын

Rings and overlap I have BBF cast head big intake small ex would my cam overlap have cominsate for that

He is great ...needs his own channel...... The volumetric efficiency is Not caused by overlap it's actually caused by inertia ram and the closing point of the intake valve ...I did a video about it ...... He has the best view on flow bench work I have seen in a long time .... Minimalist approach helps maintain airspeed and allows the proper use of that big camshaft ..... This was a great video

@billlittle4285

22 күн бұрын

Scott,I will add this,if you can clean out the chamber and fill it before the piston starts to go down, you added roughly 6 cubic inches to the volume of the cyl,that makes the engine think it's bigger, plus ram effect is the key, the trick is to close the exhaust before it escapes on overlap and the int before you have intake reversion,ex reversion will show up in the intake port or manifold as black stains a little bit close to the valve is normal

Enjoyed it Gyzz

Bill have a plan HAHA 🤣🤣🤣, guys don't even ask for directions, nothing like putting press on us.😀😀😀👍👍👍

Great info guys

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

Thanks Ricky. AG

Great video! I would really like to see an in depth tutorial on modifying the Q-Jet for drag racing.

Great video and so much valuable information!! Yes please show the turbo 350 and 400 transmission tear downs and I would like if possible the difference between these 2 transmissions??? The gearing I believe is very similar but what about strength and durability and performance mods??? Thank you!!!!!

that's a good one

This is so interesting. I have a set of J heads that put my 2900# 69 442 into the 9s on 150 shot of giggle juice. Everyone says J is for junk but with Edelbrock Heads I lost almost a sec.

@billlittle4285

16 күн бұрын

Edelbrock heads work great on a 455 not so good on 350 and 403, that's what I've found a good set of ported 7a's made 530 lbs of torque and 460 up with a street cam around .500 lift

@krazykozey2259

16 күн бұрын

@@billlittle4285 I have a 74 455 Block, 68 forged crank from a 400, 1980s Mondello cam with almost .580 lift on intake and exhaust with a 108 Lsa.

If you thought you knew stuff, listen carefully and you will. Thanks guys.

@goldsgarage8236

22 күн бұрын

Thanks Jimmy. AG

I use my engine bible the Mopar engine book I have the 8th edition. I look at it this way: They have paid for and done the research and testing. I have had no problems and the big thing is the engines last.

@goldsgarage8236

6 күн бұрын

Good point, I refer to the manual often as well. They were pretty smart. Ag

@billlittle4285

3 күн бұрын

I have the same book, even the one.that Shepard did, good info, I bet that yellow covered book is worth hundreds of dollars?

@ 16:22 thats a piston! That's where I like my top ring for NA pistons. Reduced crevice loss. Nowhere for the spent gasses to hide and contaminate your fresh air charge.

Great informative video. I’d love to see a Quadrajet video please. 👍🇦🇺

@billlittle4285

23 күн бұрын

We will do one after the race season, it will be very informative I hope

@bigal878

23 күн бұрын

@@billlittle4285 much appreciated mate 👍🇦🇺

I absolutely love the ORIGINAL thinking on the camshaft. How about designing one for my 331 SBC NA, No power adder for 3100lb Nova with clutch assisted 4 speed. I will be happy to provide additional stats. Thanks again.

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

This one is for you Bill. AG

Heads matching intake and camshaft.heads to big can be fixed with nitrous or boost lol just add more

Sage advice on saving the engine build for final stages. Design/plan front to back, ok, but build back to front. That was a fun visit. The cam graph was from a spintron test?

@billlittle4285

22 күн бұрын

No it wasn't from a spintron,just campro machine, sorry for the misinformation

Bill is blowing me away with his tech on pistons rings and everything. That’s why I didn’t tell my builder what I wanted in my engine. Just what I wanted to do with it.

I only listen to my father. The man’s forgot more than anyone I’ve ever met knows.

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

Great comment!, thanks. AG

Holy cow! Now that was a learning experience. I do have a quick question, that cam profile was very interesting, in general, should the lobe lift be higher on the intake then the exhaust? Thanks.

@billlittle4285

24 күн бұрын

Higher lift on intake,it's not uncommon to run .100 less on the exh on race engines, I run less on everything

@ws2664

24 күн бұрын

@@billlittle4285 Wow ok, The intake lift on my 440 mopar is .502 and exhaust is .511, i still have 15 inches of vacuum and power brakes, could I install 1.6 ratio rockers on the intake or should I leave it alone? Thanks so much for replying.

@billlittle4285

24 күн бұрын

@@ws2664 1.6 rockers would do the trick, remember the lower the lift the slower the valve moves, perfect for the exhaust

@ws2664

24 күн бұрын

@@billlittle4285 Wow, thank you so much for the tip, I really appreciate it.

Do a video on a q-jet .. please I'd love see some one Explain it

@goldsgarage8236

20 күн бұрын

Thanks, we are working on it. AG

Thanks for sharing, what about conrod weight and length?

@billlittle4285

24 күн бұрын

Connecting rods should be as light as possible ,no excess weight especially the big end, most aftermarket rods are very good weight wise This way, use a long road, it makes the piston lighter and moves the pin higher to reduce rock,the rod helps friction on the piston skirt,hope this helps

59:10 All that money spent and he wouldn't buy shaft rockers? With that much spring pressure on a canted valve engine I'd stay away from guideplates. Good video none the less.

@goldsgarage8236

23 күн бұрын

Thanks Yarrda, AG

Great information! but most of this is not true for boosted engines.

What book do you recommend for a QJ carb?

@billlittle4285

24 күн бұрын

The one from Cliff Ruggles is the best.

I can hardly make out that graph on my phone and im trying to wrap my head around this, but when you talk about the overlap split, lobe over lap is split right down the middle from the cams point of view so are you talking about before and after dwell, like where the cam is degreed in relation to the crank. So the decent of the piston effects scavaging different depending whether you have more degrees of overlap before or after dwell?

@billlittle4285

18 күн бұрын

You got it, you have intake overlap in relation to TDC, and exhaust in relation to TDC, you don't want the piston pulling exhaust gas back in.

Camshaft specs ? For magical cam

Ok I have been building motors first and transmission second, and rear last. Have never had a problems. Know do I think a 700hp motor and a stock transmission if I beat it ,it will not last long ,also rear end take a 100000 mile on it and squeeze every last hp on it from the get go yeah you are going to blow it up . Learn to drive then build then enjoy.

@goldsgarage8236

19 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting Marc. AG

Interesting cam timing info... which leads me to wonder how to achieve max HP in a 535cube marine engine without creating exhaust reversion and pulling water back into the exhaust... ultimately finding its way past the exhaust valve and into the chamber. Currently using a Comp XM296HR (242/248@.050 and 75degrees overlap) with 1.8 rockers but havent put it in the boat yet.

@billlittle4285

7 күн бұрын

Put the exhaust at 23 degrees atdc and work with the other events to get hp, remember peak torque on a boat 4000 rpm, the hp will be where you want it, I've done a few small block cams for 383's ran well over 50 mph.

@billlittle4285

7 күн бұрын

Thinking about it more, you'll end up with a 113 Lobe seperation, advanced 6 to 8 degrees, duration is fine

@apw30534

7 күн бұрын

@@billlittle4285 I have this cam installed straight up and have several videos of it running on my channel. It sounds great but I still have alot to learn on the Holley Terminator X system. Really need to put it on a dyno. The Comp Cams spec card on this cam has it at 112 lobe sep. Measured @ .050, the intake opens @ 38btdc, exhaust closes @ 37atdc. If I see any reversion problems, I may just need to make changes to the wet exhaust to compensate.

@goldsgarage8236

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for responding Bill. AG

On that sheet with port flow, where is port velocity shown?( At about 38:30) I see cfm only, but hear you talking about port velocity in fps.

@firstielasty1162

24 күн бұрын

Also- thanks for the great video!

@billlittle4285

22 күн бұрын

It wasn't on that sheet I don't always print it, it takes double the time, I check velocity at max valve lift, swirl is the same deal,I just watch it at each lift to make sure it doesn't do anything goofy, if it does you can hear it, thanks

Whats the Plan with that FE on the Engine Stand?.

@billlittle4285

22 күн бұрын

Going in a 64 Galaxy

gonna take me awile top think that out lol

@goldsgarage8236

19 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comments Russel.AG

Did Bill say I only have to hone the cylinders and reuse the rings?

@mikeg4163

24 күн бұрын

Yes, with the total seal thin ring and their special coating..similar to dlc.

@billlittle4285

24 күн бұрын

Yes I did, only with steel rings though.