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When the hot rod was invented, one of the first steps in the process was to tear off the hood and throw it behind the barn. Easy and open access to the powerplant was required at all times. And of course there was also the need to show off the engine to everyone else on the street. It doesn't take a doctorate in psychology to figure this one out:

Since day one, hot rodders have been all about engines and going fast.

With our roots firmly planted in horsepower, Hot Rod though it was important to recognize some of the great engines in history of hot rodding.

What defines a great hot rod engine?

Here is some criteria that found the facts: First, it needs to contain American parts, Next, it must display the ingenuity and can-do attitude that was as American naturally take to be the American spirit. And Except in the rarest circumstances, it ought to be a V-8. So here are 10 of history's greatest hot rod engines. No doubt some readers will scream that we left their favorites off the list. We expect that, so if you're one of them, we apologize for the inconvenience.

(#1) Grumpy's Pro Stock Small-Block: In the 70's Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins was the reigning guru of the small-block Chevy V-8 in drag racing. Racers hung on his every word; when his hood came off in the paddock a crowd formed. But there was no heads-up pro category for the small-block in NHRA until 1972, when the Pro Stock rules were rewritten to permit small-displacement engines in short-wheelbase cars, handing them a weight break against the Chrysler Hemis then stinking up the show. Spotting his opening, Jenkins waded in with Grumpy's Toy IX, a Vega hatchback sporting a 331ci small-block.

(#2) Richard Petty's '64 Plymouth Race Hemi: Just so you know, maybe this is not the complete story of the debut of the Chrysler 426 Race Hemi at the '64 Daytona 500. Development on the 426 Hemi-the engine that turned Bill France purple was assembled in the final week of November of 1963.

(#3) The Swamp Rat's 200-Mph 392 Hemi: Chris Karamesines clocked at 204.54 mph at Alton, Illinois, in April 1960. In these days of billet Fuel Hemis, the engine in Swamp Rat VI is jaw-slackening to behold. In 1964 racers couldn't just assemble parts off the rack; ad-hoc engineering and experimenting were required. Big's 200 motor was built around a cast iron 392 Hemi block and heads.

(#4) Ford's '67 Lemans-Winning 427 V-8: The 427 had a bore of 4.23 inches and stroke of 3.78 inches, its actual displacement was 424.9 But ford decided to call it a 427.

(#5) Repco-Brabham V-8: Did you know the Oldsmobile won the Formula One World Championship? Built around a 215ci the Brabham 620 was a clever bit of blacksmithing.

(#6) Ron Main's FlatFire V-8: An original '46 Ford 59AB block with three main bearings, the motor was almost totally re-engineered by Mike Landy and the late Dick Landy of Dick Landy Industries. At almost over 700 hp the FlatHead happily zinging to 7,000 rpm's on the dyno. "The FlatHead is just a pretty little motor."

(#7) Eddie Hill's Four-Second Hemi: Eddi Hill laid down the first four-second pass in drag racing history: a 4.990, bumping the speed record to 288.55 mph in the process.

(#8) Bill Kuhlman's 200-Mph Big Block Chevy: With the juice flowing, it produced over 1,000 lb-ft of torque at 6,500 rpm,and at 7,000 rpm it made 1,379 hp. Pretty good for a kit motor, especially in 1987.

(#9) Reher, Morrison And Shepherd's 83 Pro Stock Chevy: A fabricated sheetmetal intake manifold an a pair of 4500-Holeys completed the set up. There 605 motor took the IHRA title in 1983 along with the third consecutive NHRA championship in the same year. Simply put this was a bad motor.

(#10) Smokey Yunick's 427 Mk II Mystery Engine: The Mk II's short block used the same 4.84-inch bore spacing as the 348/409, and its 4.31-inch bore and 3.65-inch stroke were identical to those of 427ci ZII version of the 409. Smokey believed the motor was good for 600 hp or more.

Buy It, Build It, Drive It, Love It... of course there are many more great engines in our history that were not covered here. The tough get going-and the going get faster.

Adam P Archer is a serious hot rod fanatic, absolutely loves all antiques, classics and just good old American muscle cars. If you enjoyed this article please feel free to visit our site, that we dedicated purely inpart for racing and performance expert Vic Edelbrock.American Made Muscle Cars

Decorating Your View And Your Window With Curtains

Curtains are materials that are hung over a window for decoration and other purposes. The main purposes are to provide privacy, block sunlight and decoration.

If the window looks onto streets or sidewalks, then curtains can be used for privacy. Translucent curtains like net curtains or sheer curtains will only block sunlight partially. These types of curtains do not provide any privacy, especially at night. For privacy opaque curtains are better.

Curtains are also used for light control to prevent glare, for sleeping during the day, or watching TV etc. Opaque curtains are suited for light control. For partial light control sheer or net type curtains are better suited.

Curtains are also used for increasing the aesthetic appeal of a room. An elegant curtain greatly increases the aesthetics of a room and gives an opulent look. On the contrary dirty or ill matched curtains give a room a gloomy look. When the window looks onto a street it is better to give thought to the underside of the curtain as the curtain can be seen from outside and will dictate the appearance of the house.

Types of Curtains.

There are lots of varieties of curtains available in the market today. Few of them are:

Curtain Valance. These have deep frill fabrics framing the window and usually the curtain rod is hidden. They generally have pleated heading. The pleated headings can be decorated using braid, ribbons, tassels and trimmings.

Cascade Curtains. Cascaded curtains consist of two or more curtains hung over the window. The tiers are hung from transoms.

Shirred curtains. These types of curtains have the fabric threaded through curtain rods at the top and bottom.

Tie back curtains. These curtains are gathered at the sides of the window and decoratively tied back at the lower part of the curtain with a sleeve or cord.

Café curtains. These are designed to cover only half of the window and are stationary. They are usually used in kitchens and bathrooms for privacy and are made form scalloped headings.

Pelmets. Pelmets are structures mounted above the windows on which the curtain rod is fixed.

The choice of curtains depends on the purpose for which the curtains are being installed. Color, fabric and style of curtain give the room a formal or informal appearance. There are lots of decorative rods, pelmets, cordings, sleeves, beads, fringes, rings, eyelets available in the market to decorate curtains. Also a thought should be given on safety for floor length curtains when pets and children are present in the house.

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i need help completing my 350 small block?

it's a 350 4 bolt main , i have L2256F Forged sealed flat top pistons, a performer RPM air gap intake, a 600 carb and 750 carb ,whichever you think is best . the block is bored .30 ., i also have5.7 inch eagle I-beam rods with 64 cc hump heads . wwhat's the best cam for this set-up. i wanna use it as a street machine , not so much the track. i also have a 2500 stall converter . please help me because i'm trying to make this as smooth as possible , your advice and expertise is so very helpful,Thanks in advance . P.S. it will be placed in a 1972 chevelle SS posi rear with 342 gears.

A Comp Cams 279TH7 sounds like the best for the application that you are using and also the best for this stall converter, bear in mind this for Hydraulic Flat Tappets and for a bit stronger than sock valve springs. I would use a 650 cfm carb at least, my recommendation is the Edelbrock 650 Thunder Series AVS (adjustable valve secondaries).

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