Overlap vs. Wider LSA - Detonation Resistance?

[Newbomb Turk]

I love it. If I'm not feeling well, I drive it and then everything's better. lol

Exactly. I was driving my buddy’s 73 Duster with the 505 hp 395 inch deal, with a 650 carb and very lightly ported iron heads with 2.02 valves around and every now and then I’d have to drop it a gear and stick my foot into it to remind me it’s actually making 505 hp because driving it around feels like it’s making 275 hp.

In fact, I was on the phone with him a couple of times when I did it and he could hear it wake up. We both giggled our butts off. It was so fun for me and he could hear it.

That’s what motivated me to finish my garbage and get it running.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Exactly. I was driving my buddy’s 73 Duster with the 505 hp 395 inch deal, with a 650 carb and very lightly ported iron heads with 2.02 valves around and every now and then I’d have to drop it a gear and stick my foot into it to remind me it’s actually making 505 hp because driving it around feels like it’s making 275 hp.

In fact, I was on the phone with him a couple of times when I did it and he could hear it wake up. We both giggled our butts off. It was so fun for me and he could hear it.

That’s what motivated me to finish my garbage and get it running.

And of course mine is "nowhere" near that, but I do the same thing when I get on an incline in high gear I would normally downshift on and I just mash it on down. It just plows right on up. lol It's kinda like a hopped up tractor. lol

 

[mopowers]

Just so I’m clear, I know guys kill cylinder pressure to reduce the tendency to detonate.

Does it work? Not really for what I said above.

Thanks again. It's interesting to me how many different opinions there seems to be on this topic. Kinda like spark plug preference, I guess.

 

[Newbomb Turk]

Thanks again. It's interesting to me how many different opinions there seems to be on this topic. Kinda like spark plug preference, I guess.

lol yup. Spark plugs and politics.

 

[Mopar Sam]

I love it. If I'm not feeling well, I drive it and then everything's better. lol

I hear you! My only regret with mine, is that I took so long to get it on the road. I smile everytime I drive it.