RE: 13's(1963 article Al Eckstrand)

[Marcus Edell <marcusedell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 The article is from "Stock Cars for the Drags" by "Hot Rod" Magazine 1963.Interview with Al Eckstrand and Jim Thornton This was the end of the 1962 Season so this is with a 413 bone stock with 4.56's, 9.00/14"(skinny!) Slicks in a 1962 Dart 330 weighing 3430 lbs.

 Question:What shift points do you use?
Eckstrand:I shift out of Low at 7200rpm,and out of Intermediate at 7000.I have found this engine to respond to plenty of revs in the gears.Incidentally, we raise the line oil pressure in the Torqueflite from 92 to 108 pounds by a simple Allen Bolt Adjustment in the valve body.Takes about Fifteen minutes - and the extra pressure not only ghives you a bit faster shift, but there is less slippage in the clutches,so your transmission tends to last longer.
Thornton:We have found at above 6500 rpm to be optimum for both the automatic and stick transmission.This is about 1000 revs above the power peak.Power drops off pretty fast above that.

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From: "Robert (UK)" <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx> 

> 
> Thanks Marcus 
> 
> Does that article say if the engine was to factory specs, or could it 
> have been stripped/checked/rebuilt to cope with more rpm or to shift the 
> power band? 
> 
> Ours was rebuilt using all the original '63 components except new 
> bearings & bolts (obviously), pistons, hyd cam & lifters (similar spec 
> to original tho) & deeper sump. And perhaps a couple more ancillaries 
> that wouldnt affect power/rpm. 
> Our dyno session stopped at 5500rpm for some reason but I doubt if hp 
> was still on the up after 6000. 
> I guess a mech cam would have allowed for a bit more rpm? 
> 
> I'd like to think our was put together a bit better than it would have 
> been 40+ years ago by the factory, but I cant see that we've reduced the 
> rpm capabilities that much? 
> 
> Robert 
> 63 Polara 500 
> England 
> 
> Marcus Edell/The RevTones wrote: 
> > 
> > I've heard that before..and like I said in one of the Replies before..I 
> > have a 1963 Hot ROd Magazine and they were asking one of the SS Mopar 
> > Drivers what RPM he shifted his TF 727 426 Max Wedge and he said like 
> > 7200 RPM ran 12.10's or something like that 
> 
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