Howdy,
As some of ya'll may have seen, I'm in the planning stages of a LSR build. Now I'm going to have to use a stock block to start with as I don't have the funding for a Stage or TA block especially since I have to run a block with stock deck height and cam location to be considered for Production classes. However since I'm going to be running a carb and am seriously considering going oddfire, I figure this is the place to ask questions.
I understand that the oddfire crank is stronger than the even fire by virtue of it's paired rod journals. This could be an aftermarket unit or a stock 225 unit if I decide to race with the "big" 184-260cid motor. I have a few questions though.
What are people running for a distributor? I'm theorizing that since the firing pattern is like a V8 with 2 cylinders gone, I could take a V8 unit and just remove the terminals and/or the reluctor teeth to get one to work. Otherwise is it just a Jeep points unit converted or an early 231 HEI?
Are oddfire rods "on center" or "off center" and what is the rod journal size for most of the aftermarket units?
I know the cam is different both in nose and lobe configuration but are there any other valvetrain hang ups?
How is the high rpm stability of the oddfire compared to the evenfire? Is it anymore stressful to the block?
By chance does anyone know if the production oddfire stuff takes V8 (300-340-350) balancers and flexplates?
Thanks,
As some of ya'll may have seen, I'm in the planning stages of a LSR build. Now I'm going to have to use a stock block to start with as I don't have the funding for a Stage or TA block especially since I have to run a block with stock deck height and cam location to be considered for Production classes. However since I'm going to be running a carb and am seriously considering going oddfire, I figure this is the place to ask questions.
I understand that the oddfire crank is stronger than the even fire by virtue of it's paired rod journals. This could be an aftermarket unit or a stock 225 unit if I decide to race with the "big" 184-260cid motor. I have a few questions though.
What are people running for a distributor? I'm theorizing that since the firing pattern is like a V8 with 2 cylinders gone, I could take a V8 unit and just remove the terminals and/or the reluctor teeth to get one to work. Otherwise is it just a Jeep points unit converted or an early 231 HEI?
Are oddfire rods "on center" or "off center" and what is the rod journal size for most of the aftermarket units?
I know the cam is different both in nose and lobe configuration but are there any other valvetrain hang ups?
How is the high rpm stability of the oddfire compared to the evenfire? Is it anymore stressful to the block?
By chance does anyone know if the production oddfire stuff takes V8 (300-340-350) balancers and flexplates?
Thanks,