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Exhaust Blowout on a Mopar 300hp CrateWritten by on July 1, 2003 Running the numbers on a mild 360
One of the key decisions in setting up a Mopar street car concerns theexhaust system. Different requirements and different preferences arewhat make our cars unique. For some guys, getting noticed is what it'sabout, so chamber-style mufflers and the calliope sound of exhaustpulses firing down long header tubes are the ticket. Others come fromanother school, looking for discrete, quiet, and low-maintenanceoperation.
These are the ones who will spurn headers for a set of factory manifoldsand a modest-sized set of duals blowing through factory-style mufflers.A big part of the decision-making process is predicated upon the balanceof power. For the first group, more is always the goal, with littleconsideration for anything as mundane as practicality and quietcruising. For the more conservative, the choice revolves around how muchpower is being sacrificed with a given setup.
Exhaust headers are among the most significant power enhancers in ahigh- performance engine. The higher the power level, the more relevantheaders become. On a 600hp street or strip terror, unbolting a big-tubeheader in favor of stock manifolds could cost upwards of 100 hp. Fewenthusiasts in that realm would consider factory iron manifolds. On theother hand, plenty of guys building modest street drivers are torn bythe decision, wondering how much difference it would make. Before we cananswer that question, it's worthwhile to understand why a header doeswhat it does.
While many assume that the benefit of a header is reduced backpressure,there is much more going on.
A primary aspect of header function is pulse-scavenging. An engine (orindividual cylinder) doesn't just blow exhaust like a leaf blower; itfires in pulses. Once during every other crank rotation, a givencylinder has an exhaust stroke. Actually, the exhaust valve opens whilethe piston is still going down on the power stroke. This is significantin that the sooner the valve opens during the power stroke, the greaterthe cylinder pressure is. With stock short-duration cams, the pistonposition is toward bottom dead center (BDC), and the cylinder volume isnear maximum.
Now, imagine a radical racing cam, with the exhaust valve opening muchearlier as the piston moves down on the power stroke. In this instance,the gas pressure is still quite high, and opening the valve gives animmediate escape path, much like opening a valve on a high-pressurebottle. We can see from the above discussion that the pop of exhaustinto the exhaust port (and ultimately into the header) is much strongerwith a long-duration cam that opens earlier. The energy, or this pop(frequently referred to as blowdown) is carried into the header. As theexhaust pulse travels down the tube, it carries momentum (mass andvelocity), helping to scavenge the cylinder.
So far, we see interesting things happening in an exhaust header, but itgets better. Upon reaching the end of the pipe in the collector, alow-pressure wave is reflected and travels back up the pipe at thespeed of sound. If it gets to the exhaust valve while the valve is stillsubstantially open--at around top dead center (TDC)--it will impart a low-pressure condition to the cylinder. This helps draw the remainingexhaust out and also pulls fresh air/fuel mixture in through thenow-open intake valve. This is the primary scavenging effect of afull-length tube header. Although it is dependent upon sufficient camtiming (duration), a radical race cam is not necessary in order toreceive a benefit from the scavenging effect of headers.
In fact, typical moderate street- performance profiles will readilyrespond to the tuning effects of headers. Primary pipe length is aconsideration, as well. Even at the speed of sound, it takes time forthe pressure wave to travel up the pipe. The primary has to be at alength to time the event for the overlap period, but the period of timebetween cycles varies with rpm. As a result, a given primary-pipe lengthwill tune to a given rpm. The optimal primary-pipe length will vary withthe operating rpm range of the engine. Primary lengths between 28 and 42inches cover the range from high-rpm race engines to tow rigs. Cast-ironexhaust manifolds and shorty headers are at a disadvantage here.
This whole theory has been proven in dyno results on high-outputengines, and now we know why. We wanted to explore the question ofheaders versus manifolds in a much milder setting, a pussycat of anengine if you will--the type of engine that would have a guy questioningwhether to use headers or manifolds. To find out, we brought a MoparPerformance 300hp Magnum crate motor to Westech to run some variations.The 300hp crate is a real puppy, with a new-car-like idle (to us) andover 19-inch Hg of vacuum. Its docile nature is the result of a mildcam, with minimal overlap and stock .385/.410-inch intake and exhaustlift, respectively. Spec'd to drop in and go with no hassles, the360/300 crate will happily pull a full package of accessories, powerbrakes, air conditioning, and a tightly-converted automatic while idlingalong effortlessly.
We brought along a wide range of exhaust manifolds and headers, runningthe gamut from puny stock 318 iron manifolds to the bigger log-type 360pieces, and even the highly-sought-after and revered 340hp iron units.We also brought a range of headers to see how things would compare. Wefound some of the results surprising, if not downright shocking. Read onfor the results of our exhaustive research.
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Our test engine is a Mopar Performance 300hp crate. Equipped with adual-plane intake and an extremely mild .385/.410-inch lift cam, the300hp crate is as docile as a daily-driver engine can be.On top, we bolted a 750 mechanical-secondary Speed Demon carb. Weactually found some linkage interference with the mounting pad of theintake, so an open-spacer was fitted beneath the carb.For our baseline test, we fitted the 360 with the lowest of exhaust low,a set of stock small-passage 318 iron exhaust manifolds. Bolted to themanifolds was a set of 21/4-inch head pipe extensions 24 inches long. Soequipped, the 360 put out a respect- able 311 hp at 4,600 rpm and 403lb-ft of torque.We moved up a notch from the early 318 iron manifolds to late 360 ironlog-style manifolds. The 360 manifolds are nothing to look at, but theinternal passages and outlet are significantly larger than those of the318 pieces. Power was up a little, moving to 314 hp and 407.1 lb-ft oftorque.Our final test of factory iron was a set of rare and expensive early 340high-performance manifolds. With the 340 exhaust, the 360 inched up to315 hp and 409.1 lb-ft of torque, which represented very little gain onthis engine.With the manifold portion of our test complete, we moved on to tubeheaders. First was a set of Hedman shorties with a tube diameter of 15/8inches. The shorties bolted up to the block nicely. However, in the '70A-Body Duster we once tried them in, the collector exit was too close tothe steering drag link to connect effectively. We haven't tried to fitthem in other chassis types. The shorties did provide a good powerincrease when compared to all of the iron manifolds tested, recording322 hp at 4,700 rpm and 416.7 lb-ft of torque. Spark-plug wire clearancewas also good.On the driver-side shorty header, tubes 5 and 3 cross over for thepurpose of separating them in the collector, since these cylinders fireconsecutively.Our second set of headers was a pair of Hooker 15/8-inchCompetition-series street headers. The passenger-side tubes bolted upwith no trouble. They typically fit a Mopar chassis nicely.Late-model truck blocks, on which the crate 360s are based, are castwith large motor-mount pads behind the traditional mounting ears foundwith earlier production blocks. With the Hookers, we found tubeinterference on the driver side, preventing it from bolting to the head.This was not surprising since the headers were designed long before thechange in block-mounting provisions.
Left with the choice of banging clearance into the headers orclearancing the block, we pulled out the grinder and hacked away at theblock. It took quite a lot of material removal to gain the requiredclearance.The Hookers feature a layout similar to Hedman's full-length tubes, withthe number 3 tube passing up along the valve cover, crowding the plugwires to cylinders 5 and 7. Also, the number 1,5, and 7 tubes are routedlow to go under the steering drag link in the chassis, hindering groundclearance. The 15/8-inch full-length headers provided quite animprovement in torque, with 423.9 lb-ft on tap. At 319, horsepower uptop was down fractionally compared to the shorties. We would expect theresults to be different if the engine was equipped with more camduration, but at this mild spec, the tuning advantage of the long-tubeheader is largely lost up top due to cam timing.We swapped the 15/8-inch Hookers for a set of tti 15/8x13/4-inch stepheaders. We immediately realized there was clearance for a standardbox-end wrench to be used at the header bolts. The tubes also clearedthe late-block's mounting bosses much better, bolting up withoutbinding, although it was close.The passenger-side tti header will clear either a stock straightoil-filter arrangement or a production-style 90-degree oil-filteradapter.The layout of tti's headers is unique, with none of the low-hangingtubes of the other designs and ample clearance for the plug wires uptop. Past experience has shown they have excellent chassis fit. Poweroutput with the tti's was the best of all the systems we tested,clearing 327 hp and producing a healthy 425.5 lb-ft of torque.With the positive response in output gained by going to the step header,our next change was to determine if even bigger would be even better. Wewent to a pair of 13/4-inch Hooker Super Comp headers. The Super Compsare race-style headers with slip-fit collectors. With this 360's mildcombination, the Super Comps proved to be overkill, with output laggingthe step header, posting 321 hp at 3,700 rpm and 420.7 lb-ft of torqueat 3,700 rpm. As a point of reference, we have seen the Super Comps add10-15 hp to a standard 15/8-inch header in engines of the 450-500hplevel.


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Kelly Osbourne now boasts a shocking inking on the side of her head after a trip to a tattoo parlor on Saturday.
The TV presenter has been sporting a partly-shaved hairstyle this month and she choose to get a new design inked on the bald side of her head.
She apologized to her parents, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, on Twitter:
Sorry mum and dad but I love it! pic.twitter.com/xIiMwIJBT9
— Kelly Osbourne (@KellyOsbourne) June 29, 2014
She reportedly got the ink at the Shamrock Social Club tattoo parlor in Los Angeles.

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It is with the greatest sadness that we report...our beloved Jeremy Lusk passed away at approximately 11:03 PM PST this evening due to complications from the crash sustained Saturday evening in Costa Rica. Still in the Calderon Hospital Intensive Care Unit, he was surrounded by his loving Mother and Father, Chuck and Gina Lusk, his wonderful wife Lauren, his Mother and Father-in-Law Lynne and Larry and many of his closest Mulisha family members including Brian Deegan, Ryan Hagy, Cameron Steele and Erik Apple.
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Research: It only takes 0.5 seconds to make first impression
Newscast Media GLASGOW—A new research study reveals that it only takes half a second to make a first good impression. Scientists have discovered that humans make judgements on someone's trustworthiness within the first 500 milliseconds of hearing their voice.
Psychologists from universities of Glasgow, Scotland, and Princeton, US, have shown that a simple "Hello" is enough to allow most people to draw conclusions about personality type. What's more is that we are able to make these judgements without seeing the person to whom we are speaking.
A study showed recordings of people saying hello and asked test subjects to rank them according to 10 pre-defined personality traits including trustworthiness, dominance, attractiveness and warmth. The study found that most of the recorded voices elicited the same response from participants and that these opinions were formed rapidly on hearing the voices for only 300-500msecs.
This suggests that the tone of voice you use when saying hello directly and immediately informs the first impression of the person to whom you are speaking. The most important traits identified were trustworthiness and dominance. The study found that males who raised their tone and women who alternated the pitch of their voices are seen as more trustworthy. Dominance is partly indicated by lowering the pitch, but more so by changes in 'formant dispersion', which are adjustments of your voice caused by the structure of your throat.
The entire study can be found here.
Dr Phil McAleer, from the Voice Neurocognition Laboratory, University of Glasgow, who led the study, said: "It is amazing that from such short bursts of speech you can get such a definite impression of a person. And more so that, irrespective of whether it is accurate, your impression is the same as what the other listeners get.
"It is perhaps also consistent that we are most attuned to recognizing signs of trustworthiness and dominance, two traits that would have been central to our survival as we evolved."
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A new week has arrived, and with it a new poll at our all-sports Web site, www.placersports.com.
This week, we want to know which season-opening football winning streak you find most impressive. Six teams in our coverage area are out to 3-0 starts, but which team has done the most to get there?
Placer added an impressive win over highly regarded Casa Roble last Friday night to stay unbeaten. Three SFL juggernauts have yet to lose, despite taking on very difficult schedules out of the chute.
Granite Bay owns wins over Vacaville and Pittsburg, while Del Oro has knocked off California, Cardinal Newman and most recently, Franklin - all in impressive fashion. Rocklin's win over Nevada Union is equally impressive.
Folsom is pouring the points on with an offense that appears all but unstoppable. We were only able to include five schools in our official poll, and based on strength of schedule, Lincoln did not make the official poll. If you like the Fighting Zebras, and think their 3-0 is most impressive, leave your comments here in the comments section so your voice will be heard.
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A new cookbook from The Spunky Coconut launched last month.The moment a copy of The Spunky Coconut Dairy-Free Ice Cream landed in my hot little hands, I was off and churning up some sweet cold treats. Here is my review of the book. I hope you find it helpful.
The Intro
The Spunky Coconut Dairy-Free Ice Cream opens with a well-researched history of dairy-free ice cream penned by no other than Kelly's husband Andrew. Andrew is a history buff and knew how and where to find factoids on the subject. Quite an interesting read.
The Chapters
Coffee & Tea
Cake & Cookies
Yogurt, Pops & Sherbert
The Flavors I've Made
My goal is to churn my way through this book by the end of summer. So far we've made Chocolate, Rocky Road, Chocolate Brownie Batter Swirl, Vanilla, Swiss Almond, Toasted Coconut, Vanilla, the Yummy Yogurt Drink (used for making frozen yogurt), Lemon Lime Frozen Yogurt, and Strawberry Rhubarb Sherbet. All have been ridiculously tasty, but the standouts for me have been Chocolate Brownie Batter Swirl and Lemon Lime Frozen Yogurt. The vegan brownie batter was divine. Half went into the ice cream and half was eaten out of the bowl. The Lemon Lime Frozen Yogurt was like eating frozen cheesecake ... oh my ... so good.
The vanilla, which is the base of many other recipes in the book was quite good. A little heavy on the honey taste—but am sure that can be tweaked by using a milder honey or agave (if you do agave). I have not made any of the toppers or cookies to accompany these flavors so cannot speak to those at this time.
The flavors next up to try are Eggnog, Mint Chocolate Swirl, Rum Raisin, Pina Colada, Pistachio (which Kelly said has been most popular), Honeysuckle Tea, and Apricot Amaretto Frozen Yogurt. There are 55 recipes in the book—which will you try first?
The Ingredients
So you're probably wondering—what ingredients are used? The milks used for the base of the ice creams are coconut, cashew, and/or hemp. My son is nut-free so we make ours with coconut and hemp milk. One secret to Kelly's creamy, won't-freeze-to-a-brick ice cream is guar gum. It definitely helps but may be omitted if it's something you need to avoid.
The frozen yogurts are made using a base of Kelly's Yummy Yogurt Drink (recipe in the book). It requires time for culturing but is well worth it. Plus it will introduce you to making non-dairy cashew/coconut milk yogurt if you've not ventured there yet. Fresh fruit, dates, and coconut water are also ingredients that are called for in some recipes.
Kelly's Got the Tips
One of the greatest things about this book is the pointers Kelly offers for successfully mixing, freezing and storing non-dairy ice cream. Without heavy dairy cream and commercial additives, it can be challenging to get a creamy ice cream that doesn't freeze to a solid brick.
For an ice cream that resembles soft serve, "eat it straight out of the ice cream machine," Kelly suggests. For "pretty scoops," spread out in a shallow dish, freeze until hard, then let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving. Great tips there. Especially the "shallow dish" part. I always scooped mine into a bowl which prevented it from thawing evenly.
Kelly, as do I, uses a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker (use that link to purchase one and support Lexie's Kitchen :). She expertly reminds us that the insert must be frozen for at least 24 hours and to thoroughly chill the milk mixture before pouring into the ice cream maker. Some additional tips from me to you would be to 1) use a wooden/bamboo spoon for scraping off the ice cream that freezes to the sides of the insert and 2) crank your freezer up a bit. You want that insert good and frozen or you'll get soft, soft serve.
Two Thumbs Up
This book is a treasure and not just for the lactose-intolerant, casein-intolerant, and vegans—but for all. It retails for $20.00. If you really want to support Kelly, purchase it through her e-book store where she makes a better profit margin than she does over at Amazon—either way, it's a highly recommended buy!
Cookbook Giveaway
Between now and 5:00pm CST July 4, 2012 you can enter to win a copy of The Spunky Coconut Dairy-Free Ice Cream here at Lexie's Kitchen.
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May 15, 2012—Two alumni of North Central College's music education program are being recognized by Naperville Community Unit School District 203 for excellence in teaching.
Nicholas Janssen, a 2005 graduate of North Central College, received District 203's Outstanding Early Educator Award for his work as choral director at Naperville North High School. Emily Steffen, a 2010 graduate, received the district's Outstanding First-Year Teacher Award for her work at Naper and Ellsworth elementary schools.


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Our role in the war on terror
How, then, should we live in this dangerous new world? Christians have a specific calling to fight spiritual wars through spiritual means. Only a few people act in terroristic ways, but all of us have terroristic thoughts. All of us, including Muslims, can repent and be saved, through God's grace.
Cold War II is more daunting in many ways than Cold War I. A few Communists were willing to give their lives to benefit (in their imagination) millions of others, but they themselves could expect only oblivion after death. Suicide bombers are much easier to recruit when the promise of a lush afterlife of sex, food, and fun can cover a multitude of fears. We need to pray for God to change hearts.
While the spiritual war continues, all Americans regardless of theology can unite at a different level in fighting a physical and psychological war. Here is my fifth and last set of five propositions.
During most of Cold War I we lived under terror, facing the possibility of sudden death with a megaton bang. So many things could have gone wrong. Human miscalculation, technical error ... the betting line at times on our getting through without having at least one city obliterated must have been less than 50-50. The United States could have given up. With schoolchildren doing bomb drills under desks, parents could have chanted, "Better Red than dead."
Astoundingly, we survived. The patriotism developed in World War II grew and thrived, nurtured by movies and music that recent cultural leaders have ridiculed. Meanwhile, Soviet leaders turned out to have a sense of societal preservation. Marxist ideology emphasized the importance of industrial development, so the thought of being bombed back to the Stone Age kept the Khrushchevs and Brezhnevs from risking all. Since communism is based on atheism, our Soviet opponents did not grow bold with the thought that when they died they would immediately enter a lush paradise.
Now we are embarked on a new Cold War. We once again live under terror, facing the possibility of destruction-except this time, chillingly, we might have no warning at all. It was startling to see airplanes used as missiles, but a bigger threat may be biological warfare, terrorist style, within which we might already be fatally diseased before we know what has hit us.
We have four lines of defense against biological warfare. First is a reliance on the basic human decency of our opponents-but they showed a chilling willingness on Sept. 11 to go where no man had gone before. Second is a rushed production of vaccines. That is essential, but terrorists have so many options from which to choose that, as in buying life insurance policies, we may be protected against everything except that which finally brings us down.
Our third line of defense is a good offense abroad. We need to get to the terrorists and disrupt their activities before they can kill us and others. That is especially true when fighting gangs like bin Laden's that gain grudging admiration largely for their success. Those groups now have what every bully temporarily has: the ability to say, "Put aside your better judgment and don't try to stop me, or you will be hurt." Once the aura of bin Laden invulnerability is broken, traditional Muslims who see terrorism as going beyond what the Quran allows will have some traction.
Our fourth line of defense is enormously tightened security at home. The Israelis have shown that this can work to prevent mass murder. The greater difficulty in the United States is political, because a generation of schoolkids has grown up not knowing much about history except for a few terrible incidents. Students who do not know who Dwight Eisenhower was have heard about the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the House Un-American Activities Committee and "McCarthyism" during the 10 years afterwards, and so on.
We need to reevaluate that history. Internment was wrong, but some ethnic profiling is needed in wartime when terrorists are coming from a particular ethnic group. Congressional investigations should publicize the existence of numerous terrorist cells in this country; bin Laden has declared war on the United States, and those who support him should have no more rights than Nazi cells had in the United States during World War II. We will need to live with the violations of ideal civil liberty that a war against potential plague-distributors and well-poisoners requires. Do those who complain about thorough wiretaps of suspects understand that hundreds of thousands of lives are at stake?
During the first three centuries of American history, disasters regularly led to national self-examination: Were we, sinners still, at least living in part by biblical principles? (See WORLD, Oct. 13.) In the 20th century a secularized version of the idea became common, often with use of a sentence from the writings of a French visitor to this country during the 1830s. Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell, and Pat Buchanan all presented this purported quotation from Alexis de Tocqueville: "America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt used that same line on Sept. 14.
Tocqueville never wrote those words, but the message is nevertheless true. We can learn from Cold War I: Secretary of State Dean Acheson noted in 1947 that "suspicion and resentment" over the treatment of poor minorities in America hurt the nation internationally. John F. Kennedy argued that Jim Crow in the South had to be defeated for Communism to be defeated in Africa. We need greater federal expenditures to follow the constitutional mandate to "provide for the common defense," but when it comes to the subsequent clause-"promote the general welfare"-we need a government that understands the need between providing and promoting. "Promoting" is urging volunteers to come forward, and not getting in the way of compassionate conservative impulses that have shown their effectiveness.
Charities are raising hundreds of millions of dollars for relief for those who have already suffered from terrorist attacks and those who will suffer. If the federal government offers billions in its bureaucratic way, bad charity will drive out good as it often has over the past century, and those in need will once again feel like numbers rather than human beings. Nor should the government get in the habit of bailing out groups hurt by the changed environment. Individuals and organizations are seeing the need to reduce expenses that suddenly seem unimportant. They are applying their dollars to individual, organizational, and national survival. That's as it should be.
One way the United States can display goodness to other countries is through offering food to refugees, as President Bush is wisely having us do in Afghanistan. As much as possible, this should be done using the experience and talent of church relief groups, so that in one stroke we can show how wrong the Taliban is to target with hatred and death threats those who come in love.
Terrorists put all of us on the front lines, and when we're preyed on we tend to pray. Churches have a tremendous opportunity here, particularly if they are seen as serious places to learn about and respond to God's holiness, rather than church lites that merely make us feel better when we remember that the world is not a Garden of Eden. We need to make use of hymns and other historical resources that teach us how other Christians have recognized the inevitability of pain and responded to it. What separates Christianity from not only Islam but every human religion and philosophy is Christ, the Redeemer, and we need to unabashedly preach and teach about the need for and offer of redemption.
On a cultural level, up to now many Americans have tended to ape the moral anarchy of western Europe, home to deserted churches and rapidly increasing single parenting-but that's as much an extreme as Islamic tawhid. America's founders fought for both liberty and virtue, thereby providing a middle road between anarchy and unicity, and that's what we must fight for also. If the struggle is American anarchy vs. Muslim repression, many will ask for plagues on both our houses. But a fight for both liberty and virtue can, with God's grace, win the world's favor.
American patriots in the 18th century built a coalition against the British that included both Christians and those who had different faiths but admired a society built on biblical principles. Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry, who today would be labeled members of the religious right, worked alongside Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, both of whom displayed hostility to Christianity. Christians today must follow the Founders, turning the other cheek at personal offenses so as to turn a united and resolute face against terror.
It's sad that we have to talk about terror. Part of the American dream is for parents to make life better for their children. When I was 11, in 1961, we had nuclear bomb drills in school. I thought the generation growing up now would be spared that, but it looks as if biological and chemical warfare drills might be coming. Will we come through Cold War II without an attack that kills not 6,000 but 60,000, or more? I suspect the odds, again, are against us. More than ever we need fervent prayer that, out of God's abundant kindness, He will once again show mercy.
The new terror is terrible news, but if an awareness of dependence on God's mercy grows into revival and reformation, we can indeed be glad as the apostle James advised us to be. He wrote at the beginning of his epistle, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."


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text: Home Politics How Sriracha Explains the GOP's Problem The rising popularity of the condiment shows why Republicans are out of touch with 2013 America. By: David Swerdlick Posted: March 23 2013 12:25 AM 0 Dave Winer/Creative Commons (The Root) -- The Republican National Committee's 100-page "Growth & Opportunity Project" report (pdf) came out this week, with the aim of diagnosing what went wrong for the GOP in 2012 and prescribing a fix for Republicans' stark failure: Ninety-three percent of black voters, 71 percent of Latinos and 73 percent of Asian Americans cast votes to re-elect Democratic President Barack Obama. It's a list of recommendations and a proposal to spend $10 million on outreach with "demographic partners" and to "show up" -- as RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says -- in places with diverse constituencies in an effort to show "sincerity," be more "inclusive" and get with the times on issues like immigration reform. But the plan has been criticized by former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, who says, "You've got to reconcile how people feel about your policies, not just the fact that you're going to show up" -- something of a departure from Steele's half-joke, half-serious suggestion in 2009 that his way to reach out to voters of color was saying, "Y'all come." But if I might "concern troll" the RNC for a moment, there might be an even easier way to look at this than what the GOP has come up with. Its disconnect problem can be explained by the rapid ascent of a condiment that was once the exclusive province of Pho bistros and is now so ubiquitous that Bon Appétit says you can put it on macaroni and cheese: Sriracha sauce. It's the newest flavor of Lay's potato chips and, according to Bloomberg Businessweek, soon to take over as America's hot sauce of record. Yes, Republicans, your problems with today's American voter can be explained by "rooster sauce." Am I saying that by embracing the Southeast Asian-inspired sauce, Republicans will give themselves a leg up in 2016? No -- that would be racist. What I am saying is that rooster sauce isn't "ethnic" food anymore. It's as all-American as ranch dressing and deli mustard, in the same way that same-sex marriage and bilingual education aren't "minority" issues anymore -- they're just issues. It's representative of the ways in which American life has diversified -- and the ways in which the GOP hasn't caught up with that yet. The Republicans' report reads as if they've sent a team of anthropologists from one America to study another America, not realizing that the "new" America and the mainstream are one and the same. Their report says that "we can't expect to address these demographic groups if we know nothing about them" -- which is true. But Republicans -- whatever their background -- already know, or should know, the most important thing about voters of color, women and young people: We're all just people, and people -- voters -- want respect. And if the GOP can't adapt to that, no amount of "outreach" will solve its long-term problem. Here are a few other tips: Stop Saying "Food Stamp President" If this has to be explained, then there's no 100-page report in the world that can help the GOP. Republicans don't help their case whenever they make their criticism of the Obamas personal. First lady Michelle Obama has spent her time in the White House bringing up two lovely daughters, promoting exercise and a healthy diet for the nation's children, attending funerals of slain teenagers, hugging victims of natural disasters and being the glamorous ambassador of goodwill and American style that the world's only superpower surely needs and deserves -- a portfolio that scarcely anyone could disagree with. But for the last four years, Republicans have claimed that she wants to ban dessert and have criticized her for making a five-minute appearance at the Oscars (via satellite!) and for the cost of her travel -- as if the first lady of the United States should fly the world in a middle seat on Southwest Airlines. She pretty much does first lady stuff; get over it. Don't Be So Surprised by Who Voted for Obama Just because many Asian Americans are admired as successful entrepreneurs -- or just because recent Latino immigrants enjoy a reputation for being hardworking and family oriented -- doesn't mean that the Republican Party is their "natural home." So Republicans should stop acting surprised that so many Asian Americans and Latinos voted for Obama and Democrats -- as if those votes rightfully belong to the GOP but somehow accidentally went to the Democratic Party. Every vote has to be earned. 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Eleven placewinners, led by three champions, boosted the HHS wrestling team to a first-place finish in the Banner County Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Harrisburg, Neb. Saturday, Dec. 8.
Coach Jack Garrison said the back door finally started working for the team, as wrestlers came back to win after a loss.
The tourney followed somewhat of a round-robin format, but each weight class was set up differently, depending on the number of participants.
Jesus Hermosillo at 195 lbs. and Dylan Kotch at 220 repeated as tourney champions from the previous week and are undefeated on the season. Nicholas Ortner joined the two on the champion stand, winning the 138-lb. class.
Leo Ortiz made it to the championship, finishing second at 160 lbs.
160-lb. senior Leo Ortiz faces off an opponent at the Banner County Invitational, on his way to a second-place finish for the day.
Third-place honors were earned by Issac Brandt at 120 lbs., Spencer Kotch at 170 and Astolfo Rojo at heavyweight.
HHS senior Astolfo Rojo works for a pin over Miguel Huerta of Wray in 285-lb. wrestling competition at the Banner County Invitational in Harrisburg, Neb. Saturday, Dec. 8. Rojo finished third in the weight division.
Four Dragons placed fourth in their weight divisions including Eric Rojo at 106 lbs., Ben Martinez at 152, T.J. Gertner at 170 and Sidney Struckmeyer at 220.
Javy Rojo competed in the JV portion of the tourney and finished second at 152 lbs.
Banner County was a fairly solid tournament, but coach Garrison said they'll have some tougher ones coming up on the schedule and need to get ready for the competition.
Holyoke scored 139 points to claim the team championship Saturday. Other teams and their earned points were Sedgwick County 128.5, Bayard 104.5, Sutherland 103, Morrill 77, Lingle Ft. Laramie 58, Garden County 41, Kimball 40, Hyannis 29, Wray 27.5, Hemingford 25, Crawford 23, Banner County 13 and Minatare 9.
This week, Holyoke hosts Yuma in dual action Thursday, Dec. 13, and JV wrestlers will compete in Wray Saturday, Dec. 15.
Proud HHS Dragons and coaches are pictured with their first-place plaque earned at Saturday's Banner County Wrestling Invitational. Team members are pictured from left, in front, Astolfo Rojo, Nicholas Ortner, Eric Rojo and coach Cutter Garrison; and in back, Leo Ortiz, coach Dusty McConnell, Javy Rojo, Ben Martinez, Issac Brandt, Fernando Rojo, Cesar Hinostroza, Troy Brown, Dylan Kotch, Luke Stewart, Jesus Hermosillo, Nathan Miles, Spencer Kotch, Cody Lamm, coach Jack Garrison, T.J. Gertner, Sidney Struckmeyer and Marques Harvey.
Individual results from the Banner County tournament follow:
106 lbs.—Eric Rojo placed 4th, going 1-3 for the day. He was pinned in 1:31 by Slade Martinez of Crawford, lost a 0-18 tech fall to Rowdy Keller of Kimball, pinned Brock Lay of Lingle Ft. Laramie in 3:31 and was pinned in :31 by C.J. Sidrow of Morrill.
120 lbs.—Issac Brandt placed 3rd, going 3-2. He pinned Cody Vaughn of Lingle Ft. Laramie in 1:38, was pinned in 3:41 by Collin Fleecs of Sutherland, pinned Zac Kline of Sedgwick County in :12, was pinned in 3:56 by Keith Graham of Sedgwick County and pinned Colten Gilchriest of Lingle Ft. Laramie in 1:30.
138 lbs.—Nicholas Ortner placed 1st, going 4-0 with four pins. He pinned Isaac Ralston of Sutherland in 1:53, pinned Cole Allison of Sedgwick County in 2:57, pinned Beau Beckman of Wray in 1:26 and pinned Rio McGinley of Garden County in 1:32.
145 lbs.—Luke Stewart was 0-2. He lost an 8-11 decision to Seth Rudy of Morrill and was pinned in 1:12 by Greg McKain of Sutherland.
152 lbs.—Ben Martinez placed 4th, going 3-2. He pinned Conrad Kildow of Bayard in 3:46, won a 5-2 decision over Tyler Huddle of Hemingford, lost a close 5-6 decision to Elvariste Gomez of Morrill, pinned Josh Kramer of Wray in 1:04 and lost a 1-4 decision to Allen Denton of Bayard.
160 lbs.—Leo Ortiz placed 2nd, going 4-1. He won a 7-1 decision over Tristan Kirch of Garden County, pinned Jackson Carpenter of Morrill in 3:13, pinned Frank Kohler of Minatare in 3:18, won a 6-2 decision over Zachary Blake of Sutherland and lost a 6-10 decision to Trenton Applegate of Bayard.
160 lbs.—Cesar Hinostroza was 3-2 on the day. He won a 13-10 decision over Tristan Carruthers of Kimball, was pinned in 2:34 by Trenton Applegate of Bayard, was pinned in 1:45 by Jahni Krueger of Sedgwick County, won an 11-5 decision over Trevor Benge of Hemingford and pinned Jackson Carpenter of Morrill in 3:07.
170 lbs.—Spencer Kotch placed 3rd, going 3-2. He pinned T.J. Gertner of Holyoke in 3:59, pinned Marques Harvey of Holyoke in 2:54, lost a 6-11 decision to Tyler Horalek of Sedgwick County, pinned Payden Ayer of Hyannis in 1:41 and lost a 4-19 tech fall to Tristan Hunter of Bayard.
170 lbs.—T.J. Gertner placed 4th, going 2-3. He was pinned in 3:59 by Spencer Kotch of Holyoke, lost a 3-7 decision to Tristan Hunter of Bayard, won a 5-4 decision over Marques Harvey of Holyoke, lost a 1-6 decision to Tyler Horalek of Sedgwick County and pinned Payden Ayer of Hyannis in 3:26.
170 lbs.—Marques Harvey was 1-4 for the day. He won a 14-7 decision over Payden Ayer of Hyannis, was pinned in 2:54 by Spencer Kotch of Holyoke, lost a 4-5 decision to T.J. Gertner of Holyoke, was pinned in 1:39 by Tristan Hunter of Bayard and was pinned in 2:47 by Tyler Horalek of Sedgwick County.
182 lbs.—Troy Brown was 1-4. He lost a 6-12 decision to Landan Fear of Sutherland, was pinned in 4:43 by Alex Wamboldt of Bayard, was pinned in 1:36 by Emmett Hoover of Hyannis, was pinned in :23 by Mitch Van Duren of Sedgwick County and pinned Cody Lamm of Holyoke in 2:19.
182 lbs.—Cody Lamm was 0-5. He was pinned in 1:24 by Emmett Hoover of Hyannis, was pinned in :17 by Mitch VanDuren of Sedgwick County, lost a 6-14 major decision to Alex Wamboldt of Bayard, was pinned in 3:23 by Landan Fear of Sutherland and was pinned in 2:19 by Troy Brown of Holyoke.
195 lbs.—Jesus Hermosillo placed 1st, going 5-0 with four pins. He won a 13-6 decision over Tanner Willey of Bayard, pinned Gared Krakow of Banner County in :42, pinned Derek Steckman of Sedgwick County in :23, pinned Wyatt Rowe of Hyannis in :22 and pinned Asa Carlson of Hemingford in 2:32.
220 lbs.—Dylan Kotch placed 1st, going 5-0 with four pins. He won by injury default over Deondre VanDeWater of Sutherland, pinned Thomas Grubbs of Banner County in 1:33, pinned Sidney Struckmeyer of Holyoke in 1:15, pinned Moses Ash of Hemingford in 1:12 and pinned Riggen McIntosh of Lingle Ft. Laramie in 1:30.
220 lbs.—Sidney Struckmeyer placed 4th, going 3-2. He pinned Thomas Grubbs of Banner County in 5:24, was pinned by Dylan Kotch of Holyoke in 1:15, pinned Deondre VanDeWater of Sutherland in 3:31, pinned Moses Ash of Hemingford in 3:13 and was pinned by David Gifford of Banner County in 2:46.
285 lbs.—Astolfo Rojo placed 3rd, going 4-1 with four pins. He pinned Miguel Huerta of Wray in 2:58, was pinned in 4:42 by Matthew Hessler of Morrill, pinned Nick Hahn of Sutherland in 1:45, pinned David Young of Garden County in :11 and pinned Kain Forbes of Crawford in 2:51.
285 lbs.—Fernando Rojo went 2-3. He was pinned in :33 by Kain Forbes of Crawford, was pinned in 1:35 by Chris Wurm of Bayard, won an 8-2 decision over Bryson Dick of Sutherland, pinned Jeremy Hart of Garden County in 2:54 and was pinned in 1:19 by Miguel Huerta of Wray.
JV 152 lbs.—Javy Rojo placed 2nd, going 1-1. He pinned Jeremy Aguallo of Morrill in 1:45 and was pinned in 1:53 by Kyle Sides of Bayard.
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Yep. I made it in. First off, the whole talk of INFEST reuniting has been in people mouths ever since lead singer, Joe Denunzio was released from prison. At first it was rumored he'd be the new singer of Low Threat Profile with other Infest member Matt Domino,Chris Dodge(of Spazz,Despise You,and a bunch of other bands),and Bob from Lack Of Interest. I guess that didn't work out so they made everyone's dreams come true by being INFEST. I'm not sure how many show they're planning to play but the only shows they've got so far are a show in San Diego(which sold out in an hour),a show in Florida(with an amazing line up),Oakland (with Capitalist Casualties),and two big festivals; Chaos In Tejas and Maryland Deathfest. I really dont know if there would would be another LA show or even how long this reunion will last so I did did not want to miss this. This show was hinted from Chris Dodge for while now,and he finally let people know this week they were going to play at The Echo. No pre-sale and tickets went on sale at noon the day of the show. I heard people camped outside and im not sure what time other people lined up. I showed up at 9am and the line already was at the end of the street. It was pretty freakin cold(California cold). People made the hours pass by fast by just talking to friends, booing at people trying to cut in line(which a lot did),and by getting free coupons by the restaurant across the street. Finally a dude who worked at the venue showed up and told us how it'd work. The place can only hold 400 people and but I think they let 500 in. People got all bunched up to get a wristband. and when I finally got mine I didn't have to worry anymore. 3 hours in line for it...Worth it. Right after I went to a Burger King to eat and not be so cold. So I didn't get to see when people got turned away. At BK a bunch of people did go up to me and asked me if I had an extra ticket. They also went up to the opening bands eating there as well. No luck.
Around 2:30 I got in a much shorter line to actually get in the show this time with more friends. They finally let us in and I went straight to the merch booth like the little fan boy I am. I got an Infest tee and waited for the first band.
First band that played was Sordo. Paisa Powerviolence! I've seen em before and I was stoked to see em again. They came all the way from Oxnard in Ventura County to play this show. They played a pretty short but sweet set with a bunch of great songs. The crowed was pretty was dead for them (lame!). But most of my buddies agreed with me that they were the best opener that day. Plus the dudes are nice as fuck. Here's their discography so far. Sick shit.
Next band was OC's Fissure. Straight Out fast Powerviolence with a ton of energy. This is when people started actually slamming hard and some stage dives were done. They play a lot of shows over in OC so I think this was their first in LA. Short set as well but they seem to have quite to loyal fanbase. Here's their demo's: http://fissurehcpv.bandcamp.com/album/fissure
La Mirada's Barking backwards played next. They're more on the Hardcore side with another loyal fanbase. More stage diving and sing a longs. And I think some dude got seriously hurt during their set. Ouch.
They just released an EP too. The song "Trouble" is really catchy.
Of course we couldn't have a Powerviolence show without ACxDC playing again. I've reviewed em a lot but I know this show meant the world to them. A little before they got on I talked to Sergio and he was pretty nervous to be opening for Infest. But as always they put on a great show. They played for a pretty long time compared to other times I've seen em(more material obviously). No boogy boards this time,but lots of silly string and jumping stage to scream a long. They even let their original guitarist Pablo play a song for this special occasion. Lot of motivational talk,stage dives,and once again the Sword Of The Lord cover(no Chris Dodge this time). ACxDC gave it their all for this show,and as always,one great fucking set. Here's all their stuff.
Finally it was time. I made my way in the crowed as we all waited not so patiently. Like I've seen band set up on stage for 10 minutes before but never has it ever seemed like an eternity til this day. The crowed kept yelling things to Joe on stage like "I wanna hear Sicko-O!" and "Are you still Straightedge?". Joe finally said "This ones called Break The Chain" and all hell fucking broke loose. Like we all went fucking nuts screaming a long. It was a complete madhouse. For about 4 songs I was under a bunch of people stage diving. This wasn't one of those bullshit reunions where they talk about "the old days" or talk for 5 minutes about their history or whatever. Joe just kept fucking going song after song. His voice hasn't changed a bit. Each song just got people more rowdy. All the classics were played including Pickled,Cold Inside,and Voice Your Opinion. When "Mindless" was played a shitload of people rushed the stage to jump on Joe and screamed their asses off. I really wanna tell you more and more of the show but it's something you just had to experience. The audience had everyone. Punks,Crusties,HxC dudes,Powerviolence Kids,and the old timers who saw Infest back of the day. One of my friends said "It was like they never broke up" and its true. 15 years and they still sound the same. Another friend who actually saw Infest twice back in the day told me "They sound way better than they did before" in his raspy "I-lost-my-voice" voice. Everyone there left with a smile on their face. Some even bloody and bruised but still a smile. If you haven't heard Infest you gotta listen to the Slave,No Man's Slave,and the self-titled Mankind EP. This is one show ill never,ever,forget. I saw the first reunion of Powerviolence pioneers Infest and this undoubtedly one of the best show I've have ever been to in my life. Here's the set list:
And yes,they did come back to play "Where's The Unity" and half the place got on stage to shout a long. I will probably never get over this show and neither will the people who where lucky enough to get in. I never got see The Ramones or Black Flag but I did get to see Infest. And it's something I will cherish forever. Thanks for reading.
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Nice review man! I can really tell how great it was for you to see this band, and the show sounds amazing. I can't wait to see them at MDF!!
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Great review! I have no idea who any of these bands are but sounds like a blast.
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The world weighs on my shoulders but what am I to do?
Who needs a god when you've got Big Macs?
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I have wondered, recently, who all these people are that are so incensed and upset about the NSA listening to domestic phone calls. Personally, I could not care less if they listen to my calls because I have nothing to hide. If they catch but one terrorist it is a job well done. It seems to me the only ones who ought to be upset are those who are doing something illegal. For example you might be upset if you talk on the phone about:
Getting food stamps and don�t legally qualify.
Being on unemployment and refuse to look for a job.
Putting your child in free or subsidized child care so you can sit at home all day and do nothing.
Making your children get a free lunch at school when you know you can afford to send lunch money with them.
Arrange a weekend trip to see the Panthers play in Charlotte just before cashing this week�s welfare check.
Checking out those $1,500 new rims you are going to put on your car while telling the DSS you are broke.
Oh, wait. I get it now. You are the �47 Percent� that was talked about so much during the last presidential election. You are the ones that are upset because you are afraid the NSA will find out about your fraud.
Keep it up NSA. Those of us that do it right don�t mind at all.
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Jonathan Brookins, 25, is the first Orlando competitor to advance to the finals of Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter." In total, Central Florida has seen five athletes from the area make it to the competitive reality television series.
After four tries, Orlando has produced its first finalist for Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" reality competition show.
25-year-old Orlando resident Jonathan Brookins will compete for a six-figure contract in the UFC this Saturday when he takes on Michael Johnson at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. Spike TV will air the final episode of season 12 TUF this weekend.
"In my opinion Brookins is phenomenal," UFC President Dana White said on the show. "I don't know if I've ever seen anybody as respectful and humble as Brookins is for as talented as he is."
There's no official study, but Orlando may be the No. 1 hot spot mixed martial arts fighters considering five contestants from the area (and two from Ocala) have appeared on the popular reality competition show. Previous Orlando contestants include: Seth Petruzelli (season 2), Danny Abbadi (season 3), Tom Lawlor (season 8 ) and Clayton McKinney (season 11).
Jonathan Brookins trains at Gracie Barra Orlando on North Mills Ave. Check back on our blog Thursday morning for an exclusive video interview with Brookins.
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SWANSBORO � A structure fire that caused significant damage to a Swansboro home Thursday afternoon has been ruled accidental.
Firefighters from Swansboro Fire Department and four assisting agencies responded to a house fire about 12:30 p.m. at 224 Pigeon Lane in the Hall�s Creek subdivision.
Fire Chief Bob Penrod said the investigation is ongoing, but the cause is related to smoking material. The fire started on the back deck.
The house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Brice Lester sustained approximately $35,000 in damage to the structure and $20,000 to the contents, according to a news release issued by the fire department.
Penrod said a babysitter and child were home but there were no injuries.
Swansboro Fire Department responded with Western Carteret Fire & EMS, Hubert and Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Departments, Onslow County Fire and Rescue and Swansboro Police Department.
Officials say a Thursday afternoon fire caused approximately $55,000 in damage.
The Swansboro Fire Department responded to a fire at 224 Pigeon Lane at approximately 12:30 p.m.
The home sustained approximately $35,000 in damage to the struction and $20,000 to the contents, according to information from the SFD.
There were no injuries.
The fire, which has been ruled accidental, was caused by smoking material, according to the SFD.
Western Carteret Fire and EMS, Hubert Volunteer Fire Department, Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Onslow County Fire and Rescue and Swansboro Police Department also responded.
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Otel Consulting has developed a fix for firefox 7 for drag and drop zimlet for Zimbra 6.x systems. Have not tested it under Zimbra 7.
Corrects the following issues:
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While its huge white sandy beach, stretching the length of the town, and its restored medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, attract over half a million visitors a year, Sousse, the third largest conurbation in the country, is an equally important and dynamic industrial centre, a bustling fishing port, and a popular university city. Situated on the Gulf of Hammamet, along the Mediterranean coast, it is also the capital of the Sahel.
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Sousse Museum
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The second most important museum in Tunisia, the Sousse Museum is housed in part of the old kasbah in the upper section of the medina. Visitors who may have missed the mosaics in the Bardo Museum have a second chance to admire fine mosaics here, set ..
Great Mosque of Sousse
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The Great Mosque looks more like a fortress than a house of prayer, an impression which is heightened by the building's lack of a minaret. Built on the site of an old kasbah around 850, the building originally had a defensive role, protecting the por..
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This ribat dates from the 8C. From the top of the nador, or watchtower, there is a superb view of the medina, the port and the sea. The courtyard is lined with arcaded porticoes which lead to the cells once occupied by the soldier-monks. On the first..
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Bob Rea is a partner in the Meridian accounting firm, Rea, Shaw, Giffin and Stuart. Its client list includes some of the most successful firms in our area. Newscenter 11 asked Rea how the market looks now to the average investor?
"It's the sheer volume of the transactions of a company like WorldCom who is making these tremendous acquisitions with billions and billions of dollars going out and the auditors are just inadequate to cover those kind of transactions in depth," said Rea. "You audit WorldCom with 100 guys and 100 guys is not adequate to audit a WorldCom. It's too big. There are too many transactions. Bernie Ebbers is moving too fast. He's buying a company every day."
So we then asked if the cause is fraud, inefficiency, or neglect?
"Obviously, the act of doing it on the company's books with the knowledge that it was wrong would probably tend to be considered fraud in the in the legal term," Rea said.
The local executive said it's likely to have a ripple effect.
"People are going to quit trusting the annual reports is what I'm scared of," said Rea. "I don't think it's as widespread as it looks like we're getting the sensationalism now of a few and I think most of the companies are not cooking their books."
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Transform Your Mopar 440 Into A 512-inch MonsterWritten by on September 13, 2012
Not too long ago, the dream of building a 500ci Mopar big-block wedge only came true for professional drag racers and rich street rats who could afford the steep price tag of billet steel cranks, billet rods, and custom-machined pistons—all of which could easily top the $5,000 mark.
The rest of us were forced to cobble our Mopar big-block stroker combinations together by stuffing welded-up 440 cranks and big-block Chevy connecting rods into low-deck (B series) 400 blocks to get 496 cubes. The resulting rotating assembly was hardly a drop-in proposition and required plenty of block-grinding and expensive Mallory metal for balancing. Worse, the 400 block's shorter 9.980-inch deck height brought the heads too close together, preventing the use of more bountiful 440 intake manifolds, which only fit the RB 413, 426, and 440 block's greater 10.725-inch deck height.
Thankfully, times have changed, and for a mere $1,995, there's a true drop-in rotating assembly available from 440 Source that'll transform any RB-series 440 block into a killer 512ci street and strip killer. The only exotic effort involves boring the block 0.055 inch oversize. If it weren't for the cylinder boring, you could realistically install this kit in a weekend. Imagine pulling your Mopar 440 into the garage on Friday night and emerging Monday morning with a 512-cube torque machine. Our test subject, a mild 334hp, 358-lb-ft, cast-gut Mopar 440 grew into a 409hp, 411-lb-ft stormer after the stroker swap and cam upgrade. Plus, it revs like a small-block now.
There's more—440 Source offers no less than sixty-one 400 (B series) and 440 (RB series) big-block–based stroker kits that'll deliver up to 543 reliable cubic inches with compression ratios to suit any need. Every one of these kits consists of brand-new parts and is kept in stock for immediate shipment and instant gratification for all parties involved. Let's watch as Donald Wood and the guys at R.A.D. Auto Machine in Ludlow, Massachusetts, explore the 440 Source 512 stroker kit and see what it has to offer.
|Mopar 440 Tranformation Parts List
|512 Stroker Kit
|440 Source
|Fluid damper
|440 Source
|440 Source
|7-quart oil pan
|Extended pickup
|Bronze distributor gear
|Mopar Performance
|Roller cam and lifters
|Crane Cams
|Cam thrust button
|Crane Cams
|Timing chain
|Crane Cams
|Crane Cams
|Spring retainers
|Crane Cams
|Crane Cams
|Stealth heads
|440 Source
|Gold rocker arms
|Crane Cams
|3⁄8-inch pushrods
|Crane Cams
|Max wedge crossram
|Hi-6 Fireball ignition
|Crane Cams
|Plug wires
|Crane Cams
|Pro-Curve distributor
|Crane Cams
Mopar 440 Tranformation Sources
A&A; 317/831-3066; AandATrans.com
ARP; 800/826-3045; Arp-Bolts.com
Auto Metal Direct; 866/591-8309; AutoMetalDirect.com
Crane Cams; 866/388-5120; CraneCams.com
Edelbrock; 310/320-2222; Edelbrock.com
KB Pistons; 800/648-7970;KB-Silvolite.com
Mopar Performance; Mopar.com
Play Doh; Hasbro.com/PlayDoh
R.A.D. Auto Machine; 413/583-4414; RadAutoMachine.com
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The budget Maxie powers this street-driven, altered-wheelbase, straight-axle '63 Dart with a full-manual pushbutton 727 TorqueFlite, 3,500-rpm converter and 3.91:1 gears. A recently constructed tribute to Jack Sharkey's original Rampage Dart match-racer from Chicago, it delivers 302 hp and 328 lb-ft with the fenderwall headers capped and 334 hp and 358 lb-ft with the dumps open on the R.A.D. Auto Machine DynoJet roller. It's fun but lacks the suds to pull wheelies. We need more.Seen here is the $1,995 440 Source 512 stroker kit that includes a non-twist forged 4340 steel crank, forged 4340 steel H-beam rods with ARP fasteners, heat-treated 2618 T-6 forged aluminum 4.375-diameter dished pistons, Total Seal 1⁄16, 1⁄16, 3⁄16 chrome-moly rings, and Clevite 77 main and rod bearings. The 440 Source stroker kit uses 2.20-inch Chevy big-block rod-journal dimensions to yield a compact big end. This eliminates the huge amount of block grinding required when larger Chrysler-sized 2.375 rod journals are employed.Every 440 Source rotating assembly comes pre-balanced with an individual bob-weight card, so you can skip the hassle and expense of balance work. To confirm this, the folks at R.A.D. Auto Machine double-checked the 440 Source balance job and found an inconsequential 2.4-gram discrepancy in mass readings, so there was no need to make corrections.Every 440 Source rotating assembly comes pre-balanced with an individual bob-weight card, so you can skip the hassle and expense of balance work. To confirm this, the folks at R.A.D. Auto Machine double-checked the 440 Source balance job and found an inconsequential 2.4-gram discrepancy in mass readings, so there was no need to make corrections.Like most 440 Source rotating assembly kits, the 512 stroker is internally balanced, so we couldn't reuse the externally balanced cast crank 440 damper and scalloped aftermarket flexplate (left). To dress the new forged stroker crank, 440 Source offers a brand-new, neutral-balance, fluid-type damper and solid flexplate (right). Both items are SFI approved. 440 Source also offers flywheels for manual-transmission applications.The forged 440 Source stroker crank (right) boosts the stroke from 3.750 to 4.250 inches and is a true quality piece. At 68 pounds, it's only one pound heavier than the stock cast-iron Chrysler crank it replaces and 12 pounds lighter than a forged Chrysler 440 crank. Made from virgin 4340 alloy, it'll easily handle 1,000 hp and comes pre-drilled for a pilot-shaft bushing for manual-transmission applications. By contrast, most '72-up cast-iron Chrysler cranks lack a manual-transmission pilot-shaft bore, as seen on the left.The 440 Source crank features chamfered oil-feed holes, radiused fillets for maximum strength, shot-peened surfaces, CNC-profiled counterweights, and bearing journals that are nitrate-hardened to a depth of 0.014 inch, all of which are features typically found on much more expensive aftermarket crankshafts.440 Source isn't kidding with its claim that the 512 stroker kit "drops right in" with minimal clearance work. The pencil points out the only place where clearance grinding was required to let the No. 1 rod pass by the oil-pickup tube boss. Naturally, every customer must confirm similar luck on his particular block. All clearance grinding must be performed during exploratory mock-up assembly steps. After, everything must be disassembled and cleaned to remove any debris prior to final assembly.After a simple 0.055 overbore (to 4.430), the short-block was assembled by R.A.D. The pencil indicates plenty of clearance between the block and the 440 Source Platinum series H-beam rod. These quality rods are 7.100 inches center-to-center, 0.34 inch more than a stock Chrysler 440 rod. The standard ARP 8740 7⁄16 rod-cap screws torque to 60 lb-ft and provide nearly twice the clamping load of stock, 3⁄8-inch Chrysler fasteners. Each rod weighs 745 grams. By contrast, the stock, forged Chrysler rods they replace weigh 830 grams.
The stroker kit's extra range of movement prevented the reuse of the 440's stock-style windage tray. Though 440 Source (and Milodon) offer deep-drawn windage trays that clear up to 4.50-inch strokes, we're reusing our 7-quart Milodon oil pan and extended pickup, as they keep oil away from the crank even without a tray.440 Source forged pistons are American-made and available in a number of compression ratios. We specified pistons with a 17cc dish to yield a 9.85:1 compression ratio with the 90cc combustion chambers in our 452-casting Chrysler cylinder heads and 0.039-inch-thick Fel-Pro composite head gaskets. The new pistons weigh 758.4 grams each (with pins). By comparison, a stock Chrysler cast-aluminum, flat-top 440 piston weighs a hefty 1,027.6 grams. Any reduction in reciprocating mass pays dividends by reducing stress, enhancing throttle response, and boosting mechanical efficiency.The previous 440 ci ran out of breath above 5,800 rpm with its stock valvetrain. To keep pace with the extra cubic inches, we replaced its hydraulic flat-tappet cam with a Crane roller cam and Ultra Pro solid roller lifters. Valve lift is 0.543/0.552, with 296/300 deg. (advertised), and 246/250 (at 0.050 lift) duration. The nearly $1,200 cost of the roller-cam upgrade defies the original budget Max Wedge theme but is needed to fully exploit the 512 ci of displacement. Crane's roller lifters fit the block without machine work.The cam is machined from billet steel and requires a bronze distributor-drive gear on the intermediate shaft. Ours is from Mopar Performance, and we coated it with Crane assembly lube before installation. The Crane roller cam conveniently includes a fuel-pump-drive lobe to allow continued use of the Carter Street Hemi-spec, high-volume mechanical fuel pump.After degreeing, we installed the cam straight-up with a Crane thrust button and Crane double-roller billet timing set.The piston notches provide almost 0.450 inch of valve clearance, so we're totally safe. This inverted Play-Doh test plug highlights the shape of the machined piston dish. Any major change in stroke, cam specs, or piston shape must be checked for at least 0.125-inch piston-to-valve clearance before final assembly.The previous 150/340-pound (closed/open) single valvesprings aren't stiff enough to manage the extra mass of the Crane solid rollers. They would have gone into damaging valve float by 5,000 rpm. Wood installed Crane-specified double valvesprings with surge dampers that are stable to 7,400 rpm. They're matched with Crane chromoly retainers and single-groove locks and provide 190 pounds closed and 425 at 0.555 lift. Installed height is 1.830 inches.With its 90cc volume, the Chrysler cast-iron 452 head has the largest chamber of any '68-up OE big-block Chrysler head. Ours were treated to mild bowl-blending work and flow 253 cfm at 0.600 lift (I) and 193 cfm at 0.650 lift (E). 440 Source also offers fully assembled aluminum Stealth heads for a mere $995 a pair. They're reputed to flow 285/220 cfm (I/E) right out of the box, have 80cc chambers, and, at 29 pounds each, weigh about half what our 452s weigh.When this budget Max Wedge was originally assembled in 2007, the 440 Source Stealth heads were not yet available. If we were starting from scratch, we'd junk these tired castings and buy a set of Stealth heads instead (with stiffer springs added for the roller cam). Between the bowl work, the new Milodon 2.08/1.74 valves (shown) and other machine work, we're into these heads for way more than the $995 cost of the aluminum Stealth heads. Plus, the Stealth heads come with upsized 2.14/1.81 valves as standard equipment, have thick decks and hardened seat inserts, and even look stock after you apply Race Hemi Orange.
The 440's old stock Chrysler stamped-steel rocker arms aren't compatible with the roller cam and its high-pressure valvesprings. In their place go a set of roller-tip Crane Gold rocker arms Surprisingly, the machined billet aluminum roller rockers (complete with screw-in adjusters) weigh 145 grams each, a mere 15 grams more than the Chrysler stampings. The Crane rockers come as a kit and include spacer springs, shim washers and superior-hardness rocker shafts.The stock type 5/16-inch ball/ball pushrods (left) are replaced by heat-treated, heavy-wall Crane 3/8 chromoly pushrods They're made with ball/cup ends to suit the adjustable rocker arms. The overall length is 9.250 inches, 0.100 longer than stock.This retro-themed Max Wedge copy wears stock valve covers. The only contact was between the adjuster nuts and the splash baffles inside the valve covers under the oil filler/breather openings. A few minutes with a small ball-peen hammer restored clearance, and it all fits, despite the nearly 0.600-lift cam. Valve lash is set at 0.020 inch I and E. Resto freaks and street sleepers will be happy to learn that AMD (AutoMetalDirect.com) offers a full line of stock reproduction valve-cover stampings for all Mopar big-block applications, including Max Wedges.The centerpiece of the engine is the A&A reproduction Max Wedge crossram intake manifold. Copying the look of a vintage Mopar super-stock piece, it's cast with smaller 440-size port openings, so it fits commonly available production wedge heads. With dual Edelbrock 500s and A&A fuel line, gaskets, throttle cable, and linkage kits in place, you'll pay just under $2,500 for this stuff. Or you can go with a swap-meet Torker and rebuilt double pumper for one-tenth the coin. Either way, your 512 is going to fly.In budget 440 Max Wedge mode, the ignition consisted of a Mopar orange box, parts-store coil, 7mm wires, and '78 Dodge motorhome electronic distributor with the vacuum diaphragm removed and the vacuum-advance plate locked down. It worked but was weak over 6,000 rpm. Keeping up with the stroker and roller upgrades, we swapped in a Crane Fireball Hi-6 ignition controller and coil, Crane 8.5mm wires, and Crane Pro-Curve billet distributor.Rotary switches control the digital circuitry inside the distributor, so you can toggle between 27 pre-configured centrifugal and vacuum-advance curves without messing with springs or weights. You don't even have to twist the distributor body. We set ours to deliver a full 35 degrees of centrifugal advance by 2,800 rpm (switch setting 6) to suit the Dart's 3.91:1 gears, 3,500-rpm-stall speed, and 2,800-pound weight. Likewise, rotary switches built into the Crane allow setting the rpm limiter. With its low-mass stroker assembly, rev-happy roller cam, and high-speed ignition upgrade, the 512 eagerly pulls to 6,500 rpm, so we set the rev limit switch to 6,800 rpm.These before (red) and after (green) chassis dyno curves show off the extra 75 hp and 52 lb-ft we got by adding the stroker kit and roller cam to the 440. The curves don't show how the altered-wheelbase Dart's front tires barely skim the pavement and how the body feels as if it's being thrown down the street when you mash the gas. It's a whole new car. On a sticky strip, 1-foot wheelies and low-11s are likely—all on 93-octane pump gas!


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** Witness added: Yevheniya Tymoshenko, daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko, political prisoner and former prime minister, will also testify.
U.S. Helsinki Commission to hold hearing on Ukraine
WASHINGTON—Today the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) announced the following hearing:
Ukraine's Upcoming Elections: A Pivotal Moment
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Ukraine will hold parliamentary elections in October. Under President Victor Yanukovych, Ukraine has experienced democratic regression, including the unjust imprisonment of former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko and other senior members of her government. There are widespread concerns that the upcoming elections –in contrast to the four previous national elections – will not meet international standards. Experts from three key organizations working in Ukraine will discuss their work with political parties, civil society and domestic observers ahead of the elections, the electoral framework, as well as the broader political context.
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David Kramer, President, Freedom House
Stephen B. Nix, Regional Director, Eurasia, International Republican Institute (IRI)
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Spearfish, S.D. – The Black Hills State University women's cross country team is ranked tenth in the NAIA preseason poll released today. The men's cross country team is not in the top 25, but is receiving votes.
"Our women's team will be very strong again this year," said head coach Scott Walkinshaw. "There is no doubt that losing a student-athlete like Wendy O'Lexey will hurt us, but I think the kids that we have coming in are skilled athletes and are up to the challenge."
Last season, the Black Hills State women's team finished tenth at the NAIA National Championship Meet. The men's team did not qualify as a team for the national championship in 2009, but did finish No. 25 in the final poll.
Walkinshaw said, "On the men's side last season, we didn't get to the national meet as a team. The team is focused and wants to get back there this year."
Black Hills State opens the season on Sept. 4 in Billings, Mont. for a triangular meet against Montana State-Billings and Rocky Mountain.
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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - MarShon Brooks picked a perfect night to
score a career-high 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting, as the short-handed
Brooklyn Nets thumped the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers, 113-95, on Wednesday
at Quicken Loans Arena.
Brooks, who added seven assists and four rebounds, shot a perfect 9-of-9 from
the field in the first half for 19 points. The Nets ended a two-game skid and
were without Joe Johnson, who has missed the last five games with a strained
quadriceps, and Gerald Wallace, but the victory was never in doubt.
Deron Williams supplied 24 points and dished out eight helpers, while Brook
Lopez and C.J. Watson scored 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Marreese Speights had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Tyler Zeller added 14
points for the Cavaliers, who have lost 10 straight -- the most since the team
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Kyrie Irving, who missed Monday's 102-94 defeat at Atlanta due to a nagging
shoulder injury, also chipped in 16 points and added six assists in yet
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