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RE: alloy head, for 6 cylinder

To: "'kas kastner'" <kaskas@cox.net>, "'Robert M. Lang'"
Subject: RE: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 15:31:49 -0700
Maybe it is time to unleash my fuel system into the fray? :-)

 

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Joe 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: kas kastner [mailto:kaskas@cox.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 3:17 PM
To: Joe Curry; 'Robert M. Lang'
Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder

 

Considering all the modifications I  have seen in this past year or so
at the Vintage races, no one should even mention the word, CHEAT.  Test,
maybe, try out, maybe, but with all the other things that are being used
and hidden, complaints about anything should be taken with a large dose
of salt. 

 

My personal car and my team cars were torn down many many times and
inspected with  fine tooth combs and I have NEVER had a modification
that I could not either justify or argue the regulations to a
standstill. But I will admit that sometimes I did take a chance or two
on a little slight of hand. Generally the cars I have seen recently,
NONE would make it to the grid for the first practice.  NOT GUILTY. (Me
and O.J. and we are both out there looking for the bad guys, hah!)

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Joe Curry <mailto:spitlist@cox.net>  

To: 'kas kastner' <mailto:kaskas@cox.net>  ; 'Robert M. Lang'
<mailto:lang@isis.mit.edu>  

Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com ; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au ;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au ; fot@autox.team.net 

Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 3:02 PM

Subject: RE: alloy head, for 6 cylinder

 

Who was it that said, "It's our job to cheat and the Tech Inspector's
job to catch us."?

Joe C.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of kas kastner
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 2:38 PM
To: Robert M. Lang
Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder

I found this out when doing the experiments on the TR-250 engine and
needed a
race weekend to prove the point. The  tech test in those days was to
pull the
starter and then look to verify the material (rust is an indication of
ferrous
metal right?) and maybe a magnet, but you don't bother with magnets when
there
is rust.

The following year the aluminum flywheels were legal and by then I had
solved
my problem and completed the testing.

With an aluminum head though, you'd better not adjust the valves at the
race
track. But of course if you were to paint the head interior with epoxy
paint
for better oil drainage (hah), who could complain or note this. As in
most
other things , there are ways and ways, and where there is a will there
is a
relative.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Robert M. Lang
  To: kas kastner
  Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com ; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au ;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au ; fot@autox.team.net
  Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 1:45 PM
  Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder


  On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, kas kastner wrote:

  > If you have the aluminum head metal sprayed with CAST IRON (.005"
thick)
it
  > will even pass the magnet test. Then you rust it in places with a
little
  > muratic acid. I can vouch that it works on flywheels. Funny how I
remember
  > things like that.

  That is too kool. You made my day, Kas. And probably most of the FOTs!

  I'm guessing that aluminium flywheels weren't allowed in Prod "back in
the
  day". Make that - I _know_ they weren't after reading that statement.

  rml
 
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