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Re: An Odd Question...

To: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: An Odd Question...
From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 18:45:26 -0700
See, I knew there was an answer! Has been done before is always a good
starting point. How did some of the old tries work out? Were they done back
in the days of the flathead production or recently? Just curious is all.
Flatheads are not my bag. So I be done now...

mayf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>
To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: An Odd Question...


> Dr. Mayfield; I don't speak for the SCTA and anything I say is only my
> thoughts. In 1978 I started running a twin turbo 270 GMC in a 32 five
> window. At that time, as now, superchargers were defined as either engine
or
> exhaust driven. Some established competiters in the altered class felt
this
> was unfair and the no turbos in X and XX in a vintage body rule came to
be.
> Then Ron Main came out with electronic injectors and data recording
> equipment in a roadster simular cries went up in the roadster classes. And
> it came to pass that these things were called modern technology and cast
out
> of the X and XX roadster classes. The welding and reverse port cam had
been
> seen off and on for years just not as well done, and so was not considered
> unfair.  Rich Fox
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com>
> To: Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, August 20, 2001 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: An Odd Question...
>
>
> >Sure. Here is where I am coming from.
> >
> >Section II-1
> >right after the engine displacement table
> >
> >" for reasons of ECONOMY and HISTORICAL authenticity, vintage engine
> >modifications are restricted to older technology levels.....so far as
> >practical."
> >
> >Now it seems to me that hogging out the blocks' valley and rewelding in a
> >new and very sophisticated valley that lets the exhaust exit through the
> top
> >of the block, use of fuel injection and big honking new blower is bending
> >the rules a bit to much. Even Jacls use of turbos' seem to me to be a
> >stretch. And according to the program guide, both were in the same
XF/BGS.
> >Now none of this affects me in any way possible and I really do not care
> one
> >way or another. It was just a curious question to me.
> >
> >mayf, the red necked, ignorant desert rat in Pahrump.
> >-----

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