List,
First off I'm proud to say that Rick Byrnes and I have come to agreement on
me buying his Mercur. I intend (not slighting Rick) to resurrect it into a
monstrous, bone breaking, salt eating record breaker. Yes it will get NASCAR
roof flaps and a few other circle track enhancements. I will be putting an
"E" motor in and which one to choose is my dilemma. I respect the opinions
of the people on this List and would appreciate you input.
I bought Doc Jeffries V6 Chevy which after I opened it up was very pleased
with what I found inside. I believe it could make a dynamite E motor but it
has 23 Deg heads that look very good but are not the very best for
performance (vs. 18 Deg or V6 Buick) I will use the twin Air Research
turbos no matter what I build.
I bought a Rick Hendricks GTP motor (V8 Chevy) with Donovan aluminum block,
cast aluminum pan, twin Cosworth water/oil pumps, Kinsler injection etc.A
very nice motor that could be scaled down to 260 cu.in. with the purchase of
a very special crank, SB2 heads and new sleeves.
I also have a 4.1 V6 Buick stage II block/motor complete that would have to
be sleeved to get to 260 inches or run at 237 as is. These Buicks came from
McLaren Racing of Indy racing fame and when turbo charged, run about 4+ Hp
per cu.in. ( I remember when 1 HP per cu.in. was amazing). Heads are 10 Deg
and really flow outstanding.
I will use the Cosworth pumps and Turbos whatever I build.
I intend to run Fuel class and have a small NOS system
Cost is a concern but not when it comes to setting (or not) records.
My least cost is on the 237 cu.in Buick at let's say 900 HP.at a base price
Next is to sleeve the Buick to 260 cu.in. get 900-1000 at $1,900 over base
Next step up is the Chevy 260 cu.in. at 8-900 HP and $1,700 over base.
Next step up is the Donovan V8, make it 260 cu.in.at 1100 HP or more and
$6,000 over base.
There is a lot of Pro's & Cons to any one of the four scenarios but I'd like
your gut feelings on what I should do.
With respect,
Grib
"Do what others Won't and you'll do what others Can't for the rest of your
life"
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