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Re: An introduction and New Year's wishes

To: gfp61@mindspring.com, wmtsmith@landracing.com, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: An introduction and New Year's wishes
From: Want1937hd@aol.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:41:06 EST
Gary, Your about a half hour away from Keiths soon to be dynoed 200MPH+ 
killer motor. I think there is a party being planed. Bob in connecticut


> Bill:
> 
> Thanks for the specs. They're good to know, because what I'd really like to 
> do
> first is to build a big-block chevy from the ground up, and I was curious 
> as
> to what sort of HP to speed ratios are common on the salt. The Olds Cutlass 
> I
> ran in Super Gas had a 468 in it, but it had a lot of runs on it and it was
> pushing a pretty heavy car. I would think that lakesters are comparatively
> lighter, so it seems to me (as you obviously demonstrated) that something 
> like
> a naturally aspirated 502 with the right set of heads would put a lakester 
> in
> the 200's (or was your car blown?)
> 
> Gary


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