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Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials?

To: joe lance <jlance2@msn.com>
Subject: Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials?
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 17:06:40 -0500
I would suspect you will have to call the Honda guy his claim not mine...
Dave

joe lance wrote:
> 
> agree with your comments about the Allison V-1710, its old technology
> 
> Honda dropped out when Formula-1 switched to unsupercharged engines, their
> VP of Engineering saying that such engines were "computerized dinosuars"  He
> said state-of- the-art with turbocharging is 1000 HP per liter.
> 
> so how much sweat would it take to get the equivalent 9200 HP out of 550
> inch chevy?
> 
> lance


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