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Re: Turbines, Compressed air

To: "Chris Pile" <hoxiepoo@cox.net>,
Subject: Re: Turbines, Compressed air
From: "Ron Gibson" <rgg14@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 22:05:28 -0600
Cris
  If I remember right (don't always) Mickey used compressed air to
supercharge the engine instead of a conventional blower. Made huge power but
had trouble controling the air pressure and would break the tires loose.

Ron

>     Also, per John Burks's reference to Red Greth's dragster powered by
> compressd air - didn't Mickey Thompson try that in one of his Mustang
funny
> cars, only to have the NHRA nix it?
>
>     Chris Pile aka aircap



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