Looks like about 530 hp/Liter for the Offy.
I think one of Yacoucci's Busa dyno tests showed 7+ hp/cubic inch
Thanks for the info and the Offy book lead (I'm going straight to Amazon to
look for it)
Lance
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mobley-Anderson" <mactem@mebtel.net>
To: "'LSR'" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Fw: Test
> Lance and all,
> Quote from White's book, "Offenhauser". "The 159 cubic inch Offy
> developed more horsepower per cubic inch-about 7.5-than any other engine
> the world had then produced." (That's 1192hp). (That was in 1972-3)
>
> "...while John Miller was running a turbo Offy on the All American
> Racers dyno the waste gate froze shut. The engine's revs jumped to
> 10,200, and the engine put out nearly 1400 horsepower- about that of the
> Merlin engine used in the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter."
>
> Its a great book about a great engine family. I highly recommend it.
> David
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