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1. Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: ardunbill@webtv.net; Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:24:28 -0500 (EST); Hi folks, just ran across some intriguing information about the WW II Allison V-12 airplane engine on the "Unlimited Excitement" hydroplane website(check it out, extremely good) which reminded me tha; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00075.html (11,450 bytes)
2. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 05:13:30 -0500; You have pointed out all the reasons why it is a poor choice for racing.. Other than the 4 valves per cylinder that is.. Lets see long long stroke so no rpm.. HP is rpm related.. Very heavy for the a; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00078.html (8,630 bytes)
3. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: ardunbill@webtv.net; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:35:22 -0500 (EST); John, that's a good point, because I always had the impression, like you, that the Merlin out-shone the Allison. Both of them are legends, and I thought it might be interesting to bring out some of t; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00079.html (9,639 bytes)
4. RE: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: ardunbill@webtv.net; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 13:29:23 -0500 (EST); Neil, very interesting; so probably a lot of them were scrapped and recycled into maybe something else we are using today. I recently heard Al Leist closed up his San Jose speedshop and scrapped 62,0; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00080.html (9,134 bytes)
5. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: FastmetalBDF@aol.com; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:00:17 EST; Bill, I met Al Liest at the Sears Point Nostalgia Drags a few years when I was eyeballing the engine he had massaged for a dragster there ....... as I recall it was a very interesting marriage of For; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00082.html (10,217 bytes)
6. RE: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:35:10 -0600; Those Allisons that were bought for irrigation pump motors were brand new in their original MIL packing canisters. They would have survived being stored in a jungle. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ Neil, v; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00084.html (9,395 bytes)
7. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: 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...; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00085.html (8,551 bytes)
8. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:04:34 -0500; Thinking the slow crank speed is a problem as far as gear ratios and high speed is concerned. I'm not much for overdrives. JB; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00086.html (8,181 bytes)
9. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 18:01:36 -0500; Think part of the huge HP numbers (although I think it was more like 1000 HP per 1.5L) was due to compound supercharging and unbelievably high octane fuel. Believe this was 10 to 15 years ago, maybe; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00087.html (8,243 bytes)
10. RE: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:19:26 -0600; I believe you are exactly right. Several atmospheres of boost. They all used intercoolers in those days, too, with water spray on the IC tubes creating a steam cloud behind each car. Besides those f; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00088.html (8,787 bytes)
11. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: JKAMO@rap.midco.net; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 04:05:50 -0600; Jesus Bill, "since Allison already developed the unit to its limit of mechanical reliability" Mechanical reliability can change with the times ya know??? Didn;t Duntov develop some engine to great le; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00094.html (7,851 bytes)
12. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 06:51:49 -0500; I was under the impression that the Rolls Royce engine was far superior to the Allison even though they were of similar design. The Allison just didn't have the same power as the Rolls. And Allison'; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00095.html (8,463 bytes)
13. RE: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 10:30:40 -0600; It would make you weep to see the old photos of P-40s stacked up on their nose like dominoes, waiting to be scrapped in Kingman, AZ after WW II. The same thing happened to other planes here in Tucso; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00097.html (8,343 bytes)
14. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: Chris Harris <yesford@clear.net.nz>; Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 11:40:22 +1300; didn't Don't the Got to agree with you John. The P51 was ok to 15,000 ft with the Allison. The double supercharged Merlin totally transformed it. The Merlin powered Lancaster carried twice the bomb; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00110.html (9,369 bytes)
15. Re: Allison V-1710 For Speed Trials? (score: 1): Author: "joe lance" <jlance2@msn.com>; Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 20:54:09 -0500; I was just funnin about the 9200 HP 550 inch chevy, I'm sure the Honda guy was thinking in terms of 2 liters or less plus a V-10 or V-12 configuration to get the recip weight down so he could run at; /html/land-speed/2003-02/msg00112.html (10,687 bytes)

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