I was just at the "Engine Expo 2000" in Hamburg and learned a little more about knock detection, so I need to clarify some miss-information I previously supplied. The problem with knock detection on
Neat stuff. Great info. A set of pistons, rings and a cylinder sleeve, however, are still cheaper than the $30,000 for the super duper ignition system. The price will come down with time, and other
I will make a small wager that if for the most part if you set the timing to something realistic rather 48 degrees and don't lean it out when the egt's are high and use something that will measure th
Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 14:49:55 -0700
Don't be too hard on John and Keith. Being one that has burned & detonated lots of pistons, I have this to say...I know that I can run safe and always be an also ran, or I can push the envelope, expe
Thanks for the Protection there Tom.... but in my case it's deserved.... Dave is Privy to a couple of the associated problems that I might not have fully spelled out here on the list.... I was runnin
Has any body out there used the MSD detonation sensor on nitro that has a readout in the cockpit for the driver to see. Chuck Salmen has one on his $um-Fun gas roadster and he likes it. What I don't
Back in the 50s some of the producers of nitro proposed using it in fuel for on-highway vehicles, and did a lot of research into controlling knock to make it streatable. They used lab type "detonati
Nitropropane is not banned from use at SCTA/BNI events. The list of fuels in the rulebook is there to illustrate SOME types of fuels which can be used in place of legal gasoline. Dan (more nitro is b
While we're on the fuel subject-the SCTA rulebook says you have to run the gas provided at the meet if some is provided.I'd like to run unleaded racing gas but I didn't think I saw any at the fuel tr
No - Tim, you need to a deviation to run your own gas. At this time all gas class entries must run the spec gas. Have you contacted ERC to see if they can provide unleaded? Dan Warner -- Original Mes
Rereading my email proves that sending the first draft is not always my best procedure. I was trying to say that you would need permission from the board to provide your own fuel. This however, has
That has always been the position of USFRA as well. Rick Gold has gone the extra mile to provide fuel on the salt that is reasonably priced and clean. We would not want to put our relationship in pe