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To: Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com> FILETIME=[FCE53B70:01D13CDF]
Subject: Re: [Fot] GT6 valve guides
From: Vangoughv <vangoughv@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:41:22 -0500
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I use bronze in my race prepped GT6 with no issues in 5 race seasons.

Vince

> On Dec 22, 2015, at 11:58 AM, Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com> wro=
te:
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> Sorry if this comes through twice!
> Hello Brian,
> Bronze Guides for sure.
> You may here debate on this from others using steel guides I suppose.
> Bronze has a property that is condusive to lack of friction in regular sli=
ding up and down.
> Beyond that; they have worked well for long periods of time (many, many ye=
ars) in the GT6 heads of all the GT6 race cars that I have seen go very fast=
.
> I have had very good results in all analysis of bronze guides that have se=
en very high rpm's.
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
> 1969 Triumph GT6 racecars
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>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Brian Dennis <britracer89@yahoo.com> wro=
te:
>> Happy Holidays.
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>> I am working on a new head for my GT6 racer. I remember a while back a di=
scussion about valve guides. I did do some looking around in the archives bu=
t was unable to find the string. My question:=20
>>=20
>> Stainless or Bronze guides for race car? Why? or Pros/cons?
>> Thanks,=20
>> Brian
>> Foster, RI
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>I use bronze in my race prepped GT6 wi=
th no issues in 5 race seasons.<br></div><div><br>Vince</div><div><br>On Dec=
 22, 2015, at 11:58 AM, Jason Ostrowski &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jason@multivin=
tage.com">jason@multivintage.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote typ=
e=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Sorry if this comes through twice!</di=
v><div><div>Hello Brian,</div><div>Bronze Guides for sure.</div><div>You may=
 here debate on this from others using steel guides I suppose.</div><div>Bro=
nze has a property that is condusive&nbsp;to lack of friction&nbsp;in regula=
r sliding up and down.</div><div>Beyond that; they have worked well&nbsp;for=
 long periods of time (many, many years) in the GT6 heads of all the GT6 rac=
e cars that I have seen go very fast. </div><div>I have had very good&nbsp;r=
esults in all analysis&nbsp;of bronze guides that&nbsp;have seen very high&n=
bsp;rpm's.</div><div>Jason Ostrowski</div><div>Friendly Ghost Racing </div><=
div>1969 Triumph GT6 racecars</div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Brian Dennis <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:britracer89@yahoo.com"; target=3D"_bla=
nk">britracer89@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
1ex"><div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica=
 Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-col=
or:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir=3D"ltr">Happy Holidays.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I am working on a new head for my GT6 racer. I re=
member a while back a discussion about valve guides. I did do some looking a=
round in the archives but was unable to find the string. My question:&nbsp;<=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Stainless or Bronze guides f=
or race car? Why? or Pros/cons?</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks,&nbsp;</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">Brian</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Foster, RI</div></div></div><br>__=
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