[6pack] measuring engine improvements

Robert Lang lang at isis.mit.edu
Tue Aug 26 07:43:18 MDT 2008


On Mon, 25 Aug 2008, marty sukey wrote:

> Jim, I did mine and was putting out 153hp at the wheels and 152ft/lb torque.
> Cam, head work, balanced, .020 over, 2 SU HD8's. 10.4 CR. I think I have a PDF
> of the dyno run laying around some place if you want it. I can vouch for RML
> smoking the tires at over 150HP. Saw him do it at Road America..... IN MY CAR,
> darn kids:).

That was a sweet ride... I shed a tear of two when I saw the pix.

I wish I'd had in-car on that spin. The poor guy working the course was 
pretty sure that I was going to hit him. That and the sound of the motor 
with the accelerator "matted" was probably a two or three stripe moment!

> Good luck,
> Marty Sukey

rml
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