After reading this thread, this tech inspector won't sleep tonight.
Dave Kettler
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
To: "'kas kastner'" <kaskas@cox.net>; "'Robert M. Lang'" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
Cc: <wgrosenbach@juno.com>; <gkbyrne@optushome.com.au>;
<Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:02 PM
Subject: RE: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
> Who was it that said, "It's our job to cheat and the Tech Inspector's
> job to catch us."?
>
> Joe C.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of kas kastner
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 2:38 PM
> To: Robert M. Lang
> Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au;
> Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
>
> I found this out when doing the experiments on the TR-250 engine and
> needed a
> race weekend to prove the point. The tech test in those days was to
> pull the
> starter and then look to verify the material (rust is an indication of
> ferrous
> metal right?) and maybe a magnet, but you don't bother with magnets when
> there
> is rust.
>
> The following year the aluminum flywheels were legal and by then I had
> solved
> my problem and completed the testing.
>
> With an aluminum head though, you'd better not adjust the valves at the
> race
> track. But of course if you were to paint the head interior with epoxy
> paint
> for better oil drainage (hah), who could complain or note this. As in
> most
> other things , there are ways and ways, and where there is a will there
> is a
> relative.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert M. Lang
> To: kas kastner
> Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com ; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au ;
> Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au ; fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, kas kastner wrote:
>
> > If you have the aluminum head metal sprayed with CAST IRON (.005"
> thick)
> it
> > will even pass the magnet test. Then you rust it in places with a
> little
> > muratic acid. I can vouch that it works on flywheels. Funny how I
> remember
> > things like that.
>
> That is too kool. You made my day, Kas. And probably most of the FOTs!
>
> I'm guessing that aluminium flywheels weren't allowed in Prod "back in
> the
> day". Make that - I _know_ they weren't after reading that statement.
>
> rml
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