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six-port heads and 100-6 streamliner summary

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Subject: six-port heads and 100-6 streamliner summary
From: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig@summaventures.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:42:05 +0100
Patton Dickson wrote:

 > And the Browning/Needham book say the 6 port head wasn't introduced
 > until the 1957 Mille Miglia.....
 >
 > On 6/7/05, SAINTADUB@aol.com <SAINTADUB@aol.com> wrote:
 >
 >> I have found the following lines about Sebring 67 on the book of Marcus
 >> Chambers "Works Wonders" on Chapter 13, page 203:
 >> quote:
 >
 >
 >
 >> These incorporated six-port  cylinder heads, three dual-choke Weber
 >> carburettors and nitrided crankshafts,  which gave an output of 150bhp at 
5,500rpm.
 >
 >
 >


The Sebring race was run on 23rd March and the MM 11-12 May 1957.

Peter Dzwig




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