List,
The #444 Vesco/Nish streamliner is now running a gearbox.. This is after
several fires from overheated oil and transmission fluid when they were
running alternatives. They did prove their fire systems work while in the
process of sorting things out.
Wes
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> From: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
> To: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> CC: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Fw: Cam Doctor problems
> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:31:11 -0800
>
>Dan, I have run a converter some times but I do not feel comfortable
>turning one nine grand. The converter builders that I talked to told me
>that they could not build a small 8 inch one with a low stall speed. You
>can still run as heavy of a flywheel as you want with coupler. 9000 RPM
>is a lot of force on a piece of tin full of oil.
> just my way of thinking doug
>
>Dan Warner wrote:
>>
>> Tom, Doug
>>
>> Rich Manchen's Alfa has run this configuration for 4 years. We are adding
a
>> torque converter this year.
>>
>> Dan W
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
>> To: <Lsr164@aol.com>
>> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 8:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: Cam Doctor problems
>>
>> > Tom, That is the same way I am running my car.
>> > Doug
>> > Lsr164@aol.com wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Doug, The balancer is to preserve the crank, I understand that, but
is
>> there
>> > > any problem with not using a flywheel? I'm just using a flexplate to
>> turn
>> > > the motor with and a hub coupler to drive the turbo 350.
>> > > Tom Stewart
>> > > #385 Monza
>> >
>
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