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Re: Vintage engine

To: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
Subject: Re: Vintage engine
From: Glen Barrett <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:43:16 -0700
One of our Gear Grinder club members runs a comp. coupe with a Cad V-12 with a
over drive front mounted 671 blower and has run 170 @ El Mirage. Chain drive OD
all built in his shop. ROTO_FAZE
Glen

ARDUNDOUG@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 07/27/2000 7:02:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, V4GR@aol.com
> writes:
>
> << Actually in XO and XXO you could start with a Cad V8 and have an 8 port
> motor
>  much like Ron Main's mega buck flathead. 346 inches to start with. I still
>  think a GMC makes the most sense, but if you are looking at XXO you could
>  think about a REO Gold Comet 6 or various Intl. Harvester 6s much like
> larger
>  GMC motors. I liked the REO in Duce and a half trucks compared to GMC's.
> Rich
>  Fox
>   >>
> Rich,
>     Good idea. I hadn't thought about the REO and "Corn-Binder" engines.
> International Harvester made a RD-501, but it would be much too big
> considering the 375ci limit in XXO.............Ardun Doug King




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