Rick, thanks for the update on you and your endeavors. Might talk to Jack
Costella, he would run that motor in his aero machines, he like "Mikey", "he'll
run anything, he likes it , he likes it.
Seriously, your accomplishments are very respected by many including me, I
always make it a point to see and here your mighty 4 cylinder runs, I even
copied some stuff about you and your car off of the net, and took it to the
Hospital to share with some MD's who thought they had some fast 4 and 6 cylinder
sports cars.
Hope you contribute more, its obvious by your machine and results that many of
us would like to hear what you have to say. Joe :) :)
Rick Byrnes wrote:
> Greetings
> I have been lurking on this list for a while now and find it a very
> comfortable place to be. Contributions from witty to technical are to my
> liking.
> Many of you know me from previous years on the salt as well as ECTA, so my
> introduction is short a sweet.
> Rick Byrnes: Dearborn Michigan
> Retired Ford engineer/technician. My specialty was engine sealing. (Gasket
> and seal design engineer)
> I am my own engine builder and have done the design and fabrication of many
> components on my Merkur XR4ti.
> I have recently discovered that I am a true builder more than racer. After
> getting into the two club in 98, I put my son Jim in the drivers seat and
> finally got him in the record books this year in F Fuel Altered. (on gas)
> (Sat morning at WOS) We then got greedy and went out for one final pass and
> pitched the oil pump belt in the 3. Jim caught it as my warning light came
> on at 30 psig. It runs but gets tight. time for a rebuild. I need it to
> be a cheap year for 2001. This little 4 banger was a no excuse motor with
> some pretty good, (expensive) parts. They did work well, and I am looking
> forward to going considerably faster with this combination and
> classification.
> I am now searching for my future in LSR. After running this car for 10
> years and setting 7 or 8 records, I am ready to move on. The problem with
> that is having just retired, and my wife Glenys just retired from United Air
> Lines, we have cut our income dramatically. I'm thinking that if I continue
> with LSR as a car owner/driver I want to go faster. We measured hp of my
> old turbo motor at 600 at rear wheels. I wonder how fast that would be in a
> back motor digger type lakester???????
> So, now you people know all about me. I don't write much lately, but will
> contribute when I can. In the meantime I will continue to enjoy the
> writings of y'all.
> Next year we will probably run Gas Altered, and move to fuel altered using
> methanol after making another record, that is. The cylinder head I am using
> is Esslingers latest midget part designed to be run on methanol. I wonder
> how much "pop" it will tolerate?
>
> Rick Byrnes
> We have enough youth...........How about a fountain of smart
> www.rbmotorsports.com
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