I heard of a story one time of a T/O that, when the
"throttle stuck" on a dyno, ... it had seen 1400hp before the rods left
the scene.
whoa daddy I think it was a Smoky Yunick
(R.I.P.) story... I LIKE to believe that story: It is what warms
my heart on cold nights when having a few with friends... -iffen yaall know
whut I mean ;-)
true story. ;-) (rebuttals welcome)
cheers, "Dirt Track Doug" in exile in So. New York,
-22 miles from Square Deal Raceway,
-21 miles east of Action Park Speedway,
-63 miles northeast of Champion Speedway
-105 miles south of "the Syracuse Mile" ...
-265 miles north of Williams Grove Speedway
-2325 miles due east of the Bonneville Salt Flats
and never more than a few feet from a cold one
-'point man' in the never-ending search for Hot Blues,
Cold Beer, Fast Cars, an' Warm Willin' Wimin'
Speedway bikes, Harley D's and minibikes rode with equal joy,
Dog Training, Murdersickel parts, Emergency Zeppelin repairs,
Airship Surveillance, Politics exposed for what it is, Sprint Cars,
-and "Slide Jobs" appreciated for the FINE ART that they are
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> From: joyseydevil@comcast.net
> To: Land-speed@autox.team.net
> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:01:24 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Fw: Test
>
> A friend drove a turbo Offy for the 1972 season . He talked about running 75
> inches of boost and they were being conservative . He said coming out of the
> pits it had 60 hp at 6000 rpm before the turbo kicked in and 1000 hp at
> 10000 rpm .
>
> > "...while John Miller was running a turbo Offy on the All American
> > Racers dyno the waste gate froze shut. The engine's revs jumped to
> > 10,200, and the engine put out nearly 1400 horsepower- about that of the
> > Merlin engine used in the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter."
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