The McMeekin Bros. have been busy this winter working on a project to
replace the straight 8 Buick engine in the 240sx. The Buick thing
darn near did us in with a continuous parade of nagging problems and
we are ready to move on. Sometimes moving on is the right thing to do
when all else has failed and you don't know what to try next.
Talk about convoluted logic. Somehow we decided that we would build
1/2 of a Ford Windsor engine to run at Speed Week this year in the 3
liter class. Not because there aren't any good 4 cyl engines out
there ( there are plenty of excellent choices ), but because it
sounded like an interesting project. Well, we're into this Ford too
deeply to turn around, so in spite of the advice of friends and
fellow racers, it's full speed ahead. The engine will make use of the
usual NASCAR stuff and will be configured to run the right bank in an
inline four fashion. We expect to make about 350 hp if everything
works as intended and , with some luck, compete for a record in the F/
GC and F/GALT classes.
Hope this gets the list moving in a different direction, Don
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