- 1. Re: SBC geometry (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 23:08:36 -0500
- Dave's comments on engine size and rod ratios were really interesting especially when I realized that his "D" example described our Skyhawk's piece to a tee. We run a S.B.C. with the Dart/Buick set u
- /html/land-speed/2002-12/msg00046.html (8,227 bytes)
- 2. Re: SBC geometry (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 23:32:54 -0500
- Dave's comments on engine size and rod ratios were really interesting especially when I realized that his "D" example described our Skyhawk's piece to a tee. We run a S.B.C. with the Dart/Buick set u
- /html/land-speed/2002-12/msg00047.html (8,204 bytes)
- 3. Re: SBC geometr (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 20:36:42 -0500
- Oops, my bad! The engine actually specs out at 4.156" x 2.796" according to the fellow who certified legally. At 302.602 cu. in., it is well within the maximum for "D" class. Its in a 1978 Buick Sky
- /html/land-speed/2002-12/msg00097.html (8,049 bytes)
- 4. Re: SBC geometr (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 20:57:12 -0500
- Oops, my bad! The engine actually specs out at 4.156" x 2.796" according to the fellow who certified legally. At 302.602 cu. in., it is well within the maximum for "D" class. Its in a 1978 Buick Sky
- /html/land-speed/2002-12/msg00098.html (8,055 bytes)
- 5. Re: Northeast / So-Al Special (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 23:09:23 -0500
- Haven't been connected much lately but your last post caught my eye. Saw a note about plans for a different engine using pieces more suitable for 5 liter stuff. You mentioned Dave and another guy, w
- /html/land-speed/2002-12/msg00792.html (7,935 bytes)
- 6. Thumbs Up, Keith (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:46:02 -0400
- We list guys have a lot of fun picking on Keith, especially when things get a little quiet around here. But this time he really deserves a thumbs up from me. This past weekend at Maxton the McMeekin
- /html/land-speed/2002-04/msg00564.html (7,371 bytes)
- 7. Rooms @ Bonneville (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:39:09 -0500
- Just thought I would let you all know that since we are not able to go to Speed Week this year we have some rooms available. One @ the Stateline, Aug. 10-16, $79/night and two @ the Red Garter, Aug.
- /html/land-speed/2001-07/msg00516.html (6,735 bytes)
- 8. What's Up (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 14:33:39 -0500
- The McMeekin Brothers are alive and well working like little beavers in their state of the art race car fabrication center (read two car garage) here in central Ohio. The yellow Skyhawk is no more. I
- /html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00447.html (7,908 bytes)
- 9. Morris Minor (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:20:35 -0500
- Bitten by the Morris Minor bug a few years ago I located a nice '60 two door for sale in Florida by the original owner. Like a lot of people, I am attracted to its tiny size and the fact that it rese
- /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00775.html (7,317 bytes)
- 10. "E" Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 11:09:25 -0500
- Nitrous is great for making gobs of power, but it's a meat eater. Exotic stuff looks neat, but will it give you enough extra bang for the buck to justify the additional cost? From what I'm hearing f
- /html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00388.html (7,248 bytes)
- 11. Salt Stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:46:21 -0500
- Thanks for asking, Keith, but when it comes to racing on the salt, I'm a black hole of information. I actually thought that the surface would be a lot like Daytona Beach - hot, dry, and fairly loose.
- /html/land-speed/2000-10/msg00270.html (8,945 bytes)
- 12. Bore/Stroke Ratio (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 10:21:37 -0500
- Talking about a "favorite" Class "D" engine size makes me wonder if an ideal bore/stroke ratio exists in terms of maximum power potential. Big bore, big valve condition aside, should we expect a sign
- /html/land-speed/2000-10/msg00486.html (7,508 bytes)
- 13. Home from the Salt (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:48:47 -0500
- Three days of towing would not have fazed me a few years ago, but my old fanny is just about paralyzed from that little jaunt. But are we ever glad that we decided to go! What great memories of the S
- /html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00325.html (7,905 bytes)
- 14. Shift Points (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 20:50:31 -0500
- Looks like the transmission/shift point issue has been pretty well covered, but here's one more account anyway. From the list response, I think that we can say that any combination chosen will be mor
- /html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00558.html (7,834 bytes)
- 15. 1183 Update (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:12:00 -0500
- I've never really like the "lurker" term used to describe listeners - sounds too much like some "I told you so" type waiting for a chance to arrest another list member for committing a verbal crime o
- /html/land-speed/2000-04/msg00064.html (8,059 bytes)
- 16. Re: Big Engine/Small Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 20:37:45 -0400
- The "size of your engine" controversy has prompted some interesting dialog for us "lurkers" to comtemplate. Funny how we see things so differently but manage to coexist so peacefully in the world of
- /html/land-speed/1999-10/msg00209.html (8,889 bytes)
- 17. Re: Big Engine/Small Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:21:34 -0400
- Hey Dick, I love the Daimler idea! Seems like a few of those little devils reached the race tracks in Europe a few years ago. Well, maybe more like 30 years or so. Anyway, with the right shape, say a
- /html/land-speed/1999-10/msg00235.html (7,530 bytes)
- 18. "Gear Heads" (score: 1)
- Author: Jane McMeekin <jmcmeekin@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 Jun 1999 23:49:36 -0400
- "Gear Heads" have passion for cars and engins that "Gear Heads" alone understand. I can hardly wait for my e-mail to check for car stuff. I read with great interest every letter that comes my way, an
- /html/land-speed/1999-06/msg00034.html (8,106 bytes)
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