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61. Re: Drill Doctor (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:55:57 -0700; I had a B&D drill sharpener given to me and it works OK if you have enough patience to do only brief grinds at a time with cooling between grinds. Seems to take forever, and DOES require one to hold; /html/land-speed/2005-08/msg00204.html (8,517 bytes)
62. Re: Greeting from LAKE El Mirage (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:01:22 -0700; Lessee, 10,000 kw, huh? So 10 megawatts...yeah...should be enough. Maybe a Navy surplus nuke from a sub? Now for the cooling water.... Benn My VERY next outages; /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00306.html (6,963 bytes)
63. Re: Fuel Flow Question (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:34:11 -0700; Hi Dick, As I recall from my long-ago road-racing days, my SBC 'vette used about 20 gph and put out a guestimated 350 or so hp with a 7000rpm working redline. And that 20 gph includes turns and braki; /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00361.html (8,837 bytes)
64. Re: Engineering solutions or KISS (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:28:34 -0700; Your story reminds me of the time in '76 when, prepping for the 4-hour enduro SCCA race at Sears Point, my co-driver built a large-capacity pan for the 'vette, but apparently didn't tie it to a block; /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00377.html (8,692 bytes)
65. Re: How to go racing at Bonneville... (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:47:08 -0700; Your missive struck a note with me, as Steve Davy and I had attempted to show both "what it was all about" and get across the point that anyone could do this in Bonneville: Wide Open. Indeed the titl; /html/land-speed/2005-07/msg00378.html (6,784 bytes)
66. Gearhead venues in Eastern Europe? (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 09:24:51 -0700; Hi Gang, Heading to various places in eastern Germany, Czech Rep., Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland next month. While I'll be traveling with a couple of non-gearheads, I was wondering if; /html/land-speed/2005-05/msg00239.html (6,770 bytes)
67. Re: Fuel Injection Question (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 09:14:08 -0700; 1. I don't see how having unburned fuel exit the exhaust is a problem per se in a B'ville vehicle. 2. The further upstream the injection occurs, the more chance for the fuel to evaporate and mix, but; /html/land-speed/2005-05/msg00253.html (9,762 bytes)
68. Re: Brake pad material removal (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 21:26:09 -0700; Are they asbestos-containing pads? Grinding 'em seems like a good way to throw a lot of obnoxious stuff into the air. Are there any brake relining companies around any more (maybe for heavy truck stu; /html/land-speed/2005-05/msg00279.html (9,153 bytes)
69. politics, religion, etc. (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:51:50 -0700; Hi Gang, We've all got opinions on these subjects, but I seriously doubt that the land speed list wants to hear them all, or even any of them. I can reason and rant with the best on any subject from; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00037.html (6,982 bytes)
70. Re: Shelly Howard's Crash (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 15:23:58 -0700; Oh, my god, that is just horrendous. My sympathies to the family. After the shock at such an incredible event, my mind goes to "how to automatically shut down a vehicle as soon as it is upside down".; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00065.html (7,897 bytes)
71. roll cage question #1 (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:11:59 -0700; Hi all, Just got the new rule book, and am questioning the page 25 roll cage requirement for "a helmet-retaining strap" The figure accompanying this text shows a typical roadster or liner arrangement; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00100.html (6,941 bytes)
72. Re: roll cage question #1 (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:40:10 -0700; It's a horizontal piece (1/8 x 1 minimum) extending at about ear-level from the rear hoop to the front hoop, just like what's already on most roadsters, etc. as far as I know. The only issue is that; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00103.html (7,349 bytes)
73. Re: Hans device (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:45:20 -0700; Speedway Motors carries a "hutchens" device for $325-425 but not sure if that's the same thing as a Hans device. Benn -- Original Message -- From: "Scott Cowle" <SCowle@mentorcollege.edu> To: <land-s; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00104.html (7,035 bytes)
74. Re: Engine Air Inlets - definite improvement (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:43:07 -0700; Without breaking out the ol' fluids books, I recall the effective static air pressure increase due to ram effect at speed to be a few percent at 100 mph and somewhere around 5-10% at 200 mph. Benn al; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00122.html (8,318 bytes)
75. GT class engine swaps--rules question #2 (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:39:33 -0700; The SCTA/BNI rules seem to require exterior body panels be stone stock for the production GT class. However, engine swaps (using same manufacturer) are allowed. Can interior panels (firewall, inner f; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00124.html (6,585 bytes)
76. Re: Engine Air Inlets - definite improvement (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:49:49 -0700; If the soda straw is blocked off! ....I was only talking about the static pressure potential, not a BBC trying to breath through it. Benn -- Original Message -- From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00127.html (7,662 bytes)
77. Chrome Moly steel vs. Stainless steel (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:22:31 -0700; Huh? Reaching back into my metalurgy memory banks, I've never heard of any non-austinitic stainless or other steel that wasn't magnetic. I'd say if a magnet won't stick, you've got typical 18-8 or 30; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00135.html (8,632 bytes)
78. aluminum jack revisited (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:52:26 -0700; Just wanted to let y'all know that I belatedly figured out why the aluminum jack is hard to control in descent--galling between the aluminum handle and the aluminum casting which hangs onto the lower; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00164.html (6,467 bytes)
79. center of pressure vs c.g. (again) (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:40:06 -0700; So does anyone have any qualitative handling results with changing the center of (side-view) pressure from, say, 0-3" inches behind the c.g. to moving the c.of p. say 10-14" in front of the c.g.? Is; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00232.html (7,024 bytes)
80. GT engine swap question #4 (score: 1): Author: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:49:15 -0700; Does the engine swap allowance for GT cars (5.E.3) negate the requirement to use heads with the original number of valves and port configuration (5.E.)? Example: a Zis Zil Zim GT originally equipped; /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00233.html (7,713 bytes)

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