Think on this, Fergus... The nickname for Phillip (?) Lucas, the founder of
Lucas
Electric, is "The Prince of Darkness".
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
(Maybe it's his jealous spirit that used to visit the electrical system on my
'70 2000 in
a certain RPM range and shut down my headlights!)
"Ofarrell, Fergus" wrote:
> a few things:
> first, the Lucas site. http://motorrad.cx/lucas.html
> Are you guys playing some joke, cause I keep getting a black screen with
> nothing on it. Is this the "Lucas technical support" page? (aka: a myth)
> I figured it was one of those early 90's "blur your vision and you can see
> _____" posters at first, which I never got the hang of.
>
> second, superchargers.
> I think the 'metal screen to deflect debris' idea would be bad if it was
> flat on the front, as you would get a boundary layer of air stagnation
> (choked flow).
> So, I suggest something concave and porous. There are several models of
> exactly this design in the latest Victoria Secret catalog, (I only read it
> for the articles) and they come in both sub-sonic and super-sonic cone
> sizes.
> Red, SoraBlue, Cream (for Victor), the only difficulty could be Roman's
> primer color, as I am not sure if they are available in the pre-restoration
> state.
> No change needed for LHD vs. RHD models, corrosion not an issue.
>
> Of course, for you Solex-types, you can check out the one of the pages on
> the corporate website of the company I work for.
> http://www.hitco.com/ITMPAC/Product.asp?id=94 (see upper picture)
>
> Note: I think it may have adverse effects on handling, when approaching that
> scale.
>
> thinking outside the box,
> Fergus O
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