I think it's #3000 and went 176+ but they must have had problems cause I didn't
see any more runs.It is a pretty sharp piece.They were having a transmission
and/or shifter problem when we were talking to them.
Tim Schoeny
John Beckett wrote:
> Speaking of Modified Sports cars. Does anybody know how Bonner Denton did
> with his /MS? or what number it was? Neat looking car.
>
> John Beckett, LSR #79, E/FCC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 10:38 AM
> Subject: Re: nitrous
>
> > Goals and objectives are how successful folks live thier lives...
> >
> > Getting the Red hat is just a Step on the way to a life time of racing at
> > bonneville.... The Next Goal is already in the works... with the Glass
> front
> > end for the bugeye sitting next to Miss Kathy's Bugeye in the shop.... the
> > Goals are already starting to mount.... I can see this thing sitting there
> > with a Twin Turbo'ed Rodeck and EFI.... on Nitrous.... OUCH...
> nevermind...
> > lets get that Red Hat First and maintain a degree of focus...
> >
> > K
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 8:51 AM
> > Subject: Re: nitrous
> >
> >
> > > Afraid I just stayed on it to long. Had plenty of piston thickness as it
> > > burned the week link...ring lands instead. Should have gotten out of it
> > > sooner and turned out, but things just happen so fast it's hard to react
> > > quick enough. You have just got to have it right in the first
> > place...right
> > > equipment and tuning...with nitrous or your gonna spend lots of EXTRA
> > money
> > > putting blown-up engines back together...if there is anything left to
> > > reassemble.
> > >
> > > My personal goal is to set a new E/FCC record. The 225 MPH number has
> been
> > > sitting there for 10 years. It's not soft, but its doable...our 218 MPH
> > run
> > > through the middle mile shows that..., and I want it.
> > >
> > > Ya know Keith, after you get that red hat there are still plenty of
> goals
> > to
> > > keep a guy coming back for a life time.
> > >
> > > John Beckett, LSR #79, E/FCC
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 9:41 PM
> > > Subject: Piston information
> > >
> > >
> > > > Just a follow up on some Basic Don'ts of Nitrous Pistons... On the
> > Motor
> > > > Tear down I found Two Major Problems... First Tom... your exactly
> > right...
> > > I
> > > > burned a Piston rather then Fracturing it.... I did in fact Fracture
> > > several
> > > > other Pistons ( based on stress cracks in the Top of the piston
> catching
> > > my
> > > > fingernail ) but the basic cause was the Piston Thickness under the
> > > Exhaust
> > > > Valve pocket... Dave gave me a neat way to check them.... but after
> > > reading
> > > > the Spec sheet from Ross... I already understand that we took off .060
> > for
> > > > Valve clearence and we started with .116 under the exhaust valve....
> > there
> > > > by leaving us Just a Tick Less then the .125 minimum for Nitrous...
> > OKAY
> > > > ALOT LESS.... .056? so it's my idea at this point that we were about
> to
> > > > smoke this hole in the Piston anyway due to the Lean condition of the
> > > Motor
> > > > Prior to the N2O hit and finally got the Piston to blow through when I
> > hit
> > > > the button... No the Retard issue isn't going to let me off scott
> > free....
> > > I
> > > > still messed up and very probably caused this thing to fail
> > absolutely....
> > > > rather then just burning the hole in the Piston... Who knows.... it's
> > all
> > > a
> > > > guess.... I am just sharing what I learned... and Trust me I am
> sharing
> > it
> > > > with my motor builder... he has a couple of lessons in this .... but I
> > > still
> > > > have Blind faith in his ability over mine.... Next Year I am going to
> > > build
> > > > my own motors... This year I still need to count on someone else...
> > > >
> > > > Fun stuff.... Keith
> > > >
> > > > Dave's Idea to check the Piston dome's thickness is to set a small rod
> > > with
> > > > a pointy end in a vise and then set a Magnetic stand up with a dial
> > > > indicator on top of it.... set to Zero....then fish the Piston in
> > between
> > > > the two and measure any point on the dome.... See Dave you can't
> trust
> > me
> > > > with anything you don't say not to Tell....
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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