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Old 04-17-2006, 02:19 PM
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This is rumour control; here are the facts.
Alright it's not a Whipple Thread, Very nice jobTom, very impressive!
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Old 04-17-2006, 02:27 PM
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Tom, what do you think about the Big Chief heads? any idea what cam is in that motor?
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Congratulations on the preliminary test results! To make those numbers early on in the development phase is quite an accomplishment. Continued success in this project.
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Old 04-18-2006, 08:21 PM
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Thanks Bob, we always want more but it's nice to start high. We have already had a request to detune this setup for wedge heads and less cam. That would make a nice poker run engine. I just happen to have the cam.

Gary: The Big Chief heads are mandatory for the big numbers. The trouble is most spread port heads are designed for drag racing NA and have very small chambers. I don't know what cam was in this engine, but by the look of the torque curve it isn't done yet.
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"we are proving that the concept works" that in layman's terms means to me we didnt make very much power?? or even close to what we thought we were going to make!! Am i right ??

Um.... nope!

Congrats Tom. Those are great numbers to start with!
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Any idea what the Sterling/PSI HP and TQ and boost curves look like to compare?
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thats some big hp, congrats, i wonder what they will do with more development and tuning time? 2000 isnt far off
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Thanks Bob, we always want more but it's nice to start high. We have already had a request to detune this setup for wedge heads and less cam. That would make a nice poker run engine. I just happen to have the cam.

Gary: The Big Chief heads are mandatory for the big numbers. The trouble is most spread port heads are designed for drag racing NA and have very small chambers. I don't know what cam was in this engine, but by the look of the torque curve it isn't done yet.
Tom, there was a noticeable power difference when I went to the Dukes, I have a 43cc dish piston to keep the compression down.
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Tom, those numbers are incredable, and you've only just begun. I have no doubt that you will achieve your goal. Thanks for sharing with us. Keep us posted.

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The intercooler dropped the air temperature from 290F down to 90F using 70F water. That's 90% efficiency at a very high lb/min of air flow. This temperature is before fuel and does not include the cooling effect from evaporation.
That my friend is impressive.
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