Tell us mor about the "unique cross drilling"
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> From: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@q1.net>
> To: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Speaking of Cranks
> Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 12:22 PM
>
> when we ran the IMSA program with the ex-group 44 gt6, we used a 2.5
engine. line
> bore, end float and some unique cross drilling along with careful assy.
and we
> regulary turned 6800 but that was it. lanky at the group made the same
comment,
> they wil live to 6800 and make expensive noises at 6801. since many of
the IMSA
> races were endurance events (we had the fastest tr to ever qualify at
sebring on
> the old 5.2 mile course - group 44 ran faster speed/time later on but the
course
> had been changed to the 4.6 mile configuration) we backed the redline
down to
> 6200. in sprint races for gtu cars, we would run the 6800 redline. ted
>
> Bob Lang wrote:
>
> > Hi Again.
> >
> > "Real Busy" again today. ;-)
> >
> > Has anyone out there in FOT land ever seen a 2.5l Triumph 6 cylinder
turn
> > in excess of 6500 RPM's (and live). I'm not talking billet cranks or
> > anything like that - I'm talking about tweaked-over stock cast-iron
cranks.
> >
> > I'm "real curious" about this topic. And I'd like to see some real data
> > about it.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > rml
> >
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