John, I agree. If the motor has cooled down enough to take it apart,
it's cool enough to measure. NASCAR says within two hours of the finish
of the race.
The other Doug
John Beckett wrote:
>
> Guys
>
> I've been through several tech inspection after a record runs. It's not
> a problem. My engines are close to the limit so they don't pump. We pull the
> head, directly after the run, they measure the bore and stroke. And guess
> what, they got it dead on every time.
> You have the one inch cushion, if needed, but be careful when you build
> your engine in the first place.
> Another thing to consider ambient at Bonneville can be 120 degrees in
> the sun.
>
> John Beckett, LSR #79
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield" <lemay@hiwaay.net>
> To: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>; <lemay@hiwaay.net>; <dwarner@electrorent.com>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 6:46 PM
> Subject: Re: CHECKING CUBES
>
> > At 06:50 PM 2/15/00 EST, FastmetalBDF@aol.com wrote:
> > > -------- come to think of it , when doctor /
> > >nurse takes
> > >OUR temp ------- HOW relevant is the AMBIENT temp ?
> > > Bruce F . where AMBIENT was AGREEABLE today
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Yeah, but when they take the body temp, they then do not blow a lot of air
> > up there. The point of all this is cheating is against the rules and
> > inspectors should not stand for it. Integrity is what makes the world go
> > around. An end to the subject would be a simple statement in the rule book
> > that all measurements will be taken with part and measuring tools at
> > ambient temperature. Maybe for record runs, the motors should be measured
> > at race temperature since the displacement grows when hot!
> >
> >
> >
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