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Re: Lakester questions

To: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Lakester questions
From: "Gary Perkinson" <gfp61@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 23:49:47 -0500
Thanks for the help!

Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>
To: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: Lakester questions


>
> > 1. Anyone have any idea how much such a beast would weigh in
ready-to-run
> condition, with an adult driver of average size?
> MY THOUGHT IS TO BUILD IT LIGHT AND ADD JUST ENOUGH BALAST TO GO FAST. MY
> GUESS IS YOU WILL BE IN THE 2000 TO 3000 LB RANGE.
>
> > 2. If I'm looking to build an engine that has a lot of top-end power and
> not a lot of low-end torque (which I'm assuming--maybe
incorrectly--applies
> to LSR cars), can anyone recommend a ballpark cam and valvetrain
> combination? I'm not looking for exact numbers, just a rough idea about
the
> sort of lift, duration and timing, etc., that I should be aiming for.
>
> 260 to 280 Duration, .630 to .650 lift, 108 to 110 lobe center. THATS ALL
MY
> SPEED SECRETS.
>
> JB #79

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