Bill,
Just this year I traded my 441 for some Buick Parts. I have some fond
(and some not-so-fond) memories of the 441 Victim.
"Do what others Won't and you'll do what others Can't for the rest of
your life"
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From: ardunbill@webtv.net [mailto:ardunbill@webtv.net]
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Subject: RE: Dry sump
Grib, that certainly makes sense by having a low pressure condition in
the crankcase giving the crank and pistons less air to push around.
Hence, more net torque output.
As a historical note, BSA motorcycles back in the '50s did serious
development to timed breathers on single and twin cylinder racing
engines to get a lower-than-atmospheric pressure in the crankcase, to
net more power. This was significant with one or two big pistons
pumping in the small crankcase of a 350 or 500cc engine.
The BSA Twin that won the '54 Daytona 200 event had this feature. It was
NOT easy to whip Harley in that era but they managed to that time.
A late friend of mine, Roland Pike, was Development Engineer at BSA
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