I would really like to use Unleaded Race Gas myself...and ERC won't supply
it...lots of excuses why...dielectric testing being one. So I would like to
see more variety in fuels myself, and maybe a litmus test (if possible) as
well.
Having said that I guess there is more to this discussion than just which
fuel to use. Would be a pain for me if I had to haul all my race gas 2,500
miles from NC just so I had some to use. If we don't buy from the supplier
he's going to quit bringing anything to the salt. So not sure what the
answer is.
John Beckett
-----Original Message-----
From: dahlgren <dahlgren@uconect.net>
To: Land-speed@autox.team.net <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 2:58 PM
Subject: Interview& fuels
>Nice job on the interview. Chuck is a great guy nice to hear his
>thoughts.. One caught my eye though. he may have just helped with the
>mystery head gasket/torched piston and the ERC 118 that we run.. We have
>used the fast burn as we turn up the wick pretty hard on the Cosworth
>'PINTO' at 10k + rpm gotta get it in and out pretty quick,(please have a
>timing slip ready before anyone starts on the pinto thing ok and it
>better have #'s over 220 and a record might be nice!).....Is it time to
>use a dielectric test for fuel instead of you have to run what they
>have. That might be nice for the SoCal guys they can just pick some fuel
>up and run the engine on the dyno. A couple of years ago i had 10
>gallons shipped in to do some dyno work and the cost was around $350
>because of all the hazardous shipping stuff. I mean if I wanted to cheat
>in a gas glass it is so easy that it is ridiculous in the first place.
>Just pump the tank out with the electric pump and then use the suction
>side to fill it back up.. I do feel a bit better now that a mystery may
>have been solved. maybe will bring our own fuel next year....What's
>everyone think about it? Most any other sanctioning body does a
>dielectric test and all you need to do is pass it to be legal..
>
>Dave Dahlgren
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