Oh yeah, I almost forgot - Another classic - Joe Amo "Trick or Treating" for
nitrous.
Going from pit to pit with an empty ( a puny one at that) bottle with the line
"Anybody got some spare NOS?" No, but I got duct tape for that gash on your
hand.........................
Ed
Joe Amo wrote:
> Keith, in response to: "if you run a 225hp Nitrous hit on 4 degrees of retard
> for less then 3 seconds... you Burn a Hole about 1/4 X1/8 in the top of the #2
> Piston." I would argue that you cannot blame it completely on the ignition
> timing, I feel that the burning sensation the piston felt was a result more
>of a
> lean mixture than timing, Mr. Dahlgren...others....what do you think?
>
> You guys gave me crap when I said I used alot of bandaids this time of year,
> well who needs a stinking compression gauge, we didnt need no stinking
> compression guage, on the last thrash the day of the last qualifing runs we
> fired it up, and when we shut it off and reached for the tool box for the
> regularly scheduled compression and or leak down check, we all looked at each
> other with the realization that it didnt matter what the gauge said, "WE WERE
> RUNNING IT" so why the hell even look (no time to do anything about it if it
>was
> low)? first miles on the motor netted 193.9 running out of nitrous (2 mph
>over
> the record), next morning WELL over the record again ran out of nitrous, can
> there ever be enough nitrous, I SAY NO (especially when we ran the bottle for
> over 3 miles per run), but I see why Dahlgren and others (yes Mr. Van Scoy)
>opt
> for naturally aspirated or turbo
>
> Joe :)
> Keith Turk wrote:
>
> > I had a Choice when I ordered them ... I could have bought four extra of
> > each set.... but opted for a set of Plug domes for the Rodeck....
> >
> > there is a company in Okalahoma city ( not sure exactly but I think that is
> > right ) called Rebco.... and they digitize your heads and make pistons to
> > match your chambers... I bought the extra pistons for the Rodeck to have
> > them done this winter... The shame of it is that your exactly right had I
> > an extra Piston ... I might have saved my week at Bville.... and Yeah...
> > Dave asked the question... He was out there building me a shopping list of
> > Real Racer Tools and Parts... Geez he wants me to own a Leak down tester and
> > a Valve Spring Tester..... What Nerve..LOL oh and an extra couple of
> > pistons and a Cylinder hone.... will the guy ever be satisfied?
> >
> > Next thing you know he will want me to build a Pointy Car that Goes FAST....
> >
> > Keith (barrowed two compression testors out there... both were broken...
> > couldn't get any compression out of either of them on that #2 cylinder
> > hmmm )
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>
> > To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 7:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: Motor Damage
> >
> > > Keith; That is why they used to sell pistons to drag racers in sets of
> > > ten. Doug
> > >
> > > Keith Turk wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Well here is what we know so far.... if you run a 225hp Nitrous hit on 4
> > > > degrees of retard for less then 3 seconds... you Burn a Hole about 1/4 X
> > 1/8
> > > > in the top of the #2 Piston.... Pretty little hole too I might add...
> > > > didn't get near the Block and didn't appear to hurt any other Parts...
> > the
> > > > Heads are FINE.... YEEEEAAAAAA... it was the best looking hole I have
> > seen
> > > > in a LONG time....
> > > >
> > > > No Bent Valves... no cylinder damage... Nothing other then this little
> > Girly
> > > > Hole.... Ain't Life Grand?.... K
> > >
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