[Fot] Thanks for comments on Jay Leno video

[Geoff Byrne]

FOT
I raced a GT6 in the 70s with a "Kastner motor" built to his specs and with 
his S5 cam and valve gear . With tripple 42mm Webers (worked better than the 
45s) 12:1 cpmpression on avgas it had a very reliable 200hp confirmed on a 
reliable dyno . The only problem i had was breaking gear boxes and rear 
axles which was fixed by installing a TR6 box and axles. Conclusion is the 
2litre motor is capable of producing a reliable 200hp if built properly
Geoff Byrne
TR6 racer down under
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas at cox.net>
To: <GRMTim at aol.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Thanks for comments on Jay Leno video


> The last engines I did for the GT-6 in 1972 made 187 bhp at 8000.  This is 
> with the stock crank, rods, valves, 1.5" Stromberg's and all the other 
> stock stuff. It was 12.7 C.R and used 100 octane gas and the special 
> velocity stacks I made which I see you have on your car.
>
> This was a very reliable engine and I think the Groups car probably made 
> about the same power as they were privy to everything we did and had. 
> Brian Fuersteneau and Don Devendorf were having a ding dong trade the lead 
> every lap race at the runoffs in 1972 and no advantage on the chutes.  Don 
> took my car off the road after coming under the bridge and that was that, 
> but it seemed to me the cars were dead even in power. This is of course 
> several years after your car.  I would say in the 1969 time frame 170+ bhp 
> is pretty accurate, the same power  you are quoting.
>
> My dyno's were used by Champion for spark plug work and they supplied me 
> with their engineering plugs for experimenting and detailed reports.  The 
> same dynos were used also by the natural gas company as we  were the only 
> people that could supply TRUE numbers in repeats and from day to day.
>
> There is only one horsepower number if the system is accurate and the 
> operators are not fudging. I mention that because, my 170+ bhp  GT-6 could 
> pull a certain Datsun 2 liter supposed 190 bhp car right down the chute at 
> Riverside. We always referred to my horsepower as horses having big feet 
> with hair hanging  around and they pulled beer wagons. :-)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <GRMTim at aol.com>
> To: <tr4racing at googlemail.com>; <GRMTim at aol.com>; <FOT at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 6:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Thanks for comments on Jay Leno video
>
>
>> East coast hp is different than west coast I guess. Kas would know more
>> about this. I was told by the guy who bought a Group 44 engine in 1973 
>> that
>> when he finished 7th at the Runoffs in 1974 that it made 164 hp.
>>
>> Kas, any memories of these engines and there real power?
>>
>> Remember this engine has stock crank and rods.
>>
>> In a message dated 10/1/09 8:56:02 AM, tr4racing at googlemail.com writes:
>>
>>
>>> Question:
>>> Why does this car only has 170 hp instead of the 210 hp Kas Kastner did
>>> make?
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Chris
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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