[Land-speed] Fw: Test

Mobley-Anderson mactem at mebtel.net
Wed Oct 24 17:58:39 MDT 2007


Lance and all,
  Quote from White's  book, "Offenhauser".  "The 159 cubic inch Offy
developed more horsepower per cubic inch-about 7.5-than any other engine
the world had then produced." (That's 1192hp). (That was in 1972-3)

"...while John Miller was running a turbo Offy on the All American
Racers dyno the waste gate froze shut.  The engine's revs jumped to
10,200, and the engine put out nearly 1400 horsepower- about that of the
Merlin engine used in the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter."

Its a great book about a great engine family.  I highly recommend it.
David


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