[Land-speed] Another thought

[Don McMeekin]

The McMeekin Bros. have been busy this winter working on a project to  
replace the straight 8 Buick engine in the 240sx. The Buick thing  
darn near did us in with a continuous  parade of nagging problems and  
we are ready to move on. Sometimes moving on is the right thing to do  
when  all else has failed and you don't know what to try next.

Talk about convoluted logic. Somehow we decided that we would build  
1/2 of a Ford Windsor engine to run at Speed Week this year in the 3  
liter class. Not because there aren't any good 4 cyl engines out  
there ( there are plenty of excellent choices ), but because it  
sounded like an interesting project. Well, we're into this Ford too  
deeply to turn around, so in spite of the advice of friends and  
fellow racers, it's full speed ahead. The engine will make use of the  
usual NASCAR stuff and will be configured to run the right bank in an  
inline four fashion. We expect to make about 350 hp if everything  
works as intended and , with some luck, compete for a record in the F/ 
GC and F/GALT classes.

Hope this gets the list moving in a different direction, Don