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. but i think i got it after reading it a few times. good stuff! and again congrats on the new time!
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Thanks everyone. I plan on going again next week if the track is open. I haven't checked the schedule yet.
Oh yeah, the car I raced against was a clean 1950's classic hot rod, nice teal color. Since we were in eliminations by then and he dialed in at 12.78 he got to go first. I had to wait, then it was my turn to chase! I dialed an 11.05. I caught and passed him just before the line. I wouldn't know what time I ran until I got the timeslip from the booth at the end of the return lane. It was funny, I was cruising back on the return lane saying outloud, 'good run, good run', wondering what time I ran. Then it dawned on me, the guy I ran against is really good. He always runs within a few hundreths of his dial. So if I passed him by a lot, and I dialed an 11.05, then that means I ran a ten, right? I was soo anxious to get the timeslip!
No more pics tonight. I came down with a cold yesterday. Right now I'm planted on the couch with a half empty bottle of Nyquil in one hand, a damp 6'x6' hankie in the other, and a wireless keyboard on my lap. I ain't going anywhere for a while.
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Or he could let one of us locals drive........
Good question. I kinda lucked out on that head.
Once upon a time I blew my motor, so I called MitsuGraveyard and asked for a useable head that I could build up. It had a couple bad valves, so I got it cheap. I didn't know it was off a 1.6l motor until I got it. All measurements checked out, same size ports, same 13mm diameter head bolt holes, etc. so I could bolt it on no problem. The ports were a little cleaner than most 6 bolt heads, so it didn't need as much work behind the valve seats. The ports blended with the seats better. The only catch was the 1.6 motor has 83mm bore, and the block/piston I was using has 86.5mm bore, so there was some area where the head stuck out over the piston and ended at a sharp edge. That edge would've created a large hotspot and caused terrible knock, so I radiused the sharp edge just enough to smooth it out, but not so much that the ridge was eliminated. There is still a small lip that overhangs the bore then it blends in with the rest of the head. It's sort of like having a quench pad running around the entire circumference, rather than just at the intake and exhaust sides. I don't know for sure if it's reduced knock much, but the motor has been running strong for the past two years. I don't have any phantom knock issues with this motor, and I used to have PK on the previous motor (the one that eventually blew).
I'm sure there are many of you who'd like to drive my car, but the truth is the seat and driving position only fits me. The seat isn't adjustable either. It rocks though! It's like having a custom tailored suit: everything is in the right place. I can reach 5th gear without leaning over, it's within arms reach. I can comfortably push the clutch to the floor without overextending. Like I said, it's all business and it's where I get the job done. No lo-rider here esay
Danny, I'm running in Comp Rod now, next lanes over. There's a little time between CR and Sport Street so you can take a vid then hustle back for your run.
, does this remind you of anything danny?I thought the 1.6l engine was a sohc only engine???
yeah, the 1.8L engine was sohc only, the 1.6L came as a dohc on the colt turbo, the badest motha f*&#in 1.6 liter engine ever created.... i think.....
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