Lonnie-S wrote:
Hey, JD, are there any restrictions on what you can do to the engine in your racing class? I realize you don't need a lot of extra power, but how about turbocharging instead of a lot of expensive internal stuff? Just run low pressure (6-8lb) and basically stock engine. Buy a used turbo (or two
) and have the Engineering Department at Slotus Worldwide come up with a low cost turbo rig?
Just another "way too early in morning" thought from the Left Coast. Fell free to ignore it.
Huh? What did you say? Sorry, I was ignoring you...
Not really...
I think Marcus was responding to a PM I sent him the other day which contained info you haven't been privy to. (Although I'm not sure what the privy has to do with it, and we gots indoor plumbin' here at Team Slotus World HQ anyhow!)
There is an on-going problem with the motor currently in the Slotus. It was fouling plugs and smoking, and there were these weird higher-than-possible compression numbers on #2 cylinder when I tested it. Then that last issue kinda went away, but the smoking and plug problem has been somewhat persistent. Intermittent, but persistent. Testing the leakdown was not conclusive, nor was pressure testing the cooling system (to check integrity of the head gaskets, etc). James came to the conclusion there's broken/damaged rings and/or damage to a cylinder wall or walls.
The motor in the Slotus now is put together off a short block James built for a Mustang race car several years ago but didn't install. It sat, wrapped in plastic, in his shop for several years before I got it. We talked about rebuilding the damaged cylinder cheaply as possible, which had a certain appeal ($$$) but then I realized the other 7 cylinders were as old as the one causing the problem. (And, we're not 100% sure it's only one cylinder causing a problem.)
So, rather than patching up that motor, I'm taking the block from the first motor, the one that spun a rod bearing, and building a new engine from there. The 331 stroker kit is mostly a "while you're at it" opportunity to upgrade. The mild stroker kits I've been looking at don't really cost much more than going back with "stock" type 302 parts, so whot-th-'ell, might-as-well!
And that's the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey used to say. I'm a-gonna build my-own-self a new motor. Me and James... And Earl... And (Lord help us) Bubba... Stay tuned!
Peace, Love and Rotating Assemblies-
JDK
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Build LogQuinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special "Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom