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Old 04-25-2016, 05:01 PM   #97 (permalink)
Isaac Zackary
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
I'm in a similar position; I had an engine built up over ten years ago and it still sitting on a roll-around stand. It was going to go in the panel van, but I sold that. It's built to the Mileage Motor spec—stroker crank and high reciprocating mass—plus aluminum case, Type iV cooler and a filter hanging off the oil pump.
Awesome! It's that there Aircooled.net's Mileage Motor spec? Mine isn't quite that, I kind of took another route. Instead of going dual carbs I kept it central and added dual heat riders and more intake texture to increase emulsion. I also adapted a Type IV cooler and filter pump but along with an oil thermostat. That took a lot of thinking especially since the oil cooler is still in the same position on the crankcase (doghouse). That and a lot of oiling mods mostly. One of these days I'll get to it and see if what I had planned will actually work. If it doesn't I'll either sell the whole car or just the engine.
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