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Christ · 04-22-2009, 03:12 PM

You might also be interested in "The Soft head" which makes it's mention in "Talking heads" as well.

IIRC *it's been awhile, I need to refresh* "The Soft head" deals with the type of cam/head system that Comp was using in the 1980's on NASCAR engines, which was (again, IIRC) basically an atkinson-type cam with a slightly different profile, which allowed for insanely high static compression, (18:1 and more), without detonation, on the gas that they used back then, in a carb'd engine.

Something you probably won't like about Larry, as most don't, is his "that's old technology, let go of it" attitude. Anything that is a barrier is old technology. He finds ways to break it down.

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	You might also be interested in "The Soft head" which makes it's mention in "Talking heads" as well. IIRC it's been awhile, I need to refresh "The Soft head" deals with the type of cam/head system that Comp was using in the 1980's on NASCAR engines, which was (again, IIRC) basically an atkinson-type cam with a slightly different profile, which allowed for insanely high static compression, (18:1 and more), without detonation, on the gas that they used back then, in a carb'd engine. Something you probably won't like about Larry, as most don't, is his "that's old technology, let go of it" attitude. Anything that is a barrier is old technology. He finds ways to break it down. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"