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Old 09-04-2016, 07:58 PM   #325
Mark Yacavone
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Default Re: Live from INDY 2016

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Originally Posted by FED 387 View Post
So every Cylinder was .003 too big on the stroke??? Seems maybe they needed to pull a head and check again. .003 could have Been worn bearings. Nhra has some really exact measuring stuff --- no glue on the deck when they put the dial indicator on the deck surface nothing like that huh? Hell A Dollar bill is .003?? I know rules are rules but maybe the tech guy just "isn't that good a machinist" Fed 387
Dick, It's plus or minus .015 allowed to start out with..so it was then +.018.
Also , if Travis was there ,you can be sure it was checked accurately..more than once.
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