Inline 4 cylinder comp motor

[CycloneFE]

RJ,

If you like to think outside the box, look into inboard powerboat racing. There are a lot of 1Liter, 1.5Liter and 2.5Liter racers that are doing some amazing things with inline 4 cylinders. Some are unlimited classes and OMG!!!!

I can imagine some with trannys behind them and in the rails of an alterd screaming down a quarter of a mile instead of bouncing on the water. Most of the boat guys are great to talk with.

[rod]

many years back, norwin plamer from manhattan ks, had two good inline 4 cys, won NHRA world comp. with a datsun inline 6 as i remember. his biggest problem, at that time, was vibration. he used 2 holley 500 CFM 2 V carbs. and the fule would bounce out of the vent tubes!!!! today with better computer generated cams and digital balancer machines, and possibly even a good air flow bench, some of that could be solved.
the first car was really something to see. many hours of thinking.
rod

[art leong]

Originally Posted by rod

many years back, norwin plamer from manhattan ks, had two good inline 4 cys, won NHRA world comp. with a datsun inline 6 as i remember. his biggest problem, at that time, was vibration. he used 2 holley 500 CFM 2 V carbs. and the fule would bounce out of the vent tubes!!!! today with better computer generated cams and digital balancer machines, and possibly even a good air flow bench, some of that could be solved.
the first car was really something to see. many hours of thinking.
rod

Innovators West will custom make a SFI damper for just about any application. They are making one for me now.

[rayfin]

http://www.kansasracingproducts.com/...s/Welcome.html

By the way I was there a few weeks ago.