I raced an AMW for 15 consecutive trouble-free events (and one set of
pistons), one being the Runoffs.
Now, before we get some 3-mile long thread going on the pro's and con's of
AMW's, this occurred AFTER the multitude of burndowns, piles of spent
pistons, and a litany of broken crankshafts. I believe the advantage we had
was in LESSON's LEARNED from the misfortunes of others. I STARTED with a
balanced crank and forged WiseCo pistons, legalized as a result of many of
your "bad days" at the track.
I marveled at some of the features of the motor but, was downright amused at
others. Those coils, for example were right out of high school science
class but, the simplicity of it all was probably its best selling point.
The best advantage of the AMW over the Rotax is that it would run
comfortably and efficiently at what I would call "automotive" temperatures.
During the Winter races, the temp got "down" to 140-160 while in the Texas
Summer, temps would approach 200. The motor never flinched (at least mine
didn't). However,..................
Too little, too late or "Could'a, Would'a, Should'a"
Dave Gill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Art" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:18 AM
Subject: RE: [F500] AWM Primary/Rotax taper
Chuck,
Stu never ran a Kawi or an AMW. He had a Chaparral in an early Red Devil
and
was only competing in Solo.
Just before the introduction of the Rotax, Q with Stu's assistance,
figured
out how to tune the AMW to last a race. That doesn't mean QRE liked
running
them, just that QRE could make them last a race. The Rotax was always a
better upgrade option then the AMW.
Had AMW got with the program and adhered to the SCCA notification
requirements on running changes, made those changes quicker, and had
better
quality control for those changes, perhaps just perhaps, the AMW would
still
be around today.... then maybe not :-).
Art
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck
Voboril
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:01 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [F500] AWM Primary/Rotax taper
Dave, in spite of all its faults, it still was considered the "big block"
chevy replacement in its day for the small block Kaw. I heard that phrase
first from Stu Kessenbaum(sp?). ,who I believe used to run out of
Quadrinini's shop. So he probably had a sharp running Kaw to compare it
to.
Chuck
From: "Jim's Lawn Shop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [F500] Polaris Primary/Rotax taper
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:04:52 -0400
John,
I must have heard it mentioned somewhere......
I kinda like the AMW. No oil injection, single throttle cable, no
thermostat, basic cooling system. No fancy ignition box....nothing
extra.
With more development time it really had the potential of being a good
engine, of course now it's mostly junk Dave Phaneuf
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