>People who work on them are definitely wizards in their art, but that art > has virtually nothing to do with engines used for any other kind of > racing or daily use.
Amen, Godfrey. Most race engines that I've worked on never accumulated enough running time to fall prey to the same kinds of problems that occur in the more mundane sort of engines. Race engines have their own unique issues to contend with. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT - a little late on the bicycle thing... > > On Aug 14, 2007, at 9:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> The Vance & Hines Pro-Stock (motorcycle) drag race team sprays WD-40 >> into the intake tracts of their engines (turning over but not running) >> after every run to prevent corrosion. They have a >> <understatement>pretty good</understatement> record of knowing about >> building engines. > > Drag racing engines are extremely specialized devices, Mark. People > who work on them are definitely wizards in their art, but that art > has virtually nothing to do with engines used for any other kind of > racing or daily use. > > G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
