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This engine is an old SCCA warhorse that was run for years in the San Francisco region. The engine features a ported GX head and a slew of NLA Nismo bits along with trick "modern" pieces like ARP head studs & rod bolts and B-Projects rocker arm collars. It is being resurrected for vintage racing, using a bit more moderate state of tune for longevity and reliability. (if 12.8:1 compression can be called "moderate") The R&D SimTester has a variable speed electric motor connected to the flywheel end of the crankshaft, spinning the motor. An oil line connected to the inlet side of the oil pump pressure feeds clean oil to the engine. The tester allows a 'clean room' run in of the freshly built engine to bed all the assemblies in, check for oil leaks, find weak/stripped bolts, ascertain clearances of rotating bits at various speeds etc. without generating heat and racket. Since R&D doesn't have a dyno cell, the next step will be to drop the engine into the car and run it in using go juice. (which will be a bit further down the road since a lot of clean up and fabrication still needs to be done on the car proper)
Posted on: 2009/10/3 4:27
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