[R-390] R-390 and Jagrolets

[DAVEINBHAM@aol.com]

I shoulda been so lucky. My dadf died in 1947. So, in 1964 ( at age 23 )I  
put a Corvair engine in front of  a Ferrari 5 speed transmission in a Lotus 
11 ( that is a front engine car ). Select a gear---- any gear--- and let out 
the clutch and burn rubber for at least a block. It turned the quarter in the 
mid elevens and had a top end over 198 MPH. Try 180 HP and 940 pounds anytime 
you feel froggy. That is about a horsepower per 5 pounds or roughly what you 
get in a Grand Prix Car. I will be damned if I can figure out how to connect 
the above to an R-390 post. 
R-390.************************************************************************

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age dated 8/10/02 8:11:29 PM Central Daylight Time, ba.williams@charter.net 
writes:

<< Sounds like my dad's way of doing things. A Corvair engine in a 
Karman-Ghia.
 A Cobra 289 in a Volvo. That one was a rocket on 4 wheels. My go kart had a
 250cc BSA motorcycle engine.
 
 
 Barry
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