Hey Richard,

I know Scott is going to be tuning you AFS with an Interceptor, but I was wondering if you are going to do that at the dyno the same day as the rest of us? I can't stay long, but I would really like to see the results first hand.

 

No, we are using our own dyno on Fri. I might drive down there on Sat just to see what is going on. But not sure of my time yet.

ETA? well I just came from the pattern maker for the intake manifold and I don't think we will have those for two months. We are going to start making compressors as soon as we get to the new shop. That should be about three weeks from now. That's as much as I can tell you now.

After we get the tune up worked out we will start taking names for a priority list.

 

Kick'in *** and taking names

 

Even at 2 months out minimum, that's fantastic news.
Good work and good luck with tuning. I can't wait to see what you guys come up with and I'm really anticipating the power curve.

Are you planning to do 2 different kits, IE a basic kit with just the AFSC, piping and tuning followed by an advanced kit that might integrate an intercooler and run different gearing allowing more CFM?

 

well like a long no seen college buddy---here I am again! Aint bumming a beer or a place to sleep over either.
Been following from the get go on this project. I posted (i think) on the 1st or 2nd page of this 3000+ page thread. I really liked this idea. Now I can see why. Congrats Sirs! Hard work and persistance. True Grit!
Hope you can solve the siamese exhaust port problem when you start working from bare bones.
I do strongly recommend differant coils. MM has a conversion write up on that. May save you a head ache.
Do I get a "long term supporter" discount or do I tell the wife i will be working at Hooters again to earn enough money to buy that "shiney thing that Richard made"
I never will get through with this damn car hahahahahaha!
olddragger

 

RP you must have made these for him

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...d-bat-suit.wmv

 

...wow?

 

well I just decided on my birthday ( oct ) or christmas present this year

 

he is crazier than I am.

 

Well keep us posted Richard. My warranty is up, and I should have some play money this summer, and a car aching to be played with!

 

i don't know if any one has posted this before but to reduce particle of metal pieces in the engine a magnet on the oil filter helps (the jet rocks )

 

Some pics from Richard of work and ideas on the front volutes:





Cheers,
Hymee.

 

Don't let him get too "artsy" on us...just make him work

 

Not guilty, Dana did it. He says something about '30's airplane cowls.

I don't care, I just want to get the excess metal off. Wittle away.

 

Ja, but you already told us it was 12 lbs. right?

Next thing you know it will be 10 lbs.

 

Tell Dana that it looks sharp.

 

you gonna build me a really big one when i do your motor?

 

I'm gonna call you on the phone right now. I need to get it out of the shop, we're moving Thursday. I'm not sure how big I can make it 'cause it wouln't package.
I've been trying to figure it out for Bonniville this Aug.

 

i still like my original idea of using one blowing into an intercooler, then having that shoot into the intake of the other one and squirting fuel into it for the homoginization.

but if you want that motor done before august, i need it ASAP!! i've got a few gargantuacon projects going on right now and on yours, i wanna flow test everything and make new sleeves. that's gonna take time.

 

 

Very clever, Sir Frank! BTW - Is it spelt "Whittle"?? :duck:

Cheers,
Hymee.

 

You're asking me how to spell sumpton.

I think you are right but you're the only one who got it anyway.
Now that he gave it away, anyone else out there get it?

 

brittish chap, jet engines????

beers

 

In the U.S. its spelled "wittle" as in "Cut a wittle bit off here, cut a wittle bit off there."

Personally, I like the cowling look. Gives it an "art deco" sort of look. To go one further, maybe a scalloped look like the front of the Sprit of St. Louis, to pay tribute from one pioneer to another.

 

I'd call what we have now "scalloped." The Lindbergh cowl was "engine turned".
This finish was a popular art deco item (as you note) and was used on dashboards of expensive cars. Notably the Dusy and other '30's high enders. Then in the late '50's it reappered on Studebaker "hawk" series.
I used it on Wilts car but then the upolstory guy not knowing what it was, glued some leather on it. That is how it remains today in the NBA Hall.

It is now used in the Bentley Continental GT.

The Whittle we talk about is a person.
A wittle off here, a wittle off there is a duck, as in Daffy.