From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Valves again
To: lml
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 19:03:16 -0400
Message-ID: <web-1126698@logan.com>
In-Reply-To: <00c001c67ef3$443e3cc0$0301a8c0@Home>
References: <00c001c67ef3$443e3cc0$0301a8c0@Home>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Posted for "John Barrett" <2thman@cablespeed.com>:

  Carl,
  
  Have you had any of the high performance TSIO-550 builders look at or work
  on your engine?
  
  As has been published there was a group of builders who thought the
  Engineair V8 was the answer in the second half of the 1990's  - that group
  dwindled to about 10 of us who bought the company and watched it fail over
  the course of a year.  Then two of us in the Washington builders group tried
  to build our own V8's based on what we'd learned from our unsuccessful
  ventures with Rahm and then EPS.  We have worked on that for about three
  years and now know there are more questions than answers about this
  application.
  
For the above reasons we are now on the path of having experimental
  Continentals built up for our IVP projects by Performance Engines in
  California.  We know of   two or three other shops that have some repute for
  rebuilds to higher tolerances than  the original, but we felt this was the
  best one with the most positive track record.
  
  I have no idea whether working with these guys would improve your luck with
  your engine and we have only begun working with them so my reference is not
  backed by experience, but with so many high profile Reno racers giving
  testimonials, it's certainly worth a look.
  
  My understanding is that Continental builds their engines to fairly loose
  tolerances.  The valve guides may be one area that is particularly
  vulnerable.   That's one thing I've been told.   If so, then most likely
  LOP, GAMI or whatever isn't likely to prevent early failure of these parts.
  
  Best regards,
  John Barrett
  
   _____