hendey lathe
Posts: 39
Joined: 5/30/2007 Status: online
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Mika, Smaller engines don't equal slower speeds. Morgan McClure Racing, back in their heyday on plate tracks w/ Erine Irvan & Sterling Marlin, ran smaller engines. Their engine dept. found out you could only flow so much air through a restrictor plate. They matched the flow rate to the cubic inches of the engine. They got better throttle response and better fuel mileage without giving up horsepower. NASCAR got wise to this and banned the engine. Thats why NASCAR now has a minimum & maximum cubic inch limit. Dale Sr. had the right idea at the plate tracks, get rid of the restrictor plates and move the fans back away from the track. Then we'll put a show on for yall.
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