Mickey Thompson only needed 2 cylinders and moxie, to set speed records. He didn't even have a damn CNC to mill parts. He didn't have computers to work out fuel maps, etc.
That thing is awesome. Looked a little further into it and found out it would turn 8,500 rpm's producing 257 HP. WOW! It was made to compete in Class F land speed racing and was installed in a Dragmaster chassis (typical old school rail frame) and did 106 MPH in the standing mile. I find that incredible
nearly everything Mickey did was incredible. OH, C'mon! I know what a Dragmaster chassis is! Dang, I'm shocked at you.... acting like I don't know what a Dragmaster is. You wound me man.
The engine started out as 389 V8. Pontiac cut off the drivers side pistons to make a inline four cylinder for the first Tempest / Lemans in the early '60s. The engine used the V8 head crank rods pistons and I believe camshaft. Mickey cut it in half again to make the two cylinder still using the V8 head block crank pistons and rods.
Yes, that went without saying... so, I didn't say it. It's pretty well known that Mickey chopped the Pontiac 389 to make smaller engines. What I don't know is if he was given an unlimited supply of 389s to just keep the Pontiac marketing and publicity dept in heaven
That thing is awesome. Looked a little further into it and found out it would turn 8,500 rpm's producing 257 HP. WOW! It was made to compete in Class F land speed racing and was installed in a Dragmaster chassis (typical old school rail frame) and did 106 MPH in the standing mile. I find that incredible
ReplyDeletenearly everything Mickey did was incredible. OH, C'mon! I know what a Dragmaster chassis is!
DeleteDang, I'm shocked at you.... acting like I don't know what a Dragmaster is. You wound me man.
The engine started out as 389 V8. Pontiac cut off the drivers side pistons to make a inline four cylinder for the first Tempest / Lemans in the early '60s. The engine used the V8 head crank rods pistons and I believe camshaft. Mickey cut it in half again to make the two cylinder still using the V8 head block crank pistons and rods.
ReplyDeleteYes, that went without saying... so, I didn't say it. It's pretty well known that Mickey chopped the Pontiac 389 to make smaller engines. What I don't know is if he was given an unlimited supply of 389s to just keep the Pontiac marketing and publicity dept in heaven
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