Not mine. Could be yours...
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June 3, 2010 6:29 p.m. jrg77 New Reader
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June 3, 2010 6:33 p.m. captainzib HalfDork
Won't be challenge friendly for another 67990 years. I'll wait.
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June 3, 2010 6:42 p.m. NYG95GA SuperDork
Ever worked on one?
My dad had one with the same engine, and it was a biotch to keep tuned, until I learned how to deal with Lucas electrics.
Shotgun.
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June 3, 2010 10:46 p.m. Nitroracer Dork
They sure do sound good. Found that out browsing the Leno site one afternoon.
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June 4, 2010 10:28 a.m. DWNSHFT Reader
Interesting: the engine has a harmonic balancer. I thought straight-6 engines had excellent inherent balance characteristics (perfect first- and second- order balance?)? Can anyone educate me?
David
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June 4, 2010 11:32 a.m. Kramer HalfDork
DWNSHFT wrote:
Interesting: the engine has a harmonic balancer. I thought straight-6 engines had excellent inherent balance characteristics (perfect first- and second- order balance?)? Can anyone educate me?
David
A harmonic balancer (actually known as a damper) has nothing to do with the "balance" of the engine. Its purpose is to absorb the vibrations caused when an explosion forcefully twists the throw of the crank (and the resulting rebound against the throw). Imagine banging a tuning fork against a table--if you do this thousands of times a minute, the metal will eventually come apart.
