In reply to 914Driver:
Some kind of flathead conversion?
Will wrote: In reply to 914Driver: Some kind of flathead conversion?
No, some kind of "make it run backwards and move the carb & exhaust around" conversion; I think.
If those are stock heads I question the reasoning
KIA is really stepping up it's small car game:
Ditchdigger wrote:If those are stock heads I question the reasoning
LT1-based?
The distributor is what's messing with me, but an LT1 should have center bolt valve covers (I think).
Ditchdigger wrote:
As to the why, I think it goes along with other "hot rod" ideas. Some mods. are for performance others are to get attention and look different. I think that's why it was built. Prob. a retired guy with time on his hands.
It seems to me that it would take a special camshaft to do this. The direction of rotation could remain normal but instead of opening the intake valve on the intake stroke you'd open the exhaust valve. Of course you'd loose power because of the downgraded intake charge but the end result would get a lot of attention and start a lot of conversations. How do you guys think it was done?
All I think about is the intake running through the tiny exhaust valves and vice versa.
I know the roots of it were in flatheads to aid cooling.
In reply to Ditchdigger:
Shock value. Its a ratrod.
Did you note the pipe fittings on the coolant passages? I wonder what the water pump is? A pool pump?
nderwater wrote: KIA is really stepping up it's small car game:
Forte Five SX
914Driver wrote:
Does it sound like a calliope when it runs?
Many Indy cars were done this way in the ~60's
Graefin10 wrote:Ditchdigger wrote:As to the why, I think it goes along with other "hot rod" ideas. Some mods. are for performance others are to get attention and look different. I think that's why it was built. Prob. a retired guy with time on his hands. It seems to me that it would take a special camshaft to do this. The direction of rotation could remain normal but instead of opening the intake valve on the intake stroke you'd open the exhaust valve. Of course you'd loose power because of the downgraded intake charge but the end result would get a lot of attention and start a lot of conversations. How do you guys think it was done?
For what application does Hoosier make those little bitty front tires?
nderwater wrote: KIA is really stepping up it's small car game:
I gotta say this, Kia's feel cheap when you touch them. They look great, run well, check all the boxes but the just "feel" cheap, IMHO.
oldsaw wrote:nderwater wrote: KIA is really stepping up it's small car game:Forte Five SX
Nope, that's a Kia C-apostrophe-D. This is the Forte 5 SX Turbo we get in the States, which I think is much more bland-looking.
Appleseed wrote: Delmar Benjamin proved the Gee Bee wasn't a killer. Not even Doolittle did knife edges or rolls in one.
Maybe so, but that is a replica R-2 with a smaller motor and sleeker airframe. I was talking about in the day. Read up some on Delmar. He is an intersting guy with big cahonees.
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