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    Help Please--917 Engine Fan Info

    You guys have done yeoman's service in bringing me every so much more information than I thought was even possible to obtain! Thank you, everyone, very much, for all these invaluable nuggets of knowledge! :-) Les :-)
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    Aaron's SL-C build...

    Aaron, you are amazing! Your door alignments look particularly nice.
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    Flat Plane Crank LS1

    Troy, I am not trying to derail you, or put you down or anything (you have done an amazing job!). I am just informing you that it is official. "The Ford Motor Company has today revived a legendary name in the form of the Shelby Mustang GT350. True to its name, the new GT350 is not just...
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    Mid-engine vette?

    Doug, here is a page from GM's website, which shows the present arrangement of the transmission of the 2015 Corvette Stingray and Z06. A driveshaft transmits the power from the rear of the engine to the transmission, which is in front of the differential. If we had a V8, then a bellhousing...
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    Mazda 20 B engine in SL-C

    Wow, getting the inside scoop on how to keep a Wankel rotary engine cool. :thumbsup: I guess I was worried about steam forming, not around the exhaust port (I never thought of that), but around the part of the trochoid (I think that is what the rotor rotates inside) where the combustion always...
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    Ferrari 348 motor - front engine / RWD conversion

    Keep going, Mr. Herman! This is going to be great! :-)
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    Mazda 20 B engine in SL-C

    Wow, I just read this post, that you are running only water in your cooling system, without any coolant additive. Does not the place in the engine where the ignition take place get especially hot, and require more cooling than the rest of the rotor housings? Thanks! Les
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    'Nother stupid question(s)

    Eric McClellan: See? There really is no thing as a stupid question. :thumbsup: Les
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    How to make an SLC owner smile

    Okay, this is taken from another website, Random Wander - Wandering, randoming, stumbling, discovering., from someone who has explored these places. :-) Transfagarasan, Romania Nestled within the Fagaras Mountains, this winding road built during the 1970′s in Romania has been called by the...
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    AMG powered SLC Build

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    AMG powered SLC Build

    (appropriately humble pride)I am truly proud to see that someone is finally choosing the best engine for an SLC. For those of you who are dazzled by the false claims of the enthusiast press, let me give you the TRUTH, from a deeply-placed source in the manufacturer (a car magazine), who...
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    I'll just leave this right here...

    Interesting details, Randy. Please, especially about the isolator and the main bearing inspections, would you expand on putting two engines together to make one? And what are the reasons for the things that are done? Thanks a bunch! :-)
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    Nemesis 2 Tandem

    Will the Nemesis Tandem, like the Light Car Company's car, the Rocket, have a cover for the passenger seat, when only the driver is aboard? Thanks!
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    Warren's SLC first impression

    Fantastic, Warren! What a beee-yootiful car! :-)
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    New powerplant for the SLC

    Another attractive alternative is BMW's new twin-turbocharged, straight-six cylinder engine, especially when American tuner Dinan is done with it. Autoblog reviewed what they have done. Dinan S3-R BMW 1M Coupe Review - Autoblog Here are some excerpts. Just think of what this lightweight...
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    What modifications needed for a Diesel or an LNG-fueled SL-C?

    Banks Speaketh! Here is the text of the e-mail that Gale Banks Engineering sent back to me in response to my inquiry about the VM Motori diesel V6. They are working on it! Les :-) "Yes, we are currently working on that motor and additional products are under development. Unfortunately...
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