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Does this car have a mohawk?

A gunner on a Pave Hawk is pretty exposed. I was a gunner on an M60 7.62 in Uncle Sam's Motorcycle Club.

...and much more heat to dissipate, i.e. moar fan, coolant, pump, radiator.

The more brains put in on the front end, the less brains needed on the back end. -- Confucius

Uh, yeah - that's us!

Powerplant: TBO $ PT6 3500 $250K IO540 2000 $42K

I hear there is one in Canada that you can sit in - sans moteur.

Something for "Old Vette" guys (old guys who like vettes & guys who like old vettes): But, if you're going to go front engine:

Yes, and it's actually the first time it's ever happend on this cite two.

I bet it's tough driving that in the sun.

Good move: upgrading the pit crew at the same time.

PCV = Pollution Control Valve. Feeds positive crankcase fumes back into the intake system. Prior to PCVs (yes, I am that old), breathers, located on the top of a valve cover, simply vented the positive pressure to the atmosphere via a filter to keep oil in the engine. So, no positive build up...

So you can show off your premium rig in front of the neighbors:

Sorry to hear, but you were FAR more patient than most customers would be.

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This has been mentioned before: The amount of zinc in the motor oil during initial break in is critical, and engine oils contain less zinc than they used to. Lifter & cam failures due to oil reformulation. Galvanic corrosion with dissimilar metals (block, washers and bolts). This stuff...

This must be what it feels like to wait...for an engine...in the frozen north...

Hey Randy. I understood the topic of the thread to center around "RCR's Next car", so I tossed in a video which shows a highly customized car with some unusual and modern characteristics. While my personal tastes revolve around Can Am and Le Mans cars of the 60's & 70's, to many (most?)...

And in SF, none the less!

Not to mention the opportunity cost you'd incur working on a one off.