alternative engines, now Hemi

[Todd....!!]

Hi Grumpy,

I was wonderin how ya came to get that nicname?

I can see a bit of grumpy-ness in some of your posts...  However, you
still sound sincere and I believe taht you feel strongly about what you
state...

Thanks for the responses...

The MPH 'wall' for the top fuelers in the past was 300 mph, no one ever
thaought they'd break that one, today I believe they're even in the
31X.'s(teens) in mph!  That's FAST!

Sub 4 = 3.xx is correct... Gene Snow, I believe was one of the firsts to
get into the 3's in the 1/4 in his top fueler!  He even did it without a
rear spoiler!!  It was a 'test' run, and it went rather well considerin
not havin 300-1,000+ lb.s of down force from the HUGE spoiler the top
fuelers run...

Thanks for the info about the saab, I learn things everyday from this
and other threads...

Try to write it down, save it somewhere, or print most of the cooler
things... Wonder how much I've forgotten!!??

LATER!

Todd....!!

Bruce Plecan wrote:
> 
> | > They used to think it was impossible to travel to the moon, much less
> | > mars.... we've done it...
> 
> Depends on if you beleive the news.
> 
> | > They used to think a 4 minute mile  was impossible... Done
> 
> | > As well as a sub 4 second 1/4 run outof a piston engined dragster...
> | > Done
> 
> Hear of sub 5, but not sub 4.  Wouldn't sub 4 mean 3.xx
> 
> | snip
> 
> | > Most obstacles are easily overcome, if ya think the 'right' way....
> 
> Cold Fusion.
> 
> | why not have a spark plug with a very long nose and no side electrode
> 
> Saab done it already, trouble was erosion at top of ring pattern when spark
> occured.
> Grumpy
> 
> | ie
> |    the nose clears the threaded part by .5" to .75" and sparks to the
> | piston due to proximity
> | a problem I could see is the oil insulating the return path
> | > Anything else?
> | > LATER!
> | > Todd....!!
> | > David A. Cooley wrote:
> | > > > Makes ya wonder why they don't just use the piston as the electrode
> and
> | > > > the head as the ground or vice versus and omit the spark plug all
> | > > > together due to not having a need for em anymore!
> | > > > The block and/or pistons can be electrically isolated from the heads
> | > > > fairly wasily with nonconductive head gaskets, etc...
> | > > Actually, they can't.  Head bolts are metal, water in the cooling
> jacket is
> | > > conductive etc...
> | > > It's basically an impossibility.
> | Pat Ford                           email: pford at qnx.com