I could be mistaken, but..........................
I seem to remember the first 350CC 2 cyl opposed Yamato I saw the inside of had offset combustion chambers, and it also had "flat top" pistons. Maybe something that goes together in engine design?? I don't think there were that many made, so maybe that one was a "one off". I think it belonged to the Brinkmans or possibly Kay Harrison. I do remember they had lots of problems keeping it from trying to tear itself apart horizonally as the case had been welded a number of times and it was also a BEAR to crank, kind of like a D Konig.
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Dean:
Re your remark about sounding like a used car salesman
Some years before John Dortch passed away and when he was advertising some equipment for sale, part of the ad read, in addition to a description of the equipment, "only run on weekends and Sunday", so you were not the first on to sound that way!
I thought the fact that Quincy Flatheads had both...................
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Gene East
Honda pistons??
What does this have to do with Wayne Walgrave or 6 cyl Loopers?
Good question, just wrong thread.
"flat top' pistons and offset combustion chambers, and since other manufacturers evidently saw something in that type design, it was relevant, but evidently not. If every thread on BRF was only about the specific original title, a lot of boat racing history would be lost or never posted.
As "Emily LaTilla" said, 'NEVER MIND".
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