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  1. Stories like that is what made racing so much...

    Stories like that is what made racing so much fun. I'll bet you can still picture the scene in great detail.
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    Originally Detroit. My dad and I ran D stock and...

    Originally Detroit. My dad and I ran D stock and a D looper in Michigan in the 60s. I'm now in Dallas, TX.

    There was a guy that lived in St Clair Shores, MI (i think that's it) that owned a...
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    [QUOTE=Neil_M50D2;27349] I would guess the...

    I would guess the sleeves had room to expand and the piston and ring fit became looser than the original set-up that was done at room temperature. As a consequence of the looser fit the rpms went up...
  4. That's very interesting. Is the water in the alky...

    That's very interesting. Is the water in the alky by choice, because its desireable or by unwanted chance from the alky absorbing it from the atmosphere? Alky has an afinity for water and absorbs...
  5. Those are good points. Four strokes don't have...

    Those are good points. Four strokes don't have the bearing problem of a two stroke and the heavy alcohol mix would be more effective than a mist of water since the chill from evaporting alky would be...
  6. Yes I see them. Thanks for the heads up on that. ...

    Yes I see them. Thanks for the heads up on that.

    Certainly someone, somewhere along the line must have tried water injection on the intake side. Has anyone seen or heard of that on an outboard?...
  7. Water injection is used in automotive racing....

    Water injection is used in automotive racing. It's sprayed into the intake tract and it cools the intake charge so that the charge shrinks, becomes more dense, allowing more air and fuel to be...
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