Fastest Run By A Quincy Flathead 6 cylinder?

[Master Oil Racing Team]

This is a beautiful project J Dub. I hope you will post photos and comments on the progress, and very important.....give advance notice of where you plan to crank up and run.

[Allen J. Lang]

JW- Wonder how it would run with the mods that Tim Kurcz made on the 44 merc and call it project 660. The only 6 looper I have seen run was the late Bill Fales (FRR) 1100 runabout built by the late master machinest Elly Langdon.
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[Bill Van Steenwyk]

The pistons on the 6 looper look to have been moly coated. May I ask who did them if you know. Thanks

Also what kind of piston rings are being used. The ring grooves in the pistons don't look to be cut for L type rings which were used in some of the lesser cylinder looper models.

[J-Dub]

.039 ring.
Pistons were done by these motorcycle guys. They are first class guys too.

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[J-Dub]

This decision was made without the influence of acohol... REALLY!!!!
The plan is for the Oroville Kilos in Feb.

[Bill Van Steenwyk]

I for one can't wait. Wish I could be there to see it run, and more than that, hear it. If you do make it there, be sure and try to make some type recording of the runs, at least audio, better yet both audio and video. If you don't mind spilling the beans a little about your plans, what type lower unit do you plan on running? A standard type, or a special kilo unit.

I know everyone wishes you the best of luck. It has been way too long since one of those was "fired in anger".

[John (Taylor) Gabrowski]

Have a few cameras going. Not only of the raceboat and engine but people in general because you should see them run in different directions because most are figuring with a sound like that its going to explode too! LOL!

There is just NO SOUND LIKE IT! NONE! NADA! NYET! Nooooooooooooo!

[Jeff Lytle]

I think I'm in love!!!!


Wondering though...........It appears that you are using 2 different sweep radius' on the elbows. How come?

[Bill Van Steenwyk]

Jeff:

I am not absolutely sure, but I noticed the same thing on some other pictures in the past, and I think the reason for the different radius on the middle pipes is it looks as though if they were the same radius as the top and bottom ones, they would not fit in the belled area of the megaphones. It looks like they have to be slightly offset that way or the belled portion of the megaphone would have to be cut away somewhat on the middle set so as to allow them to be completly in line with the top and bottom. I believe I have seen that done on some of the ones I saw many years ago.

Check your PM's for a message about another subject please.

[J-Dub]

The pipes and elbows are all the same, its just they were not bolted at the time we took the pictures.

J-Dub