Joe, Let me know when the Kinston, TN event is, as I'd like to be there. Not sure if I'll have the Molinari/Johnson available as I just took it completely apart today to start the hull restoration.
Roger
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Joe, Let me know when the Kinston, TN event is, as I'd like to be there. Not sure if I'll have the Molinari/Johnson available as I just took it completely apart today to start the hull restoration.
Roger
hinsdale@bellsouth.net or 423-452-0428
It's the weekend of July 4th.
It was on the ebay ad for the "rotary" a while back.
I have a 727 - got it with all the stuff that I purchased from Cees.
Here is a couple of shots - I have the complete motor - I just need to re-sleeve one hole and put it all together.
Great stuff
Any idea on when it was raced and or tested?
How many did they make?
Thanks
I think Jim Nerstrom went thru this motor pretty throughly
My notes say the V-8 racers started in 1980 ... so the 727 would fall somewhere between 1977 and 1980-81.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerstrom
When the OMC & Mercury factory race wars moved from ON to OZ we found ourselves at a disadvantage to Mercury. Charlie Strang asked us to build the biggest displacement Loop V6 we felt we could put on the race course. OMC used three digit project numbers to track project costs. When we designed the first of many 3-cylinder race engines we were given project number 717 and because of its success became attached to numbers ending with “7”. The 727 Looper V6 was next followed by the Race V8 which was 757. The model numbers found on the serial number plate followed a different system, but that’s another story.
The 727 was a totally new design with early versions having a displacement of 173 cubic-inches followed by 183 cubic-inch versions. The engines were given to factory sponsored drivers and for a short time raced along side the V8. Jimbo did all of the development testing and Fred Hauenstein worked on this engine just before he left for Mercury. Torque and power were spectacular but RPM was limited due to the long stroke.
Jim