Well, things are looking up for the Nats with pieces starting to fall into place this week. A few quarts of "Apple Pie" hooch have arrived, a few Cubans have also found there way to the Hot Rod Garage, and more importantly the stroked W72 for the Gold Car got dyno'd at Kauffman Racing today and we are pround to announce that a healthy, happy and strong Pontiac Engine was born today.
The engine fired on the second bump and there was little drama or problems. There is a small water pump gasket leak that needs fixed, and the thermostat was stuck and did not work. Other than that it was smooth sailing. The carb was dialed in from the start with a custom kit that Cliff supplied based on the engine specs, and which Dave installed when he rebuilt the carb. No problems with the distributor either. The numbers were peak HP of 474 at 5100 rpm on pull #6 and peak torque of 549 at 3600 rpm on pull # 5. I am very happy with these numbers and can't wait to get the engine in the car and burning rubber...
Hope to make it to the Nats.
