[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by Dragncar

Fair enough. I would like to dyno one of my engines at some point, it would be a great experience. It would take a lot of effort and money to do it where I live.

Been some years since I last talked to Mike Lewis. Has he closed up shop? Does he still have the wolfs?

Stan

[Dragncar]

Originally Posted by Stan Weiss

Been some years since I last talked to Mike Lewis. Has he closed up shop? Does he still have the wolfs?

Stan

Yes he still has the wolves. Had a new young one last time I was there.
He is trying to retire and not taking on very many jobs. Maybe some longtime customers, there were a few sick engines in his shop.
He has this big CNC machine that does all the boring, decking, line boring, stuff like that in his shop. IA2 blocks are in his CAD files even though he has never done one. I asked if he would do mine,nope. But he will balance the rotating assembly. I need to get down there and have that done.
Mike has done RAV heads though. Has a flowbench but has not ported heads in awhile or flowed any.
That shop is jammed full of spotless, new equipment. Everything you can think of. VERY interesting guy to talk to. He was a record setting professional driver for years. Knows everyone, and I mean all the top racer crowd. I was there for a few hours and got him talking. Old race stories from Freemont. He was pals with guys like Bruce Crower, Vic Edelbrock, Arias. He knew exactly who John Marcella was and thought highly of him.
He does have a dyno, but its never had a Pontiac on it. I would have to fabricate something to support the front of the engine. And its a conservative dyno. He said engines on it run 40-60 HP less than Westech. Seems like a lot, he might have been half joking but its not a happy dyno.