Re: Oil Pumps and cavitation: Re-send...

[Daniel Youngquist <dany@domain.elided>]

On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, John A. Landry wrote:

> Wow... my Traveler can hit 165+ mph before I start hearing any valve
> noise... but then the wind noise is so high, I can easily mistake it
> for the paint flaking off the body.  BTW, I run 0.500 gears and 65"
> diameter tires with a quadruple overdrive from Atlas. 

That works out to about 107 RPM at 165 MPH, plus a little torque
converter slippage if you have an auto.  Wow, we're talking some serious
low-end grunt there.  But then you probably have a 392, right?  :) 

Is it necessary to add some caster to the front axle to maintain
stability at 150+ speeds, or does the stock D44 work fine?

btw Have you experimented with POR-15, Hammerite, etc. to deal with the
paint flaking problem?  I once had an old F-250 with undercoating on the
top of the cab, and that was pretty tough, but that F*rd engine couldn't
push the ol' beast quite that fast. 

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