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RACING ENGINES, A TECHNICAL EXAMINATION.

Disclaimer: This is MY opinion, based on my 40+ years of experience professionally machining, assembling, engineering and dyno testing racing engines of various types & families. There is some “disagreement” among professionals, about what is, or what is not important, with respect to engine performance.

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Posted by 19BOZZY92

Posted on Road Scholars YT:

Ah yes, the venerable Mini and it's cousins . . . . . Cute and "compact", sort of like a Tribble or perhaps an Ewok. And just as much trouble . . . . .

Powered by the BMC 'A' series engine, but in it's "transverse" format. Some photos of what it takes to dyno test a Mini, requiring quite a bit in the way of adaption just to get them "hooked up".

Ridiculous Mini v Alfa GTA track battle at Goodwood

This awesome decade round-up of the Goodwood Revival includes Kenny Bräck’s wet-weather wonder drive in a Ford GT40, an assembly of all the original Cobra Daytona Coupés on track, fifteen Ferrari 250 GTOs in convoy and the some of the best on track battles!

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