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Old 02-09-2011, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by slider701 View Post
David,

What will the final version of the engine look like in terms of other trick items??

Some items I could think of would be dry sump oiling, Kirkham billet aluminum flywheel, billet hemi style heads with coil on plug and distributor-less ignition with hidden ignition wiring, billet valve covers and intake manifold, ????

So far it is looking pretty awesome. Working at your place would be a dream job for a mechanical engineer like myself. I am beyond envious of Sandwich !!!
We have thought about dry sump, but the cost is pretty high for not much gain (in terms of street use). The Kirkham billet flywheel will certainly make an appearance. I have long dreamed about a distributor-less ignition, but that is just floating around in my head right now. Billet valve covers and a billet intake are on the drawing board.

Our guys seem pretty happy working here. I am not sure why an employer would want unhappy employees. Seems pretty dumb to me.

David
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