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Old 03-16-2011, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jhv48 View Post
Anyone remember Pittman motors or "Go Juice"?
Many of the cars I built back in the sixties were Pittmann powered, with brass (or aluminum dragster) chassis. In the last few years, I've bought several NOS Pittmann motors just in case I get the notion to build a home track. Fun when you use adult money. As a kid, the budget was only a couple dollars per week.
If I remember correctly, Go-Juice was a liquid sprayed into the motor (commutator) to get a short burst of extra speed.
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