stitcherbob
Nitro Member
Ever see this?
Trying to make something engineered 100+ years ago run 5's.
Well, think about it for a minute. The Harley Davidson engine V-twin is really just a slice out of the radial engine pie. Radials usually produce a pretty healthy amount of HP.Trying to make something engineered 100+ years ago run 5's.
Do you have any pics of broken parts or war stories? I think we are just scratching the surface of how much power and fury these nitro bikes makeAnd we have our pins in the Spiderman bike too.
The nitro bikes use a one piece billet crankshaft with side by side aluminum rods on plain bearings.Don't know if the Nitro bikes actually use a Harley style Wheels and Rods assembly, but if they do it is amazing that those things even stay together after they start, never mind under power. The rods fit together with one straddling the other (not side by side) on a pin that is pressed into the two wheels. The bearing width is about 1" across total. The "Crank" is two Wheels and a pin not even welded - just pressed. You align the wheels with a Dead Blow hammer. These parts have to be made out of "Unobtanium".View attachment 5823
We were the west coast version of that. We were called ‘Unlimited Lights’. The Grand Prix are primarily an east coast and Canadian series. Where they are entirely supercharged on methanol, we also allowed a normally-aspirated package ( and a small-block combination as well ). The varying combinations were ultimately the demise of the series; it became difficult ( with a few exceptions ) to keep the carbureted boats competitive with those running blowers. Eventually, the blown boats split off and formed a Grand Prix series of their own. Our series was pretty healthy through the early 2000s, and in its heyday, it was a lot of fun.Mark was that the Grand Prix boats? When the series came to Toledo for a few years, I sponsored one out of Quebec, Exectiff.
Ran a blown Rat on alcohol