Technical ***JULY 2023 BANGER MEET THREAD - Happy 4th Cylinder***

I'm not sure the status of Stipe Machine, but Terry Burtz has a .340 cam that works for A/B. https://burtzblock.com/products/camshaft

 

Never had fuel supply dilemmas before in the previous ten years but I was testing a new pump - suppose I should have swapped the old system back over on the Saturday night. Lesson learnt...

I tried to get a Stipe cam for the Burtz build as I was happy with the one I've run the past few years but I couldn't get one so I went with a Burtz cam. It works well. Well enough that I've bought another!

 

Recently I started a YouTube series documenting the history behind banger speed parts.

For the first episode, I cover Ed Winfield and the many banger parts that he made. This next episode will feature Harry Hosterman, and the various heads he created.

Check it out!

 

Ahh shucks…! Thanks for the shout out, and thanks for giving some air time to the little known Winfield O/H too. The Speedway Museum has 2 of these heads (out of maybe 3-5 made), one set up with dual SR’s and the other with a SOHC setup on it! The correct carbs unfortunately are condemned to mythology and that one pic… except that I worked on some reproductions a while back. I fixed some incomplete machine work and assembled, but never got to test run em. Little known fact; they used mostly Stromberg 97 internal brass components. Not sure what ever happened to em tho …?

 

has anyone put a turbo on a banger ?

 

I saw a picture once. Can't remember where now. Maybe VFF?
I did find this:
Sweden maybe? Beautiful engine.

 

Here’s some banger porn. Go here: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/has-anyone-here-turbocharged-a-flathead-4-banger.674185/

 

60 years ago, my brother showed me an "A" head that converted the motor into being an air compressor -- two running, the other two pumping. Is my memory bad or was I just drinking too much?

 

Original T racers racing.

 

No not drinking too much, maybe not enough....
That was a common conversion for portable air compressors.
J

 

Alright. My engine has some miles on it now, seems pretty happy...but. it pushes a lot of water out.. I can't keep water in it at higher rpms. Doesn't seem to have a blown headgasket. It only does it at higher rpm or when I rev it quickly.

Is this why guys put the smaller 3.5 inch pulley on the crank? To slow the pump? What else can I do? Would a pressurized radiator work?

How will the smaller pulley effect my generator? Will it charge enough? Can I turn it up so it still produces a charge at lower rpm?

Thanks

 

Thanx!

 

Hitchhiker, I also had that issue so I put an expansion tank on. Used a good sealing cap so it can siphon back as the motor cools. That worked well but later I went with the smaller pulley Yapp sells and that cured it altogether. Expansion tank is still hooked up but is always dry.

 

After months of waiting, my new Banger arrived from the other coast.
I started stripping the old engine today.

 

That's what is left of my 2 piece crank pulley sleeve. Gonna pull the pan tomorrow see what else is messed up. It really chewed up the front main seal.

 

I have one of the smaller pulleys. I may try that. Thanks. I'm in there working on it right now anyways.

 

Air compressor, I have heard of these as well as air cooled VW's converted too.

 

This 24 followed me home today.

 

after braking 3 i went to a billet steel front pulley ........... no mo trouble

 

Apparently, a lot of engines have been converted to compressors. First time I heard of it, the outfit one of my buddies worked for rented a compressor for a few days that was a 302 Ford engine running on half and squeezing with half.

 

Here is a wee film we made today of my coupe up in the woods 4 Banger power obviously .....

 

3.5 inch crank pulley seems to be doing its job. Just took a spin and no water loss! I'll call that a win!

 

Have we August yet?

 

Link to August 2023 Thread