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Old 07-11-2010, 05:52 PM
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Yes, the age old headgasket dilemma. So back to stock hey Duke? A perennial problem for some of us.
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:17 AM
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It's getting old doesn't it? I'm trying hard not to look for LSx-engines...
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Gustaf - noticed your car at Gelleråsen last week.
Regrettably you were gone before I had a chance to say hi.

Looked very nice!
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Old 07-12-2010, 08:08 AM
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The old Miller/Offenhausers had the right idea….
http://books.google.com/books?id=MqK...0block&f=false

60 year life span.
The reason I mention it here – it had no head gasket. The head and block were one casting….
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Old 07-12-2010, 12:16 PM
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What kind of gasket did you have on there? MLS?
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Old 07-14-2010, 06:41 PM
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any running problems when water gets on the ignition system? Im going to duct my hood and im wondering if I should relocate my coils
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Old 07-15-2010, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris White
The old Miller/Offenhausers had the right idea….
http://books.google.com/books?id=MqK...0block&f=false

60 year life span.
The reason I mention it here – it had no head gasket. The head and block were one casting….
Or the old 917 way with the heads welded to the block!


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What kind of gasket did you have on there? MLS?
Regular Cometic MLS.

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any running problems when water gets on the ignition system? Im going to duct my hood and im wondering if I should relocate my coils
No problems. But I run wasted spark so it's not as sensitive as the stock system.
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Old 07-15-2010, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Duke
Or the old 917 way with the heads welded to the block!
Can't seem to find the welding step in this series - http://www.pbase.com/917carl/917_12_cyl_engine&page=all

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Old 07-15-2010, 10:04 AM
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Fwooo that is some hard core unshaven retro engine **** there ol whitey I'll save that to fav's thanks ...
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Old 07-15-2010, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by gt37vgt
Fwooo that is some hard core unshaven retro engine **** there ol whitey I'll save that to fav's thanks ...
917/30 is still my favorite race car....no rules and no driver aids!
I got to sit in one once….those guys had ***** back then.
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Old 07-15-2010, 10:26 AM
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Pressure gauge on the dash showing frame integrity
i wonder if they lost any bravery when the pressure went down ...
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Originally Posted by Chris White
Can't seem to find the welding step in this series - http://www.pbase.com/917carl/917_12_cyl_engine&page=all

Someone needs to EFI one of those beasts and see what it can really do without that CIS junk and wimpy ignition system
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Originally Posted by theedge
Someone needs to EFI one of those beasts and see what it can really do without that CIS junk and wimpy ignition system
What's the fun in that, then it might actually idle and run at part throttle
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Originally Posted by theedge
Someone needs to EFI one of those beasts and see what it can really do without that CIS junk and wimpy ignition system
thats no cis... its mfi...mfi better then efi for a race car


the 956 had welded heads on cylinders
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Old 07-15-2010, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 944CHM944
thats no cis... its mfi...mfi better then efi for a race car


the 956 had welded heads on cylinders
Not sure what you mean by better but I suppose it's simpler, but I cannot see an area in which mfi would perform better than efi.

But let's take that discussion in another thread..
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