Sloan Cosworth intake

[cosvega76]

For those of you familiar with Frank Sloan's Bonneville-record-setting Cosworth (viewtopic.php?f=12&t=19406), here is a shot of the intake manifold that helps it reach 8000-plus RPM....

Chuck

[hammerdown7]

Chuck,

Make that 9000RPM! The course is 3 miles long.

"Dick
The the Cosworth vega set a new bonneville record a two run average of 156.8 mph. first run 156.4 sec. run 157.2 mph.
Frank"

http://picasaweb.google.com/cosworthfra ... 9378708482

Dick

[cosvega76]

Thanks for the correction, Dick! I didn't have the information in front of me, and didn't want to overstate the facts.

That piece is automotive jewelry!

Chuck

[Kenova]

Pictures like that engine shot make it hard to resist putting one of those Cosworths under the hood of my Vega.
An eight cylinder swap just makes more sense, for economic reasons and amount of effort.
Now if I had a second H-body...........

Ken

[hammerdown7]

Here it is before the new intake:

engine 2.jpg

[res0o7eb]

Dick,

Do you have another pic of the new intake from the viewpoint of that last pic you just posted?
That intake is a work of art.

[hammerdown7]

Tom,

I don't have that angle, in or out of the car. What do you want to see? It is just a curved piece of aluminum at the front.

Dick

[mldeolde]

LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY IS QUIT E THE FABRICATOR...................

[hammerdown7]

November's run at El Mirage. I only watched it once but I think it gets a little squirrely in third gear. Frank said there was very little traction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAEN60JaAEk

Dick

Edit: Just watched it again, it was fourth gear and it looks like he did get it to 9K. That's just about 156mph at the end of the run but I think the timing is measured over the last half a mile. That means he's dancing around trying to go straight between 140 & 156 on dirt! I don't know if he set a new record this time.

[80 MONZTA]

November's run at El Mirage. I only watched it once but I think it gets a little squirrely in third gear. Frank said there was very little traction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAEN60JaAEk

Dick

Dang, that is flat out scary!