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- From: jxr@nsc29teradata.com (Jon Robertson)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Performance Truck Parts
- Message-ID: <1253@tdat.teradata.COM>
- Date: 14 Oct 92 17:13:34 GMT
- References: <1992Oct09.120739.115720@lexmark.com>
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- In article <1992Oct09.120739.115720@lexmark.com>, mollett@lexmark.com (Vic Mollett) writes:
- |> I am considering building a performance mini-truck (not an off-road vehicle,
- |> nor one of those trucks that rides 1mm off the pavement, but rather like the
- |> SCCA racing trucks) and I'm trying to figure out which model has the most
- |> suppliers of parts. I know that most of the manufacturers have a racing truck,
- |> but that does not mean that they do not fabricate a lot of the parts that they
- |> use in the trucks. If anyone can point me in the direction of suppliers and/or
- |> publications that deal with the matter, I would be most appreciative!! Also,
- |> if anyone has any experience with building such a truck, I would be interested
- |> in hearing that as well.
- |>
- |> --
- |> /\ Vic Mollett
- |> These opinions are my own and do not / \ Lexmark International, Inc.
- |> necessarily reflect those of my employer. \ / mollett@lexmark.com
- |> \/
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-
- Not sure if I can be of much help on the body/suspension decisions but I
- can tell you that one of the most powerful small truck engines I've run into
- is the Ford Ranger 2300. I use the Ranger 2300 in my USAC Midget and it puts
- out over 300 h.p. Albeit this is with an aluminum head/fuel injection/methanol,
- but you should be able to come up with something similar with pump gas (it all
- depends on how much you want to spend). But, from personal experience, this is
- the most hearty and reliable powerplant we've been able to come up with. Hi-perf
- parts are readily available directly from Ford SVO, Ford Motorsports, and
- Esslinger Engineering (the latter arguably at the front of the 4 cyl Ford
- performance development market). By it's overhead camshaft design, it's very
- simple to push the motor to over 9500 rpm with a roller valvetrain. There's also
- a stroker crank available that will allow you to push the motor from 140 CID to
- 160 CID.
-
- Hope this helps,
- Jon Robertson
- USAC Midget #42
-