Slant *        6        Forum
Home Home Home
The Place to Go for Slant Six Info!
Click here to help support the Slant Six Forum!
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:37 pm

All times are UTC-07:00




Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 7 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:01 pm 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Contributor

Joined: Thu Oct 31, 2002 5:39 pm
Posts: 24233
Location: North America
Car Model:
In 1961, General Motors bought a 1961 Dodge Lancer with an aluminum 225 engine. They pulled the engine, put it in one of their dyno rooms, and did a very detailed analysis of every aspect of its operation and performance. Every variable and parameter was reported, down to the formulation of the fuel used for the test runs. Power and torque, fuel consumption, exhaust backpressure, spark advance, detonation thresholds, volumetric efficiency, carburetor flow, crankcase blowby volume, friction horsepower, etc, were all carefully measured and plotted in a 36-page document. Very much more detailed and realistic information than Chrysler ever published on the subject. Once I learned of this report's existence, it took me about two decades of persistent trying to get hold of it before I finally succeeded—just in time; a few months after I finally got my paws on it, the GM technical archive was decimated. Everything older than 15 years was discarded. Not digitized, not microfilmed, not offered for sale; it was all shredded and trashed.

When I finally got the manilla envelope containing the report, I was overjoyed until I actually opened it. It was a Photostat (primitive predecessor of the photocopy) and it had not aged well. It was barely legible—the letters and numbers and plot grids and lines could be made out, one little bit at a time, by putting a very strong light behind the page and using a magnifier.

Sometimes barely-legible documents have to be restored because there's no other source for information needed for a legal matter or other serious business. So, there are document restoration experts. Their services do not come cheaply (why do dogs lick their balls? Because they can!), but by accepting a lowest-priority status, with my document worked on in dribs and drabs as time allowed, I was able to get a price that was not completely out of the question.

A year and a half later, the result proved worth the wait and cost. This guy brought the document back from the dead—sincerely. Every letter and number, every image, every chart and plot grid and line, all faithfully restored or reproduced, clear and sharp with perfect accuracy and better-than-original legibility (plots of various engine characteristics have different-colour lines for each parameter, so you don't have to guess which plot curve goes with which axis label, for example). Even the images are surprisingly good quality.

My Slant-6 days are pretty well behind me, but this document shouldn't just fade back into obscurity on my shelf. It's nicely coil-bound with front and back covers. Cover and two pages shown here.


Attachments:
IMG_5069.JPG
IMG_5069.JPG [ 99.5 KiB | Viewed 7946 times ]
IMG_5070.JPG
IMG_5070.JPG [ 187.75 KiB | Viewed 7946 times ]
IMG_5071.JPG
IMG_5071.JPG [ 225.59 KiB | Viewed 7946 times ]

_________________
一期一会
Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

Image


Last edited by SlantSixDan on Fri Sep 18, 2020 6:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Top
   
PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:05 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:55 am
Posts: 1387
Location: Brightwood, VA
Car Model: 1965 Plymouth Belvedere I
PM sent

_________________
-MattMan
LEANED & MEAN
Image


Top
   
PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:30 pm 
Offline
TBI Slant 6
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:15 am
Posts: 193
Location: Rhode Island
Car Model: 1968 Barracuda - Fastback
This belongs at Revs Institute.

_________________
'68 Barracuda - taking advice on increasing street torque, power, & road handling. Click To See It


Top
   
PostPosted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:39 pm 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Contributor

Joined: Thu Oct 31, 2002 5:39 pm
Posts: 24233
Location: North America
Car Model:
Donno what the Revs Institute is, but whoever wants one of these, speak up (send me a PM) before they're all gone.

_________________
一期一会
Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

Image


Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 8:07 am 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sat Oct 12, 2002 12:57 am
Posts: 1359
Location: Grass Valley, Ca.
Car Model: '63 Dodge Dart GT Convertible
See this post to help pay Dan back for all the work in obtaining and restoring this and another document.

_________________
Chuck Rivers, Webmaster
Image Image Image Image


Top
   
PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 4:49 pm 
Offline
Board Sponsor & SL6 Racer

Joined: Wed Oct 23, 2002 7:57 pm
Posts: 8284
Location: Waynesboro, Pa.
Car Model: 65 Valiant 2Dr Post
Money sent in. I'll send some more later. Thanks to all!

_________________
2 Mopars come with Spark plug tubes. One is a world class, racing machine. The other is a 426 CI. boat anchor!
Image
12.70 @ 104.6
Image


Top
   
PostPosted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:07 pm 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sat Oct 12, 2002 12:57 am
Posts: 1359
Location: Grass Valley, Ca.
Car Model: '63 Dodge Dart GT Convertible
Got it! Thanks all!

_________________
Chuck Rivers, Webmaster
Image Image Image Image


Top
   
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 7 posts ] 

All times are UTC-07:00


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited