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The Aero blew a gasket... literally!!
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Re: The Aero blew a gasket... literally!!
My previous toy was an 1988 Shelby daytona 4 cyclinder that I drove at 7000 - 7500. Could not shift on the autocross track, because 2nd gear was too high for the corners and there is not time to shift that often. With 18 PSI boost the crankcase bypass gasses wanted out faster than they could otherwise go. They started pushing up the dipstick, a sure sign that the crankcase is under positive pressure.
Fixed it with a simple SMALL bungie cord to retain the dipstick. Easy to remove and elastic in nature, worked for me.
Lots of racers have piping / evacuators to maintain a partial vacuum in the lower end to increase horsepower by reducing windage losses, FYI
Blowing on by, Woody
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