Re: the Navarro Six, O-ring questions

[farna@xxxxxxx]

Who needs power steering? It might take a bit to get it down to 20-25 psi. The pop-off valves might be open a lot, which would be loud. Come to think of it, it shouldn't build to much pressure until you get over 3K rpm, so crusing around it should be fine. What you need is something open in front, like a T roadster (hmmm.... Jeffery version?), that shows all that engine off! I think your biggest problem in a Hornet will be left side room for all the plumbing. You could cut the front off and get a stub frame kit for an early Mustang or Chevy II and weld/bolt that in. I'd go Chevy II if I had to do something like that, then weld flat plates the Hornet rail stubs to alow bolting the front subframe up just like it did in the Chevy II. But we're just bench building now! I do think you need to keep both turbos on though. To use one would require another custom exhaust manifold and replumbing everything, for starters.

On July 20, 2005 Tom Jennings wrote:

> Oh I would never do any of this! It's waaay outa my league from
> skills, cost, etc. I'm just trying to work out what Navarro built,
> really, just to work up a rational basis to go ask him questions.
> 
> If I do end up building something around this motor, it'd be a
> single turbo far, far below anything like these numbers.  The
> attraction of this engine is, if it was designed to be reasonably
> reliable at 50psi boost/600hp, it ought to take a nap at 20 psi
> boost/300hp.
> 
> Easier said than done though -- to actually get this thing in a
> car is another story. The block boss on the left used to mount
> P.S. pump has been drilled out for oiling, I don't know if a stock
> oil pump could feed the huge galleries, what strong transmission
> will bolt to the Rambler six block, etc.
> 
> For now it's casual documentation in preparation for detailed
> documentation, which I'll write up.


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