RE: Navarro Six, my error

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Arthur Hansen wrote:

> I noticed in one of the posts that someone said the Indy AMC V-8 was
> making 875 hp with 80 psi boost. Actually, it was making it with 80
> inches of boost. Now 80 inches h2O is around 3psi, 80 inches mercury is
> approximately 28psi, which is a little more like it.

Thanks for pointing that *little* detail. I'm embarrassed to say I
was the one who changed the page's claim of "80 inches of boost"
to "80 psi".  My bad -- I translated units in my head without
thinking.

Yes, 80 InHg makes a hell of a lot more sense. The page doesn't
state units but 80 inches mercury is at least sane.

The page is:

http://www.geocities.com/mmbb444/page32.html