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Who runs a competetive 4-cylinder Comp car, and what engine are they running?
Al Ackerman (engine ?) Frank Aragona Jr. (engine ?) Greco? |
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I'm a 4-cyl comp wannabe racer, so I go to the staging lanes when comp lines up when I'm not in my own race.
The Aragona cars have had a Mopar DOHC four recently, which I think is the same as a Mitsubishi. They also made a Subaru engine work very well. Ackerman had a splayed-valve Chevy head on what I believe is a Pontiac Super Duty block Charlie Greco's Opel that was driven by Dave Yediny had a combo similar to Ackerman's, but his Cobalt has a custom made block, also with a splayed-valve head.
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I believe the DOHC motors can be competitive at around 135 cubes. If you can get a car light enough.
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Art, you may be right about their current combo. When the altered was first brought out,(maybe 2008 or 2009?), the engine had "MOPAR" on the big valve cover. I asked Frank Jr. what kind of engine it was as he strapping in, and he looked at me like I was stupid, and said "Mopar". I had clearly picked a bad time to be asking dumb questions.
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Same number of cylinders after that there is nothing in common.
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I understand now. In fact, the engine I was thinking of has 4 valves, which wouldn't be legal in the altered class they run.
So what year & model would this pushrod engine be from?
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