OK, Ladies and Gents:
WE'll give this another try.
Sorry I got harelipped yesterday by the old 'unexpected consequences'.
Not much of an excuse, but the best I have at the moment.
Along with all the other problems one of our crew members apparently suffered UV radiation eye ball burning.
Any of you who been exposed to heli-arc welding will understand.
Back to the tiny Honda streamliner...
the top of the engine is about the same size as the box my #14 work boots came in.
I would imagine that with 4 valves per cylinder, the valves must be about the diameter of a
us dime. Little tiny cam covers about 2.5" high and across.
Sorry, Jon, no pix. Much high trick wiring and tubing and other wazoo stuff.
Unless somebody else was able to get pix, you can see it all at speed week.
They had 2 ocean going shipping containers, plus a 60' 18 wheeler support unit.
One of the truck-drivers was plenty friendly and somewhat knowledgeable regarding engines,etc.
The tech that spoke the best English said the motor is a 660cc unit.
Ibelieve the goal for speed week is around 3 bills.
They are saying this engine started as a production unit from one of their mini-cars.
I don't know if it's sold in he USA, and don't care to attempt shoe-horning a 5' 17" frame
into death trap with built in hand grenade for a horn button.
Interesting about the similarity between this profile and Speed Demon.
I guess form truly does follow function, eh?
respectively submitted
Jim