Re: Indy Star Commentary on Tony George

alien wrote:
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> "Ken Plotkin" <kplotkin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 08:24:39 -0600, "alien" <nofenders@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
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>> [snip]
>>> To be fair, they've become everything minus the turbos (and Tony said
on
>>> national TV that he'd look into to getting them soon)
>>
>> I'd hate to see turbos come back.  I just remember too many pop-off
>> valve incidents.  They were fun when there was a mix of equivalencies
>> - especially when they gave the Offy a few more years of glory - but
>> as a standard engine type they're just an extra expense.
>>
>> Ken Plotkin
>>
> 
> But they sound so great!  Has it been that long since you've heard an 
> Indy car with a turbo in it that you've forgot?
> 
> I remember them being a problem many years ago, but not lately in Champ 
> Car. I'm not tech savvy enough to know why it hasn't been a problem 
> lately.  Are the pop off valves built better now?
> 
> alien
> 
> alien

Depends on your time-frame. If you are thinking of the all-Cosworth, 
rev-limited time period, I don't believe there were pop-off valve issues 
since everyone was running a detuned engine-turbo combo. Also, pop-off 
valves disappeared with the DP01.

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