[SEL] OT R-10 Borg Warner overdrive...note of warning regardinglubrication

[MaytagTwin at aol.com]

Hi Elden,
My 51 had the 308 CI six.  It didn't have the  dual carbs or exhausts.  It 
had the aluminum head (until I changed it to  the cast iron head from a 262.)  
Torque?  You betcha.  To twist  an axle in second gear only took a little bit 
of sand on the pavement when  accelerating and in second with it about half 
wound up.  It would slip,  then grab and "twang" it was axle time.  It only 
happened a couple of times  and I found replacing an axle was an easy task.  
 
Hudson did put together a 308 engine they called the  "7X" which had all the 
little tweaks to make it go fast.  I never had one  but was well satisfied 
with what I had.
 
Ron
PS:  Since you have been in one, you probably  remember the center point 
steering and how it would hold a straight line even  with one front wheel in 
adverse conditions.  They had dished the wheels to  the point the center of the 
wheel was directly over the king pin.  It  tended to keep going straight better 
than some of the other cars of that  era.  In later years VW even designed 
their front suspension to provide  steering change to overcome left/right pull due 
to uneven braking.  
 
In a message dated 1/2/2009 5:30:05 PM Central Standard Time,  
edurand at mchsi.com writes:

Ron:

I'm not sure but did that '51 have the big 308 CI six  option?  With the 
"Twin-H" (dual carbs), "export cam" and high  compression aluminum head, those 
things were awesome........torque out the  wazoo!

Take care - Elden
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand  



**************New year...new news.  Be the first to know what is making 
headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)