Nelson
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I think the photos in the article we all thought was the R3 Avanti were actually the R2 or R1?
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I always thought that R3 Avanti was red with a black interior and it turned out to be turquoise with a matching interior.
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Back on 1969 $6k was a ton for an Avanti.
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Wouldn’t that be great!!!!
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18 hours ago, regnalbob said:
In this photo it appears the R5 has no dry sump.
Remember, I did say I wouldn’t bet my life on it. However, what do you think a dry sump would look like on the R5. It would need a sump of some sort to accumulate oil that leaks past clearances in moving parts? I imagine that bung in the pan is for oil temperature sensor but could be a pan drain, it does look pretty big? Usually a dry sump is used where hood or ground clearance is a problem and the pan is flat or nearly flat with the pan rails. Also oil in the pan can can eat HP and can produce foam just by whipping through the oil. A dry sump on the R5 would make sense for eating HP but not for too deep a pan causing drag. I’m glad I didn’t commit 100% to that answer. Still not 100% standard oiling system but definitely leaning in that direction.
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I remember reading the same thing just don’t remember where. Maybe Andy’s book?
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Reginalbob. If the oiling system from the tank via a electric pump supplied oil under pressure directly to the pickup inside the supercharger, would that be considered a dry sump oil system even if the drain back was configured to maintain factory dipstick level?
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I’m going from foggy memory but I’m pretty certain the R5 was a dry sump. Though I wouldn’t bet my life. As for dry sump blowers I’ve never heard of it on Paxtons of that era. I do know the Bonneville blowers had an external reservoir of about one gallon. Fluid was pumped,via electron pump, out of the reservoir and into the blower where it overflowed to a 3/4 hose at the full level and gravitated back to the storage tank. It’s been awhile since I had the Bonneville blower apart and I can’t remember if oil was pumped through the blower’s own pickup or just into the case. Either way, they tried to maintain the original oil level judging from the position of the drain.
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Yes, I believe the R5 was a dry sump.
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Ed. I was going to pose another trivia question which would have been “where was the air cleaner located on the R3 Bonneville record cars”. The answer was going to be “in the trunk” as they didnt run air cleaners at Bonneville at least on the R3’s. I guess they didn’t care if they wore out rings as they simply wanted all the HP they could possibly get.
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Geoff has it right. I should have said the HR road test R3 Avanti as there were others. So, 1016’s air cleaner was in the cavity between the inner and outer fender. The air to the air cleaner came from the front grill opening and yes there was a screen over that opening. 1016 was not assigned an EX #.
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Where was the air cleaner located on the first R3 prototype Avanti?
This is a rerun p/continuation of the question I posed in another/incorrect section of the forum. Sorry.
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I guess I put this question in the wrong place. I intended to put it in Avanti trivia. So far, nobody has it right.
Moved to Avanti trivia.
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Where was the air cleaner located on the first R3 prototype Avanti
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Has FEMA been doing a decent job overall considering the circumstances and ignoring the news media?
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Load/pressure
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13 hours ago, Geoff said:
I'm surprised at that 13-16 figure and it begs the question, couldn't a manual transmission equipped R1 Avanti fare better?
I am very tempted to pay for A2 wind tunnel time (once I reach the appropriate phase) and test my build to discover where I should place my desired body tweaks: louvers, vents, inlets, and otherwise. I must pay for a minimum of 2 hours anyway and speculate my findings could be complete in 45 minutes. If other SDC / AOAI members were to meet there, with the remaining time we could finally get Cd numbers for four or five other Studebaker and/or Avanti cars: a '55 Speedster, a Studebaker Avanti, a stock Blake Avanti, and the 1990 sedan.
That would be cool to finally get some comparison numbers. Renting a wind tunnel can’t be cheap. I was in Ford’s wind tunnel one time and it was huge. I imagine the technology has changed since then.
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What a mess! Glad yo mention a trust worthy site to donate, Samaritans Purse. You don’t know who to trust anymore. And yes, I heard the FEMA PURSE is depleted by others that I assume it’s not legal to mention here so you won’t be getting help from them. What a shame.
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Maybe five pounds is a good guess but not many stock setups will deliver that without proper shimming of the impeller.
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1 hour ago, wildfelr said:
RQB3263/81 I also very recently installed VOGUE TIRES with excellent results .....the majority of the WANDERING characteristic in king pin Avanti is almost gone, superior ride..... (i did everything else reasonably to eliminate the FLOAT without success) and they look great !!
trivia Q.... do you know where they are made ?
No, but I would like to know.
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#2 13 to 16
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I agree. Studebaker steering wheels, at least the later ones, were oval to give more belly room but still had leverage at each side.
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You know, I think when ever they road tested a Stude or maybe any make, they had to find something to nitpick. I’ve never noticed that problem but I don’t where size fourteen shoes either.
Thanks for the compliment on the car. I feel thankful and lucky to actually own it and able to restore it.
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That’s funny! If it was available I’d have it there but that is snow from last winter. Maybe next time I’m in Salt Lake City I should get a bucket of it just to throw down on the floor when displaying the car to give the display more atmosphere.😁😁
R3 Air Cleaner?
in 1963-64 Avanti
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That appears to be a 63/64 GT Hawk R2 air cleaner. It is the same as R3 Avanti. The difference is the size of the air hose. Naturally it is larger on the R3. The crankcase ventilation hose would be correct in New York and California even on R3.