mfg Posted May 17, 2020 Report Posted May 17, 2020 All 'real' Studebaker Avanti R3 engines are very interesting....but what's especially interesting about R3 engine # B-61?
r1lark Posted May 18, 2020 Report Posted May 18, 2020 Isn't this the R3 that Paxton installed in R5590, later restored by Brad Bez? There is a really cool video on YouTube of the engine on the dyno:
mfg Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Posted May 18, 2020 CORRECT!....That is a cool video! (I wonder why there are no oil fill caps on the engine?)
brad Posted May 19, 2020 Report Posted May 19, 2020 Quote Dyno operator said it made visual of blow by easier, in case of sudden blow by, he could shut it down quicker. Of course it was not needed to do so.
mfg Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Posted May 19, 2020 6 hours ago, brad said: That wouldn't have occurred to me...Thanks!....By the way, congrats on your 56J purchase! (Hope its a stick O.D.!)
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