mfg Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 The 'Due Cento' R5 Avanti V8 used a trio of v-belts to spin the twin superchargers.....True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 False. It ran a wide belt. That's what it had when I saw the engine when it was finally restored several years ago. Period photos bear that out as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avanti83 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) South Bend 2012 Edited January 5, 2015 by Avanti83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks for posting those great photos of the R5 Avanti engine....What a slice of history! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r5duecento Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 The sign in the photo reads "The R5 engine from the Due Cento Bonneville Avanti" which is incorrect. The engine is a clone and is not the engine from the Due Cento, however the left hand blower bracket, cogged pulleys and induction sheet metal is from the R5. These pieces were removed from the engine when it was pulled after the runs and they were replaced by an R4 manifold with the blowers run to each carb and installed for a time in another Avanti. The short block, magneto, exhaust manifolds and bendix fuel injection unit are not original to the R5. The Bendix fuel injection unit that was used on the R5 was borrowed from the Indy Novi and was returned to the Indy car after the Bonneville runs. It is currently on the Indy car in the Indy museum. Kudos tp Greg Cone for putting together this great display so that eveyone could see what the R5 looked like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 To; r5duecento......Since no one else has asked,...I guess i will!!.....Do you think that there is any chance of your car, the Due Cento, and Greg Cone's R5 'display' engine ever being 'united'??...I'd sure like to attend THAT wedding!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) I can make the blower mount for the left side. And the cog drive looks easy enough. Edited January 19, 2015 by brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r5duecento Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 To; r5duecento......Since no one else has asked,...I guess i will!!.....Do you think that there is any chance of your car, the Due Cento, and Greg Cone's R5 'display' engine ever being 'united'??...I'd sure like to attend THAT wedding!!! No. I do not wish to do any joint ventures on the car. The original EX engine will be installed in the car which set the 29 land speed records so that it can be driven. At some point in time, I may install some pieces if the car could be driven if either Greg will some day part with the original pieces or as an alternative I have them reproduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 That is a wedding I would also love to attend, lol!! More on that car here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?9715-R5-Avanti&highlight=cento here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?48772-Shades-of-Bonneville&highlight=greg+cone Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 No. I do not wish to do any joint ventures on the car. The original EX engine will be installed in the car which set the 29 land speed records so that it can be driven. At some point in time, I may install some pieces if the car could be driven if either Greg will some day part with the original pieces or as an alternative I have them reproduced. Thank you for this response.....and BEST OF LUCK with your most interesting project!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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