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H. P. Bruns 2 February 9, 1970
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The lean condition apparently damaged the engine anci te C Q were
concluded January 25, 1970 after approximately/- 240 miles of track testing.

The test vehicle was returned to Huntsville to begin rework as
Q J backup race car for the Daytona 500.

Engine spool type mounts were fabricated for Dodge and Plymouth
team cars cheduled to use the new 18 o o crankshaft engine at Daytona in
F ebruary.

The 180° crankshaft test engine was returned to CEO-HP for
teardown in pection.

Instrumentation and Electronics Support

a. Test Support

The Daytona test vehicle was in trumented for measuri CQ T
the following parameters:

Engine c p oc a.
Engine Vacuum
Engine Oil Pressure
Carburetor Inlet Air Pressure
Engine Water Temperature
Steering Wheel Position
Yaw or Slip Angle
Lateral Acceleration
Vertical Acceleration
Longitudinal Acceleration
Suspension Displacement (Standby)

Hard copie of data were made and delivered to CEO-FTP
fo 4 O valuation.

The carburetor inlet air C L H essure indicated below atmos-
pheric pressure in the area just above the carburetor air horn. Due to the
interest in this specific measurement and a comparison with other vehicles,
ortabl o gage wa d alibratcd for installation in team cars at Daytona during
c l
re-race trials to obtain a sampling of pressure

b. Communication System

The pit-to-driver communication system was prepared for
Dan Gurney’s use in the Riverside 500 race. Mr. Gurney decided late Saturday