Interesting listing... https://denver.craigslist.org/pts/d/aurora-buick-stage-2-setup-engine-for/7161913471.html
interesting engine lets save the ad and pics before its sold posted: 2020-07-18 19:49 Buick stage 2 setup engine for sale - $1500 (Aurora) condition: good make / manufacturer: Buick What we have here is a turbo Buick engine from 79-81 race engine. Engine block number 25506887. This engine was used in Bonneville streamliner on gas, went 240 mph. Engine was swapped with a true stage 2 engine. This engine ran, dry sump, dry sump pump, T&D valve train, front stage 2 setup, tilton starter and running carb and Magneto. This motor was built for test bed to prove cat out and was built for gas. It is best to text me first with any questions. Three zero three - 885 - 5785
https://hotrod.gregwapling.com/land-speed-racing-america/streamliners.html#.XxWUHiVq3YU “ Unlimited Potential - Hot Rod magazine January 01 2014 By Elana Scherr, Photography by Brandan Gillogly, Elana Scherr, Wes Allison What’s the best way to go fast? If you ask around at the Bonneville land-speed races, you’ll get as many different answers as there are grains of salt beneath the wheels of a push truck. Land-speed racing is one of the most experimental forms of motorsports on Earth, and although many of the classes put limits on how far competitors can experiment with body mods or engine changes, there’s one group unburdened by production profiles or pesky stock wheel placement: the Streamliners. The only things constraining the builders and drivers of the Streamliner classes are their own imaginations. Watch these space pods fly across the five-mile course on the Bonneville Salt Flats in competition that considers 240 mph “a shakedown pass”, and you’ll wonder if they even follow the laws of physics. We spent seven days at Bonneville’s Speed Week squinting across the salt flats to see what’s beneath these bullet-bodies, and what’s inside the heads and hearts of the men and women who drive them.” Unlimited Potential - Hot Rod magazine January 01 2014 By Elana Scherr, Photography by Brandan Gillogly, Elana Scherr, Wes Allison What’s the best way to go fast? If you ask around at the Bonneville land-speed races, you’ll get as many different answers as there are grains of salt beneath the wheels of a push truck. Land-speed racing is one of the most experimental forms of motorsports on Earth, and although many of the classes put limits on how far competitors can experiment with body mods or engine changes, there’s one group unburdened by production profiles or pesky stock wheel placement: the Streamliners. The only things constraining the builders and drivers of the Streamliner classes are their own imaginations. Watch these space pods fly across the five-mile course on the Bonneville Salt Flats in competition that considers 240 mph “a shakedown pass”, and you’ll wonder if they even follow the laws of physics. We spent seven days at Bonneville’s Speed Week squinting across the salt flats to see what’s beneath these bullet-bodies, and what’s inside the heads and hearts of the men and women who drive them. Logan Davis Vintage Performance Special 61 XF/GS (Ford/Merc Flathead Under 325ci/Gas Streamliner) Engine: 276ci Ford flathead Driver: Denny Jamison ’13 Speed Week: Went 104 mph (the original car went 226 mph in 1955) City of Burbank Streamliner 5252 V4F/FS (Vintage Four-Cylinder Ford/Fuel Streamliner) Engine: ’32 Ford four-cylinder Driver: Max Herman III ’13 Speed Week: 108 mph Vintage Performance Streamliner 919 J/GS (31–45ci/Gas Streamliner) Engine: 600cc Honda CBR inline four-cylinder Driver: David Brant ’13 Speed Week: Averaged 221 mph for the J/GS record David Brant Streamliner 444 C/FS (373–439ci/Fuel Streamliner) Engine: 372ci Chevy V8 Driver: Bob Blakely ’13 Speed Week: Licensing pass, 285.708 mph Vesco Streamliner 8081B SCS-F (650cc/Side Car Streamliner) Engine: 650cc Suzuki Driver: Tim Cunha ’13 Speed Week: Set SCS-F record of 197.036 mph Nebulous Streamliner 992 C/GS (306–372ci/Gas Streamliner) Engine: 358ci NASCAR Dodge V8 Driver: Skip Hedrich ’13 Speed Week: Unable to run due to rule changes in tech Hedrich Streamliner 1707 G/GS (93-122ci/Gas Streamliner) Engine: 122ci custom dual-swirl four-cylinder Driver: Burton Brown ’13 Speed Week: New car just there for tech, no runs Burton Brown Streamliner 7151 C(D)/BFS (306–372ci, 261-305ci)/Blown Fuel Streamliner) Engine: Twin-turbo Duttweiler small-block Chevy Driver: George Poteet ’13 Speed Week: Set C/BFS record at 437.183 mph Speed Demon Streamliner 912 T/T2 (Turbine/1,100–2,200 Pounds) Engine: Allison turbine Driver: Walter Medlin ’13 Speed Week: Unable to run due to tech rule changes Salt Flats Cafe Streamliner 7800 A/BFS (440-500ci/Blown Fuel Streamliner) Engine: 482ci Keith Black Hemi Driver: Bob Dalton ’13 Speed Week: 395 mph Flashpoint Streamliner 1167 K/BFS (30ci and Under/Blown Fuel Streamliner) Engine: 500cc custom inline four-cylinder Driver: Mark Lingua ’13 Speed Week: Holds record at 223 mph Mark Lingua Streamliner 987 H/BFS (62–92ci/Blown Fuel Streamliner) Engine: 80ci turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa Driver: Brad Bosworth ’13 Speed Week: License run 264 mph Valley Fever Streamliner 111 T/T3 (Turbine/2,200lb and Over) Engine: Lycoming T55 turbine Driver: Dave Spangler ’13 Speed Week: Shakedown of new car, 235.374 mph, shut off in mile 2 Dave Spangler Streamliner What Is a Streamliner? The definition of a Streamliner has changed as various sanctioning bodies have formed and organized top -speed racing meets. Streamliners were first specifically classed by the SCTA (organizers of land-speed racing at Bonneville, El Mirage, and Muroc dry lakes) in 1939 and included cars that didn’t fit in the stock or modified roadster classes due to body modifications. Belly tanks showed up in 1946, moving the shape of the cars in the class one step closer to the spaceships that they are today. The first enclosed-wheel Streamliners appeared in 1949 and the race organizers moved the open-wheel belly tankers to the Lakester class. Today, a Streamliner must be a non-production body and have at least two wheels covered by the fairing. Other than that, it’s pretty much wide open on the rules, which is what the racers in this class like about it. Bob Dalton in the Hemi-powered Flashpoint says he chose to build a Streamliner because there are no rules as to the design of cars in this class. “You can let your imagination go wild. That is a major deal if you’re sick of cookie-cutter racing like NASCAR, NHRA, or IndyCar.” He actually had a much longer list of racing he was sick of, but we don’t have room. Besides being open to innovation, Streamliners are also some of the fastest cars at Speed Week, something that appeals to long-time land-speed racer Skip Hedrich who said he chose to build a Streamliner because nothing else would fulfill his “quest for speed.” Logan Davis, whose Vintage Performance Special was one of our favorite cars on the salt this year, says he chose the class because it seemed like the most extreme form of land-speed racing and one of the most challenging. Not a Streamliner A Lakester is very similar to a Streamliner but has no enclosed Modified Sports and Competition Coupe cars are often mistaken for Streamliners because they have similar elongated frontends and can have covered wheels. The difference is that the back portion of the vehicle started out as a production car. What powers a Streamliner? There are 18 engine classes legal for Streamliners, and that’s not counting additional classes for turbine engines and electric motors. If you include the forced induction and fuel options, that makes a lot of possible combinations. Stroll through the pits, and you’re likely to see at least one powerplant that surprises you. From nitro-burning bike engines to multiple big-blocks, choosing an engine is easy. The hard part comes when it’s time to put that power to the salt. Bike Engine Streamliner If light weight and reliability at high rpm are land-speed advantages, you would expect to see sportbike engines, and you wouldn’t be disappointed. From stock GSXRs like Jack Costalla’s Nebulous Theorom VIII to one-off fully custom engines like Mark Lingua’s Yamaha-based, nitrous- and nitro-burning four-cylinder, bike engines can handily power a Streamliner into the record books. It looks like a Top Fuel dragster engine, and for good reason: several of Bob Dalton’s crew have a background in drag racing. Pro Mod engine builder Darren Mayer built the giant 18-71 blower on top of the alcohol-burning Don Jackson Engineering Hemi. Another Hemi, but a different setup, the 520ci Hemi in the Nish Streamliner is burning nitro but has no external power-adders. Racing at Bonneville can be challenging. Rick Pearson, the English driver of the Scottish Flower of Scotland Streamliner described Bonneville as “a hateful, hateful place.” Granted, his team had been having a hard week. Crew Chief Derek Palmer said they spent much of their time repairing corroded and damaged components from shipping their car overseas. “It looked like it had been on the deck of a submarine,” he said. Racing at Bonneville can be challenging. Rick Pearson, the English driver of the Scottish Flower of Scotland Streamliner described Bonneville as “a hateful, hateful place.” Granted, his team had been having a hard week. Crew Chief Derek Palmer said they spent much of their time repairing corroded and damaged components from shipping their car overseas. “It looked like it had been on the deck of a submarine,” he said. “I’ve been racing for 30 years, always in Blown Fuel. I raced once on gas, never again. You’re stuck with whatever it runs. With nitro, you can keep adding horsepower till it blows the pistons out.” — Mark Lingua, No. 1167 George Poteet shows off his 451-mph top speed to drag racing legend Don Prudhomme. Prudhomme had never been to Bonneville before. We asked him what he thought, and he just said, “These boys are too tough for me.” HOT ROD Much more in the thread link this is just a sampling of it. A very interesting and eye opening read, for me anyway.
Different class, but you might even seen one jaw dropping 1952 Buick there. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.he...etty-the-165-mph-1952-buick-super-riviera/amp
says running a magneto. wonder where they put the magneto...???? in the trunk?? the heads don't look like busch gn parts.
Yes Sir, always enjoy learning something new, appreciate your providing the incentive (I was trying to find the car that motor came out of and then saw all the other cool stuff). Another whole world of going fast to check out there : )
This is a pretty darn cool story AND there IS one guy (Crew Chief Mr. Harry Hyde) in a Buick hat to satisfy any Mopar haters!
i cant find more info about that engine block number: 25506887 https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~reese/BuickV6CastingNumbersandInternalSpecs.pdf
