Motorized Freak of the Week: The 1932 Helicron

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We know what you’re thinking. No, this is not a motorized Bologna slicer. It’s a French creation, and it was an epic fail (like that’s a surprise). As it turns out the French believed that propellers were going to be the propulsion method for just about everything. Back in the earlier part of the 20th [...]

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[Barry Donovan]

a bit extreme.
the 80s did bring some toe in back end turning with suspension geometry, porsche still can't claim straight line brick in the back...intentionally. Not alot of IRS can.

I had a clutch fan that got stuck 1 to 1 ratio, locked right up. the problem was the pulley spinning 3 times as fast as the crank..
on a self balanced boxer, at 5k rpms, it was at 15,000.
alot of things to notice...and it does increase power.

I have since slicked it up to not even hear the air flowing anymore. still does its job in dispersing electro stuff.

just another power adder, they all add up.