Ken McMillion
Ken McMillion
"Ken actuaklly was a part of our DTM vs. 911 cooling system testing. His engine wwas machined for a 911 system, and we were able to test the DTM against it on this 201BHP engine. As you can see the 911 system was ditched for the DTM that we had to custome make just for his car. That's just how well the DTM performed over the 911 system on his engine, and why he chose to go with the DTM, even though it cost him more due to the work we had already done for the 911 modifications! That should speak volumes for the DTM!" Jake Raby 06/30/04 Update: "Well it took a trip from baton rouge, La to Orlando, Fl to finally get the heads to go past 300 deg - hottest was around 315 - this was on sat the 19 in 90+ deg heat running between 85 and 90 mph in 5th gear most of the way. I only stopped to fuel up every couple of hours oil temps stayed below 220. I'm just going to do a check on the carbs for Fl weather and check the valves but everything is running nicely - for those of you that dont know this is a Jake built 2563 with a dtm (no internal oil cooler) , Nickies , dual setrab oil cooler (mounted in the back "luggage compartment") , tangerine racing exhaust, with a berg 5speed(built by rancho tall gearing)." Ken
8/20/04 Update: Hey Jake, The still car is running great - its been in the hi 80's and the head temps still haven't reached 300, mostly just under 275. And the setrab keeps the oil temps around 180, with oil pressure around 50-60 when its warmed up and drops to about 30-40 once I come off the hi-way after along run. Thanks
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"A long time coming, and well worth the wait. Talking
about the 2563cc Massive Type 4 Jake built for me. I must say that if you ever
want an engine built right, with a road and dyno proven combo then Jake is the
man up for the task. Throughout this project which took close to 3 yrs to
complete Jake has persevered though some serious setbacks. I think we went
through 3 sets of heads which included some shoddy welding by a company which I
won't name they know who they are and will never again get my business, waited
over 6 months to get a set of paper weights. Next set dropped valve seats from
another best in his field tuner. And the final set works just fine. This engine
has a lot of one offs and first time on a bug bleeding edge technology in it.
One of the first sets of LN Engineering's "Nickies", Tangerine Racing super
header with phase 9 and quiet can. Jake had to tear this engine down at least 4
times during the building process do to some part that wasn't up to par with
his standards and the demands this engine. One of the best parts of this engine
is the custom one off DTM he had to make do to the unique and sometimes
frustrating engine compartment of my car. With the DTM my heads never see 300
deg. (barely 275) Even on a 85 deg day in Baton Rouge, La doing more than 90 on
the high way in 5th gear at just about 3500 rpm (remember ) this engine
redlines at 7500. On the dyno it was rated at 201 hp and around 200 lbs of
torque (a bit more than 200) . Unless you've ever been in a type 4 powered bug
there is really no way to explain the feeling, trust me it is better to be in
the driver seat when you step on the gas, because passengers are looking for
something to grab onto when you take off. Throttle response is instant and the
power band is very smooth - It just accelerates with no effort. People look in
wonderment as I cruise past them. Even at the car shows It's nice to see the
expressions on the peoples faces when I tell them is a 2563 type 4. All in all
if you need an engine built right Jake is the man to do it."
