Got this e-mail
from Tamraz.
Thought you guys might
like the Olds write-up. Enjoy.

http://tamrazs.wordpress.com/

 

"Hella" cool

thanks

 

Very interesting....Thanks for posting.
Would have been very cool if had been available ...

 

Great Read, Thank you for sharing!

 

It's too bad the power race ended in the early 70's. Who knows what would have happened.

 

To the top for Old Racer Jones. The Olds article is towards the bottom.

 

http://tamrazs.wordpress.com/2014/01...infamous-w-43/

 

The only thing, and I don't mean to criticize the post, was the fact of the guy firing up the 72 Vette and hearing the great sound of the solid lifters. That was a one year only option. 1970. The rest were hydraulic cams. I know. I own a 71 LT1.

 

I just wasted ten minutes of my life scrolling to read yet another article "discovering" the W-43??

Once again, get a copy of the May 1971 issue of Hot Rod for a complete discussion of this motor (I was a subscriber then and still have that issue).

 

I did not know that, I thought that solid lifters were used until 1973 when the L82 replaced the LT1. I learned something.

 

Learning is good, I try to do some everday. Thanks also for the direct
shot to the W-43 69W. To get to the good stuff you had to wade through
all the other makes.