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Fwd: looking for Hans Herman
i received the following request, which is somewhat related to the digest, so
i'm forwarding it.
please send all replies directly to <[email protected]>, not to me or
to the digest.
richard
>Envelope-to: [email protected]
>Reply-To: <[email protected]>
>From: "Steve Mercier" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject:
>Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 21:27:41 -0500
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1162
>
> Hello,
> I am a Shelby Dodge Turbo fanatic. The reason I am writing you is that
>I hope you, or someone you know, can help me. In the mid to late ' 80s, a
>former(?) BMW engineer helped design Chrysler's several prototype 16 valve
>heads for the 2.2 turbo. There were 2 other companies that had been
>solicited for this same purpose(developing the 16v head for 2.2) Lotus, an
>Maserati.
> The person I am asking you about is Hans Herman. I hope you have heard
>of him? I'd like to get in touch with him and ask him a few questions
>about his cylinder head that never made production(Caroll Shelby and Hans
>worked on the development) With this head, the 2.2 4cylinder would
>produce 225 hp at 10lbs boost. This was back in 1985! Chrysler
>eventually used the Lotus developed head for 3 years which was a good
>performing head, but failed on alot of cars.(lots of cracks in head, bad
>castings I think I heard) They were discontinued as Chrysler had to
>replace too many at their cost. That 2.2 also made 225hp, but I think it
>used 11 lbs of boost.
> Well, I was trying to take a shot in the dark and see if any of you BMW
>gearheads would know how I could get in touch with him.
> Thanks,
> Steve Mercier
>
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