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I spoke to the Chairman of the T-1 5550 project. -They have permission from someone run on a test track in the southwest to see just how fast they can get it to go. (If the T-1 ever gets off the ground) -An interesting point (Probably mentioned numerous times in this thread) is the poppet valve gear, the director was orbiting around it and how efficient it was, since it was constantly in motion, rather than stopping and reversing backwards like conventional valve systems. -The slippage problem he wrote off as a rumer that grew bigger over time. He desribed it as a small problem, exagerated overtime, and was mostly due to human error. Like taking an engineer out of an old VW bug (Pennsy K-4), and putting them in a ferrari(T-1) (His description). They just weren't used to the preformance. Also, at first, the sandpipes were missing the tracks entirely.   -The T-1 was tested by N&W, and outpreformed the J-class, even on the winding mountain tracks. They were GOOD engines, even if they couldn't do 140 mph, and were a bit sensitive. Could a T1 do 120mph? I'm not sure. I wouldn't doubt it doing 100mph, but they have their reasons saying it could do 140 mph. We'll just have to wait and see.   Remember, if the T-1 was really that bad, why would this team invest millions in it, when they could do something better? (*cough*,*cough* NYC Hudson)   They aren't crazy. They're being held back by people who think they are.    (This post was edited to try and prevent a missunderstanding)
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