LMR Engine (APPCO 1977 ad)

[ted johnson]

What a load. The LMR was competitive with any engine on speed. It just was poorly executed. The Florida 100cc open crowd was on par with any and all national karters, and my open LMR was on par with any of them. Mr. Lumello was a darn good engine designer, and the LMR was his baby. Just because Margay wouldn't spend the money to execute the manufacturing did not mean that there was any lack in the concept. The cylinder liner was fine, but the castings were porous and sloppily machined. My engine was far and away the fastest 100 open I ever ran-I just couldn't keep it in one piece. I probably should've designed and machined a billet case and used a Komet or Parilla crank and rod. Execution, not design, was the LMR's downfall! TJ