There's a video on facebook showing the Jon Kaase entry.  Interesting stuff - what you would expect from him.  I don't know how I can share it here, though.
He used a thick head gasket to bypass the no deck plates rule and extended the combustion chamber into the bore to increase the short turn radius.

I think I figured it out.  Pretty sure you need to be logged into facebook to see it.  Royce is in this one.
https://www.facebook.com/hotrodmag/videos/10154766914402540/
https://www.facebook.com/hotrodmag/videos/10154767035997540/




Lawrenceville, GA

Royce's Lincoln
https://www.facebook.com/hotrodmag/videos/10154766566677540/




Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie.  Your facebook link does not work for me.  Can you provide a different link or access point?

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Here is a link to the hot rod site

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/photo-gallery-video-jon-kaases-amazing-mel-engine/


MplsMike
'56 Parklane
Minneapolis, MN

Ted,
I can't find other links.  Search for Hot Rod Magazine on facebook and go to the videos section.


Lawrenceville, GA

I see on the Hot Rod site, the Jon Kasse/Royce Brechler entry had 769 hp 630 tq out of a MEL 473" I think.

  Dennis in Lititz PA

Torque didn't drop below 630.  I think it produced 715 ftlbs.  He said in one video but I couldn't hear it clearly.  It's over 700.


Lawrenceville, GA

If you've watched the Facebook videos, you may have noticed that one of the intake ports is clear plastic  on the Kaase MEL. Here's an interesting video with that same intake on another engine.




Lawrenceville, GA

hey ted! did you get any pulls at all for hp and tq?

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.

does anyone have the final numbers?

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.