Guys:
Finally found my Taipan 2.5, hiding in an O.S. Twinstack drawer. (of all places) This is the engine I'm using on my Perky this year.
I bought it from an elder gent at a MECA Collecto, it was 'recently reworked' by a gent that signed it on the crankcase...
The name that is etched in is Fred Ginsler...(etched script is difficult to read, but that's what it looks like)
Anybody know Fred? Like to ask him what his 'usual practice' was with these...Venturi is aluminum casting, highly polished; head has had fins removed, also highly polished. Crankcase pressure nipple bored thru the left beam mount casting, horizontally into crankcase...between the mounting bolt holes: very trick.