Dale: I know a guy who tied to blow up an Austin that way. The poor thing screamed for about 1/2 hour, didn't blow up, so they gave up and shut it down. He thought - oh well, maybe the car isn't so bad, so he drove it for about a year and then sold it.
I guess in stock form, engines can handle that type of abuse. I think he should have advanced the timing as much as possible before the "run" -that should do it!
