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Re: [Land-speed] Enine Torque Theoretical Question...

To: <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Enine Torque Theoretical Question...
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@beyondbb.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:38:36 -0600
Just wait till Jon W. sees it, he's the master of English. Besides you need 
picking on.
GB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drmayf" <drmayf@mayfco.com>
To: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@beyondbb.com>
Cc: "LSR" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Enine Torque Theoretical Question...


>
> Pinch your nose and say it like a three year old might say it, lol..
>
> so I guess typing and spelling are now a requirement for the list, eh? Ok, 
> I'll remember that..
>
> mayf
>
>
> Glen Barrett wrote:
>
>> Heck, I'M still trying to figure out what a enine is. LOL
>> Glen
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "drmayf" <drmayf@mayfco.com>
>> To: "LSR" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:50 PM
>> Subject: [Land-speed] Enine Torque Theoretical Question...
>>
>>
>>> Well, shoot. This did not generate as much discussion as I hoped it
>>> would. It is definitely not a subject I am familiar with so was looking
>>> forward to lots of interesting reasons why internal combustion engines
>>> are not able to generate more torque past their peak torque rpm and why
>>> that happens. Several thoughts were that VE was the limit but it is
>>> unclear, at least to me, why that might be so. It is funny that if you
>>> add a super charge to increas the charge air density then you can get
>>> increaed VE but the torque still drops off anyway. I'll have to
>>> look...maybe it doesn't drop off as much though. I did like the 'suppose
>>> we add vortex generators in the port', that was to me thinking outside
>>> the box.
>>>
>>> In any case, as a discussion topic, this one rated a C- from me, lol...
>>>
>>> mayf
>>> ***********************************************************************
>>> Well, just sitting here wondering what to do with myself ... so I
>>> thought I would see if I could arouse some moe conversation among the 
>>> list..
>>>
>>> The question of the week is: Why does the torque of an engine peak at
>>> some rpm less that what the engine can turn? I am not a motoroligist so
>>> I do not understand.  Seems to me that if you can keep the cylinders
>>> filled and then get the compressed air fuel mix lit at the proper time,
>>> then torque should keep going up.
>>>
>>> Comments?
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Damnations?
>>>
>>> Blasphemy?
>>>
>>> Theories?
>>>
>>> Conjecture?
>>>
>>> Oh, and the question last week regarding use of the course during a
>>> drivers course inspection... well, see rule 1.L    second paragraph. Not
>>> allowed without permission. Under contestant conduct...
>>>
>>> mayf, way off and far out in Pahrump
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