Nothing wrong with that. I would be happy to loan them a 1275 that
they can test to their little hearts' content. I will swap it for
another one when they think it is perfect and want to start over ;-)
David
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 2:36 PM, rrengineer @dslextreme.com
<rrengineer@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> My impression was he was doing this for his own edification to get some
> "payment" back for building the motor for them for nothing (or free
> advertising).
> Mike
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:26 PM, David Lieb <72spridget@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > He can't get the info on torque curves without this kind of research. I
>> > don't think he will offer anything to the public that is not practical.
>> > David is just trying to provide Grassroots with what they asked for and
>> > get
>> > some dyno research done in the bargain.
>>
>> I have nothing against David Anton. To the best of my limited
>> knowledge in that area, he is a gentleman and a nice guy. However.
>> I agree with your premise, but I also insist that the "longer intake
>> is better" approach ONLY applies to attempting to get peak HP at any
>> cost. The usual cost is driveablity, since you are sacrificing low-
>> and mid-range torque to move the powerband up since peak hp is
>> achieved when the powerband peaks at higher rpm. This isn't anything
>> that has to be researched, this is what has been repeatedly proven.
>> The fact that he is playing with stuff that won't even fit in the
>> engine compartment ... OTOH, he is probably doing it at Classic
>> Motorsports/GRM's behest since they are fond of throwing meaningless
>> datat at their readers.
>> David Lieb
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