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Re: 12V848E engine questions and speedcalc.

To: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Subject: Re: 12V848E engine questions and speedcalc.
From: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 18:52:16 -0500
Cc: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
References: <34788981.21A@hol.gr> <347898C5.1431E3A1@brit.ca>
Reply-to: Ron Soave <redlotus@spacey.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Rather than bore you with the math, check out the Texas Healey's
spreadsheet:

http://web2.airmail.net/oldwolf/hlycalc.htm


> Evangelos G. Makris wrote:
> > To give you an idea of how sluggish this engine is,
> > assuming the tacho shows correct RPM, at 4000 turns,
> > vehicle speed is about 95 km/h, heck, my plain 998 A+
> > Mini can pass the Sprite anytime !!!
> 
>   That's not going to be an engine phenomena though.
> 
>   The tach tells you the speed the engine is turning,
> and that's the same no matter what engine.

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