- 1. Another stump-the-chump question (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:05:30 -0400
- Yes - I'm the chump. Since I had a spare minute today, I was playing with some numbers and this generated my puzzlement: I have an ex-IRL 4.0L engine with certain "published" data - i.e. the GM Race
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00071.html (7,902 bytes)
- 2. Re: Another stump-the-chump question (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:08:55 -0700
- John, I am sure Dave Dahlgren can explain it really good. But, yes it is possible to get more charge in to the engine than normal pumping by the atmosphere. Ram tuning on the intakes will help do tha
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00073.html (8,575 bytes)
- 3. RE: Another stump-the-chump question (score: 1)
- Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 18:11:46 -0500
- You aren't in the Twilight Zone. A race engine can exceed 1.0 VE due to the effects of tuned intake runners and very well- designed headers. The exhaust pulse reflected back from the collector into
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00074.html (8,726 bytes)
- 4. RE: Another stump-the-chump question (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 20:51:05 -0400
- all quite possible over a limited rpm band.. happens every day acutally when you get physics to work for you instead of against you.. the trade is a narrower but acceptable rpm band of interest the t
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00077.html (9,852 bytes)
- 5. RE: Another stump-the-chump question (score: 1)
- Author: "John Staiger" <lsrvette@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:28:04 -0400
- My thanks to everyone who responded with a note -- apparently VE greater than 1 is possible and occurs more often than I realized. Joe pointed out the impressive numbers of motorcycle industry (I sho
- /html/land-speed/2006-10/msg00080.html (7,209 bytes)
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