- 1. Re: Sunday Funny, was Re:Crank and Rods (bluenoses hit (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Hosmer <rahosmer@citlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 15:31:55 -0800
- IIRC, the last time I got my crank wedged, I had taken everything off! :-) But more seriously, if I may ask, where, and in what gear, do you see yourself turning 6500 RPM, on the "street"? In 1st, it
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- 2. RE: Sunday Funny, was Re:Crank and Rods (bluenoses hit (score: 1)
- Author: PG <BJ8mk3@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:24:17 -0800
- Hi Dick, Thanks for your input. The car is used in Hill Climbs and occasional vintage track racing as well as fast street so it does not need to "hang" at 6k+ rpm for extended periods. The gearing is
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- 3. RE: Sunday Funny, was Re:Crank and Rods (bluenoses hit (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 20:23:38 -0500
- In reality the maximum RPM of any engine is limited by the load on the rod bearings. A 3000 cylinder engine has a stroke to bore ratio of 1.066 but the reciprocating assembly is pretty heavy. The eng
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