[Spridgets] calling all engines 100 hp+

rrengineer @dslextreme.com rrengineer at dslextreme.com
Wed Mar 18 12:44:37 MST 2009


I'm sure he is going to give them something that fits in a Midget, he is
just experimenting.
Mike

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:40 PM, <robertduquette at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> I think that the original rational for rebuilding this spridget was to see
> if
> it could beat a Miata on the track, IIRC.  Is it that the intake won't fit
> in
> the Midget, or that it won't fit in without bonnet mods?
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> > Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:26:38 -0500
> > From: 72spridget at gmail.com
> > To: rrengineer at dslextreme.com; spridgets at autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Spridgets] calling all engines 100 hp+
> >
> >> 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.
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