[Spridgets] Fw: CanAm thunder - BRM V16 howl - a different LBC

Larry Daniels ladaniels at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jan 21 18:34:38 MST 2011


Considering how quickly they revved up, their extremely high rpm range and 
their extremely high rpm where they got peak hp, I'm guessing those motors 
were "very" oversquare.


LAD

-----Original Message----- 
From: Macy Larry
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 7:00 PM
To: Spridgets net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fw: CanAm thunder - BRM V16 howl - a different LBC

Oops, I forgetted about how stoke affects displacement. So they could have 
100mm pistons and  9 mm stroke. ;-)

(anyone know the real measurements) I am not at liberty to go looking at the 
moment


Larry

On Jan 21, 2011, at 7:48 PM, Macy Larry wrote:

> Nice audio, as are the others on Youtube.
>
> Now think about this for a minute. I have a 1.5L engine in my midget. It 
> has 4 cylinders. Each is about 3" in diameter. Those pistons must be about 
> the diameter of a quarter or a 50 cent piece. to cram 16 into 1.5L.
>
> Makes ya kinda sit back and think of the engineers on that thing.
>
> Larry
>
>
> On Jan 21, 2011, at 3:16 PM, G & J Swann-Price wrote:
>
>> Thanks group for the fantastic sound of these huge cars, really ground
>> shaking. 10 out of 10.
>>
>> At the opposite end of the spectrum I thought you might appreciate the 
>> sound
>> of this 1500cc F1 car. The year is 1953 and this car was good for nearly 
>> 600
>> BHP at 11,000 rpm. It was supercharged of course, very narrow power band 
>> and
>> very fragile!
>>
>> This soundtrack I think was recorded by Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd fame) 
>> and
>> can be found in his book (with CD) 'into the red'. But what a glorious
>> noise.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPDCNyQxE
>>
>> Crank up the volume and ensure your cat is out of harms way before you
>> start: I forgot but that's another story!
>>
>>
>> Geri
>> 67 Sprite
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