Richard I have yet to find any engine builder that subscribes to the notion that adding 300cc to a 1600 cc motor (all else being equal) won't add peak horsepower and torque, substantially across the range. Cubic inches is very much like compression .. it increases not only some peak HP number but bumps up the entire range. If you find that engine builder I would like an email address or phone number so I can hear him say it.
The MAC's resident tech, Chuck, may want to weigh in on this claim you make. Maybe he can clear up the conception that adding 300cc will not make a substantially better motor. Richard L. Hensley wrote: > This is by now a nearly dead thread, however I would like to make a > few comments. > I've been building race engines since 1961, never a VW. > >> From the way I read the proposed regulation, the increase in the > > displacement of the VW engine will also require a reduction in > carburetor size and a restriction in valve size. In general, I would > expect this to result in little or no increase in peak horsepower. > However, there would be an expected gain in overall performance since > the peak torque would increase at low RPM. In other words, the > torque/H.P. curve would shift to the left (low RPM) on a torque H.P. > graph. How significant this shift would be can only be determined by a > dyno test of the larger displacement engine. > > Richard Hensley > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "fmod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:31 PM > Subject: Re: [F500] Re: FM autocrosser alert > > >> I agree Chris, I just needed to make a point that we all will pay for >> this! Boy I sure wish the Cape Cod Sports Car Club was still running >> at Ottis Air Force Base. But we can't because of 9/11! >> >> BobbyJ >> #5 Fmod NER SCCA >> GCR Legal for life! >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Eveland" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 10:12 AM >> Subject: Re: [F500] Re: FM autocrosser alert >> >> >>>> Once one is built we will really get to see what type of potential it >>>> has. But till then we really don't know how much better it will >>>> be. Then >>>> we can get some benefits for the F440/500's. :-) >>> >>> >>> Please don't give F500 "benefits". If the SoloVees get too fast move >>> them or take away some of the allowances. I personally like GCR-legal >>> and cheap cars. :) >>> >>> -Chris [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of jwhit.vcf] ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
