It's a tough thing to predict, you have to build it and see what happens. It will not make 50% more power for sure, but it will make more. CR
fmod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks Richard, I am not an engine builder, but I do know that large cc VW engines are good at producing a lot of low rpm torque/hp! Just the thing for SoloII! BobbyJ #5 Fmod NER ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L. Hensley" To: Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [F500] Re: FM autocrosser alert > 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" > To: > 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" >> To: >> 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 --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. ________________________________ 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! ***
