John, Copied and pasted below is the response I got from MOFOCO an VW engine builder located in Milwaukee, WI.
I don't have any stake in this, I was just curious. Richard ( the other Richard) From: "Roy Henning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Richard Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:54 PM Subject: Re: Engine HP > My best estimate of the horsepower of that engine is 80-85, it would be much > higher with better heads and a performance cam. > > > Roy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 9:33 PM > Subject: Engine HP > > > > What HP would one expect from a 1900CC engine with twin port heads, stock > > valves, stock cam, and two barrel carb using racing exhaust ? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Richard Schmidt > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Whitling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [F500] Re: FM alert, VEE engine magic > 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 ________________________________ 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! ***
