Was that really necessary? I thought you guys were talking about a K motor... CR
Mark Osterbrink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What kind of crack are you smoking? >From the BMW site: Type Water cooled twin cylinder 4 stroke Displacement 798 cc Bore X Stroke 82 mm x 75. mm Horsepower 85 bhp @ 8000 rpm Torque 63 lb/ft @ 5800 rpm Valve Gear DOHC, chain-driven with bucket tappets No of cylinders Two Compression Ratio 12.0 :1 Engine Management BMW Engine Controller - BMS K Valves per Cylinder 4-Four Valves 2 x 32 mm mm intake / 2 x 27,5 mm mm exhaust Fuel Tank HDPE, internal pump and internal filter Alternator W 400 Watts @ 14 Volts Battery V/AH 12 Volts 14 Amps/hour maintenance-free Plus their 4 cylinders are transverse, not longitudinal... Chris Reinhardt wrote: > Unless you mount the motor sideways, it won't fit. It's a inline 4 > cylinder, lined up from front back, not transverse like a jap > motor... > > CR > > Jay Novak wrote: I know very little about > the BMW engine except that in stock form with a catylic converter it > makes about 85 hp. I threw it out there because it fits our needs (I > think) Just a thought starter at this time. > > Thanks ... Jay Novak > > > -----Original Message----- From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 3:29 PM To: > [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] Class survival. > > > Jay: > > You make the most sense and articulate your ideas and suggestions > quite logically! > > Personally I like the idea of the BMW motor. Do you think the same > driveshaft configuration will work, this eliminating the chain??? The > only other change I would like to see is a front and rear wing. > > Thanks! > > > > > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to > everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. ________________________________ 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 _________________________________ > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free > Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release > Date: 3/9/2007 6:53 PM > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free > Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release > Date: 3/9/2007 6:53 PM > > > > --------------------------------- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy > debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. ________________________________ 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! ***
