KR> New engine

2016-05-03 Thread JMelvin106 at aol.com
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KR> Type 1 Cylinder Heads - cooling

2016-05-03 Thread Phillip Hill
I don't know, I think a smart person might consider becoming a North American distributor...then the parts wouldn't be coming from Brazil, and it would speed acceptance of the newcomer. My 2 centavos. On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet < krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: >

KR> New engine

2016-05-03 Thread Eric James Pitts
Anyone heard of this ? Nissan has shocked automotive world introducing a 400HP engine that weights a scant 40kg (88lbs). Named the DIG-T R, the 3 cylinder 1.5... ?Eric Pitts Terre Haute, Ind. "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and

KR> New engine

2016-05-03 Thread shawn welch
I did it's an engine to suppliment their hybrid race car. I'm sure the price tag on that bad boy would stagger you On May 3, 2016 11:00 AM, "Eric James Pitts via KRnet" wrote: > Anyone heard of this ? > Nissan has > shocked automotive world introducing > a 400HP engine that weights a scant >

KR> FW: Type 1 Cylinder Heads - cooling

2016-05-03 Thread Chris Prata
very interesting but my first thought is that the farther we get from the original parts, the more the "VW economy" turns into just another low volume, proprietary engine, either "coming soon" like this one, or "going soon". if I were to go with a dervitive, the limbach is appealing. but I

KR> New engine

2016-05-03 Thread bhollensbe at mchsi.com
Nissan announced this lightweight engine with great fan fare in early 2014. It develops its power in a narrow band around 7000 rpm. It was designed for racing. Shortly afterwards, Nissan ran into 'developmental issues' and the engine did not run in the 2015 La Mans as promised. Nothing has

KR> Type 1 Cylinder Heads - cooling

2016-05-03 Thread laser147 at juno.com
> "Has anyone checked out Motorav.com? It looks to me like they have done what should be done with regard to the basic VW type 1 engine." The only forced landing I've had with either of my KR's was due to an exhaust valve spring breaking (due to metal fatigue - Rimco re-used old springs when

KR> FW: Type 1 Cylinder Heads - cooling

2016-05-03 Thread Phillip Hill
Has anyone checked out Motorav.com? It looks to me like they have done what should be done with regard to the basic VW type 1 engine. According to their web site, the have done finite element analysis on it and have made new molds for the case, beefing up certain areas where indicated and

KR> FW: Type 1 Cylinder Heads - cooling

2016-05-03 Thread Gary Hinkle
First time was a night run (3am) delivering parts, over mountains, in the winter. The oil congealed in the oil cooler. Outside temp was below -40 deg. Very high oil temp, very low pressure. It was so cold outside, could not heat cabin. ?Had frost on inside from my breath. Was close to having