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    red hot valve springs

    I'm not so sure that there is durability involved with any top-tier drag racing valve springs. I haven't paid attention in years, but at the time, valvespring life was measured in numbers of passes, and the number was barely into the double digits.
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    Designing Helmholtz or 1/4 wave resonator for an exhaust system

    Here's an installation in a 928 Porsche, with before and after sound readings, and an explanation of the rationale. http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=931366&postcount=111
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    Stand alone engine 150+ HP

    If you're converting to a carburetor and distributor, the sky's the limit. I've seen one enterprising individual stick a distributor on the timing case of a 32v Ford, driving directly off of the end of one of the cams.
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    Stand alone engine 150+ HP

    I seem to recall some newer vehicles with the engine controller mounted to the engine itself. The only hurdle there is CAN. Assuming that the application is a vehicle and not a stationary application, GM V6s in the cheaper cars did not go full CAN until (relatively) recently, require only the...
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    Exhaust Manifold Primary Diameter Sizing

    Pontiac tried aluminum exhaust manifolds in the early 60's in a homologation model. The racers would qualify with iron manifolds and only put the aluminum ones on for the actual races, as erosion was a problem. This is manifolds bulky enough that the weight savings was on the order of 50-80lb...
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    Definition of OEM "hand-built" engine?

    I can't find the link right now, but one of the major motorcycle manufacturers (Yamaha?) has the ability to manufacture engines with 100% automation.
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    Use of MoS2 in a rotary engine.

    Speaking as someone who does not have to worry about catalyst life, a half-ounce of decent two-stroke oil per gallon of fuel will go a long way towards seal life. Power, too. In an engine that did not have the metering pump, I noted power gains at up to 3 ounces per gallon of fuel, at which...
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    'Normal' oil consumption

    Apparently, late model Accords are having oil consumption problems. Problem, in this case, being that even when new they use one or two quarts of oil between oil changes, and the people who bought Accords want a hands-off transport appliance without any of that bothersome looking-after. (My...
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    Centre differentials with uneven torque split (planetary)

    Torque is independent of motion, and a differential under normal circumstances will see no internal relative motion. Maybe that is where you're getting tripped up? Under normal circumstances, the gears aren't moving, so they become little more than odd-looking levers.
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    diesel vs gas

    Greg, that is interesting, VW didn't seem to change much. What problems did you encounter?
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    Side by side fuel injectors in open manifold.

    As an aside, Subaru made TBI engines for years with a similar intake layout. One throttle, one injector, two necessarily long runners to each cylinder head, which had a single port runner for each cylinder pair. Being a boxer four, each cylinder pair had two intake strokes in a row. It worked...
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    700hp 300ci pushrod V8 race engines how do they do it?

    One of the things Larry Widmer has constantly pointed out is the piston top is the bottom of the chamber and shouldn't be ignored. With that in mind, a flat top piston makes about as much sense as a flat combustion chamber.
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    700hp 300ci pushrod V8 race engines how do they do it?

    Pat, that's exactly what I'm talking about. First you make the power, then you figure how to make the power more usable and durable, and with tighter constraints. Modern engine blocks are far less flexible than the junk that was around then, which helps reliability. I don't know what engines...
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    700hp 300ci pushrod V8 race engines how do they do it?

    Drag engines were in this vicinity ~40 years ago, with fewer restrictions but also 40 fewer years of refinement and the attendant technology updates along the way. What fuel are they required/allowed to run? "Pump fuel" is somewhat nebulous. Amazing things you can find coming out of the pump...
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    Why do you need long shocks on long travel suspension ?

    There is an interesting thread on the Special Stage forum regarding the restoration of a Toyota factory stadium racing truck. While there were three shocks at each corner, in the rear the shocks were attached to a somewhat bizarre hockey-stick shaped link that attached to the rearend housing...
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