Being a racer I have had failures of the flexplate. All very dangerous to health. I assume that the higher pressues in a racing automatic pushed the convertor forward to the point it made contact with the starter. When a "button" was placed between the crank and convertor thrust bearing problems...
I am looking for the fastest way to release a 12volt soleniod after it is de-energized. Every ms counts. Reducing the voltage after energizing? How? What else? Thanks!
Is there any formula for torquing head studs that allows for the different lengths and diameters of the studs so all studs produce the same clamping force? To take it one step further has anyone used pressure paper to check for even clamping forces? Pro's and Con's?
We race a roots supercharged motor. After dynoing we noticed a small amount of timing(1 degree)made a huge difference in power. Now with the ignition signal triggered from the front of the crank and the load at the back of the crank and a firing order of 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2, what cylinders would...
is the mach index of the intake valves as much as a concern as on a NA motor? Also, how does a supercharger effect the peak torque curve compared to a NA motor? Any links or calculations for these? thanks!
I see some off road vehicles hit bumps or go over jumps and the body of the vehicle hardly moves. All the action is taken up by the spring and shock. How are these shock adjustments and/or spring rates achieved? Some of the monster trucks are now able to land "like a cat" and have...
If you take a large supercharged engine and make it smaller, but all other components remain the same(heads, supercharger,etc), will the reduction in power be relative to a n.a. engine? Or because of the constant displacement supercharger, will the increase in cylinder pressure compensate for...
when building a structure from tubular material, would the use of bends in continuous piece be stronger and more rigid than the same angle being made out of two straight pieces welded together? Assuming a good mandrel bend(outside radius stretched, inside radius commpressed)opposed to a large...
Greetings! How does increasing or decreasing the size of the inlet effect the boost curve of a roots type supercharger? I realize that being a pos. displacement pump its going to pump the same air every rev. regardless of rpm but at higher rotor rpm with a small inlet would the vacume become so...
