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Re: Will it take it?

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Subject: Re: Will it take it?
From: Ed McGuirk <emcguirk@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 15:09:10 -0400
If we assume that we will avoid crank flex from high RPM resonance and 
detonation from bad boost, stresses rise fastest with high RPM. The 
parasitic stresses of accelerating and de-accelerating the rods and pistons 
at high RPM is actually larger than the stresses of high HP from boost at 
lower RPM.

Your choice is usually to spend money on strong parts that can handle high 
RPM or to spend money on tuning to avoid detonation during high boost. The 
tuning is usually more expensive especially if you make a mistake on your 
way there. (oops, you got another engine?)

Ed McGuirk

At 09:46 AM 6/19/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:19:34 -0700 (PDT)
>From: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor)
>Subject: Will it take it?
>
>Under race conditions, the TR6 engine shouldn't care whether it gets its
>extra power from a high compression ratio, or forced induction. Power is
>power. The trick is to stay away from detonation, when either method is
>used. 200 HP is not unreasonable.
>
>Dick

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