Re: Todd's Failure Analysis Follow-up (long)

[Mark van der Hoek <captainhoek@postmark.net>]

Laury, Victor wrote:>

> in fifth at 15,000 rpm.
> Trying to accelerate in the wrong gear, in the wrong rpm range. 

You got THAT part right!  Anyone want to calculate his speed here?

> It would detonate

It sure WOULD!

> But 52,000 rpm in
> fifth gear @ 110 mph should not fall into this unusual
> load category. Or maybe it does. 

It DOES Victor!  It really, REALLY does!

<grin>


Uh, what kind of engine did you say you had?

Mark van der Hoek
Salt Lake City