[Land-speed] Torque Drop>From>JG Magoo

[Dave Dahlgren]

Actually Cosworth is over 20k rpm in qualifying trim..LOL 19k is in 
'endurance trim' LOL
Dave
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Subject: [Land-speed] Torque Drop>From>JG Magoo


> Doc,
>
> You wrote:  "if you can keep the cylinders filled"....
>
> Right there you came very close to answering your own question.   ;o)
>
> Think about this.  A  current Formula-One V-8, NATURALLY ASPIRATED, turns 
> 19,000 RPM. That means each cylinder needs to be 'completely filled' 
> 158-TIMES PER SECOND!
>
> Can you immagine a beer-bottle-filling-machine at a brewery trying to fill 
> 158 beer bottles per second?
>
> At some point, it just can't be done..........and efficiency drops off. 
> ;o)
>
> JGMagoo
>
> Can you say, "Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow" 158 times per second?    ;o)