[Land-speed] Single Cylinder Engine

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   Once you get to those kind of spontaneous-detonation temps,   ignition timing is both moot, and random.  Water/alcohol injection and a direct port timed fuel spray might help, along with a dry ice and nitrous-chilled intercooler and a tunable  counterbalance shaft.     
   Actually the big Brit one lunger bikes  - or at least the three  in my in my past  - didn't vibrate;  they just sort of threw themselves around at idle like a  washing machine with a single blanket  then smoothed out to a dull shake.    I did have  a one lung Lister diesel in a sailboat that was a real pile driver - idling out of gear in dead calm, you could feel the boat trying to get away from all the thrashing...   

---- Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren at snet.net> wrote: 
> With 100lbs of manifold pressure at least you won't need much of an ignition 
> system once you get to that point ought to light just fine without a spark..
> Dave
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <neil at dbelltech.com>
> To: "'Skip Higginbotham'" <saltrat at pahrump.com>; <drmayf at mayfco.com>
> Cc: <land-speed at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 1:15 PM
> Subject: [Land-speed] Single Cylinder Engine
> 
> 
> > Skip;
> >
> > Be prepared for LOTS of vibration from that single cylinder. Anyone 
> > remember
> > the old British single cylinder bikes such as Triumph 500, etc?
> >
> > Regards, Neil   Tucson, AZ
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: land-speed-bounces+neil=dbelltech.com at autox.team.net
> > [mailto:land-speed-bounces+neil=dbelltech.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> > Skip Higginbotham
> > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:59 PM
> > To: drmayf at mayfco.com
> > Cc: land-speed at autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Land-speed] BBC Carrillo Rod
> >
> > Actually trying to make a one litre, single cylinder engine with at
> > least 100 lbs of manifold pressure. And then go to 2 litre.............
> > Skip
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 05:54 PM 2/1/2008, drmayf wrote:
> >>No, I don't have one, but my curiosity is up! What's it for?
> >>Inquiring minds wana know..
> >>
> >>mayf
> >>Skip Higginbotham wrote:
> >>
> >>>List,
> >>>Does anyone have an extra Carrillo Rod for a big block Chevy? I
> >>>need one (damaged will do) for a sample. I will return it.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>Skip
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