[Land-speed] Multiple Engines

[MEIERLE Mike]

So the idea is to make it a smooth V16 instead of a synchronized Double
V8? Wonder what the Tractor Pull guys are doing with the 5 engine
setups?

Mike Meierle
Sr. Systems Engineer
Alcatel-Lucent
7751 Windsor Drive
Dublin, OH 43016
(614) 284-6229

-----Original Message-----
From: land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave Dahlgren
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:04 PM
To: land-speed at autox.team.net; Skip Higginbotham
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Multiple Engines

Having never done done this but intuitively I would separate the firing
points 45 degrees EX if engine 1 were to fire at 0 BTDC I would have
engine
2 fire either 45 BTDC or 45 ATDC to fill in the time between firing any
other choice would have them add to a higher torque level for the rear
crankshaft. Obviously you need to add the ignition advance and only used

those numbers for easy math..
Dave
BTW thanks for the racing related post!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip Higginbotham" <Saltrat at pahrump.com>
To: <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:42 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] Multiple Engines


> List,
>
> When connecting two engines together at the crankshafts, what is the
best
> offset to use? My thought is that harmonics should be arranged such
that
> the rear crankshaft gets as little abuse as possible. Ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Skip
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