[Land-speed] Multiple Engines

[Dave Dahlgren]

My idea is you fill in you do not add much twist or torque and in you close 
them up they add to the torque on the rear crank has to transfer.. Like I 
said no practical experience but shooting form the hip here to avoid twist. 
Easiest way is to avoid load hence the 45 degree split.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MEIERLE Mike" <Mike.Meierle at alcatel-lucent.com>
To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren at snet.net>; <land-speed at autox.team.net>; "Skip 
Higginbotham" <Saltrat at pahrump.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:32 PM
Subject: RE: [Land-speed] Multiple Engines


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!!!