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Jim can you tell us the rod length to stroke ratio?
And do you reckon it would be feasable to have an even longer stroke (custom made obviously) crank in the block? Maybe with smaller diameter big ends to find the needed room.

Given that it's too quiet around here and that this is in the true spirit of the Magasquirt philosophy, I thought getting some exposure for an Australian started DIY programmable ECU might be good for a look: http://speeduino.com/wiki/index.php/Speeduino And the forum http://speeduino.com/forum/inde...

"Iron plate"???
Shoulda made it from steel.

So the run time limiting factor will be available electrical energy in the battery? The question is, for a track car anyways, can the system recharge sufficiently thru the slower off boost parts of the track? Can a typical alternator handle it? I like the idea, I reckon it has merrit. But perhaps al...

Nice, are you gonna test both? As a daily, your most likely gonna do the long runners right? My bet is the shorties for peak power. Prolly not practicle to have a dual length runner manifold on a V6 (especially 1 shoe-horned into an Alfa engine bay), but how about a dual resonance manifold like the...

Oh yeah, I should have asked before....................

Do you notice any changes in the car's balance now that you've added the supercharger and the intercooler?

That's a sweet set up MD!

And the Cab looks even better with the white wheels.

But we all know that's a nice new Sprintex twin screw hiding under there.

After a bit more Goggling it's pretty obvious that an RTV silicone is completely unsuitable. It kinda, sorta doesn't stick to much other than itself............... :oops: The way I was thinking about it, each coupling would have 2 interlacing steel structures that provide the majority of the strengt...

Silly question time........................ :wall: While I love Kevin's approach to the tailshaft saga, what is stopping someone from making their own rubber couplings of a more durable design and perhaps with some internal Kevlar reinforcement? The big problem that I see is the actual rubber itself...

There's nome nice work there! A couple of curiosities tho. Like the fact that 105 uprights are used, with 'upside down' lover ball joints (spherical rod ends), but no apparent bump steer correction. Also, the steering arms are standard (LONG) length.............. I'm surprised that they didn't duct ...

I've used Neway seat cutters on my 12 heads. They work very well, but frieght costs to Aus were a killa. Hopefully cheaper to other non-US parts of the world.

But crazy off topic banter is what this forum is about.
That and Alfa.

Z, there are specific velocity probes so no problem. The question is what combination of velocity/flow you want! If you increase flow with porting it does not necessarily mean you also increase velocity. It may remain unchanged or even drop if you hog out the ports. To arrive at conclusive results ...

Yeah, the load cell equipped tailshaft is probably the best, but the pure cost of them.................... :shock: Motec supply them for the V8 Supercars to help keep the parity of all of the different engines. Any load measuring engine mount would only be in place for testing purposes. My main thin...

While pondering the purpose of the universe (maybe), a random idea lodged itself inside my noodle................. With the amount of give in 3 rubber couplings, could it be possible to monitor the torque induced difference between the engine's output and the clutch housing's input to give a meaning...