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The power requirement to handle wind resistance (and at those speeds wind resistans is basically the only thing to worry about) is proportional to...
The highest theoretical top speed is when the gearing puts the top speed at the peak hp rpm. If you had top speed & peak power at 7500rpm earlier...
The 78 series of regulators are good, reliable, overcurrent and overheating protected (and have been around at least since the 70s), but you need...
That may become an issue, if the plenum is lower than the runners. Some liquid fuel collects in the bottom of the plenum on carb intakes and ends...
it's amazing how much trouble you can avoid by just RTFM. ;)
For the street I wouldn't want any car to run without centrifugal and vacuum advance. For budget racing? Whatever, it just needs to run good at...
Sometimes you trust the experts, other times it's the misfits that get it right. Might as well ask both kinds! ;)
Aren't you forgetting that the losing side were using points ignitions too? Someone having won with points is hardly a selling point when the...
Well... He may have been back to read, without logging in.
As others say, check how thick the cylinder walls are, and go from there. (Even if there may be plenty of metal core shift during manufacturing...
True. At the same time, most engines weren't very well tuned, as long as they ran seemingly good people used them, not many spent the time for...
Just the right size for hobby use, small enough to fit anywhere, big enough to handle descent size pieces.
...and to add to confusion, old electronics capacitors sometimes were marked MF for microfarad. Normally, a big M is for mega = million. Anyway....
May I ask what capacitor you have been using, or would that be digging into your trade secrets?
I thought the same when I read the post. A test bench could put a component through more use in a week or two than years worth of actual driving....
Easy for the driver to get in through the big door, easy for backseat passengers to get in through the rear door. What's not to like?
Reduced hole size in head gaskets is common to force coolant to flow only where you want it to flow - sometimes a very small hole is there just to...
I believe there are special welting feet for that job. There's a good chance your machine uses a standard type of feet so they may be easily...
Well, that depends on how strict interpretation of "good" you mean. Burning gas mostly creates CO2 and water, for everyday street use you want...
May I ask why? Having a cheap, simple device to hold the engine at proper operating temperature all the time (except the first warm up minutes)...
A good idea, but not fool proof unfortunately. Core shift when the block was cast means the metal thickness will vary from block to block, and all...
I don't see anyone mention the detail that when you control ignition separately you can wait to activate it until you see you have oil pressure -...
Use wire clamps and you don't have to worry very much about exact dimensions. [MEDIA]
Not sure becoming a BMW driver is considered "good driving practice".
Survivorship bias. We think things were better quality 50 år 100 years ago because the 50 or 100 year old things we see are good quality. Nobody...
Most of the world is metric. Might be time to join in. ;)
If I remember it right, screw type blowers have far better efficiency and handle more boost than the common roots blowers do. If dragracing rules...
Depends. If you have a sensibly built multi carb setup where each cylinder draws air only from one carb you'll know which carb to adjust when you...
The coil getting hot enough to puke oil should only come from too much current running through it for too much time. How that happened when the...
Probably not an issue for old points ignitions, but electronic ignitions (and even more so electronic fuel injections etc.) can get "confused" by...
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