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Can you say Windage
Twin-plugging and other modification to the 2.0L race engine
caused me to take this low hour (18) down this far. My Piston to valve clearance is too tight (due to going from a DC 60 to a DC80 Cam) so the pistons are at Ollies getting a little machine work done. Here is a shot of the boattailing, knife-edging and piston skirts moon cut. I know their are alot of arguments whether or not this increases HP. It sure cant hurt.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1177254667.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1177254678.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1177254689.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1177254700.jpg |
VERY NICE JOB....................sweet..........
How much damage to the valves with the DC-80? |
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Nicely done!
Boattailed cases and moon-cut cylinders do make more HP depending on displacement and maximum RPM. Since 1976, most racing engines have seen an 8-10 HP improvement on our engine dyno and I consider it very worthwhile on aluminum-cased competition engines. I will not boattail a mag case as that helps promote cracking if the engine is run above 7300 RPM. Those things need all the material (stiffness) they can get. :) |
Wow Steve that is a great improvement. Can you post those dyno sheets for us?
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Hi Jim:
This was something we tested several years ago and didn't keep the dyno data after a series of back-to-back tests using the same engines. It was simply done to quantify some observations about windage in these engines. This was part of some extensive R&D using vacuum pumps and different ring configurations,...:) For example, I think its a great waste of time to do a 2.0S that will not see much 7300+ usage compared to a 3.6 being run to 7K+. One must remember that Porsche used the same case dimensions in ALL of these engines and the volume of air moving around inside the case varies with displacement. Big motors see greater benefits than smaller motors do but all race engines (Al) should be done if one anticipates RPM operations well above 7K. |
Steve, Thanks for your response.
I was at Porsche Motor Sports for an open house this year and not one of the 3.8 GT3 engines had boat tailing on the cases. Not one. Don't those engines turn RPMs in the 9200 range? I have also seen both 935 and 962 engine cases and have never seen boating. Is it your contention that GT3 engines would not benefit from a 8-10 horse power increase? That seems like a questionable proposition. I know an engine builder from the mid eighties ISMA Daytona winning team that claims zero benefit from boat tailing. This builder was trying to get to 300hp from a 2.5 and only got to 296. They tried a plethora of techniques and boating proved to offer no measurable difference. I also noticed at Porsche Motorsport. that none of the cranks were knife edged. Can you explain these observations? Wanye and Henry talking about moon cutting cylinders and boat tailing: Quote:
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I would have to agree that there is no "right" answer just the experience of the specific builder and we all respect your abilities. In these small, high RPM engines the benefit of knife edging may be more in the weight reduction (less rotating mass) than in reduced rotating resistance. |
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