(Very) long shot, but I think some people used the same pistons for Yamaha XS650 big bores, at least here in Europe, where they were very popular for Sidecar...
Thanx for the efforts finding the pistons I mentioned but my pal has now found two in Canada so he is set. I would have preferred Omegas but he has a ton of...
The low expansion pistons from Ron Kemp are 7.3:1. Are the SP370s lower than that? John Mead ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/KqTolB/TM...
JOHN MEAD, I am not sure but they are in that range, The problem seems to be a bunch of antiquity in everything remaining including the high expansion muff...
On the ignition. There is a company in the UK, BT-H, that is manufacturing a self generating magneto that has electronic advance curves and electronic ...
JOHN MEAD, The programmable ignition system has been on it for around a decade with several curves he has developed and knows which are required under the...
... I refer you to Glassman, "Combustion", third edition. Glassman is the standard reference for things that burn. Basically, free hydrogen acts as an...
... They still do, but please note the price they give you does not include wristpins, nor are the pin bores honed to size, and Venolia does *nothing* with...
Venolias were never considered and several others normally included in the short list are almost as bad. Omega and Ross pistons are better but I use stock ...
good man Otto, you speak the truth. i was referring to something reliable that would last most people for a while and most likely coupled in a hybrid to be...
... Why not just call up JE or Wiseco? You'd probably be looking at a hundred bucks each, but they'll make them with any pin height, pin diameter, and top...
With JE, you used to have to buy four of each design at $160 @, four years ago but I don't like the low volume not so special, special pieces I usually see ...
JE still has the four piston minimum. Ken C. ... From: Marin California To: mc-engine@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 8:49 PM Subject: Re: Suzuki...
Actually, that's not an uncommon practice in piston suppliers for custom designs (which is what I was discussing in this thread). For some of the pistons...
... 1500cc ? Is this the same motor as fitted to Transit vans ? No wonder they were too slow to get out of their own way !! One friend has one with the V4...
Ian
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Jul 4, 2006 7:00 am
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they built a couple of what they referred to as "supervans" Based on the F1 engines at the times ... From: mc-engine@yahoogroups.com...
Very quiet here ? Anyone notice that the car that won LeMans this year was a diesel Audi. Although it had a bit of a capacity advantage I understand... Revved...
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... It was discussed at one stage.......... Cheers IAN See www.drysdalev8.com for : - Drysdale 750-V8 Sports & 1000-V8 Cruiser - DRYVTECH 2x2x2...
Ian
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Jul 11, 2006 12:42 am
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... I've been buying Wiseco customs in sets of six or eight, depending on what I'm building. That's "custom" as in providing templates for CNC'ing the dish,...
race engine technology magazine had an article on that audi motor - seemed to me like a very high compression petrol motor running on diesel at low revs...
diesel is a cleaner burning fuel than gasoline. so the future will see more diesel engines. im not sure why it hasnt gone farther than it has so far. with...
tom oathoudt <sreng20@...> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:45:54 ... It's not all good though. Diesel has a tendency to produce particulates that are not very good...
Dave W, How much and how custom were they ? I always hate to see skirts with 5mm wall thickness and domes that are 1/2" thick but no one wants to make...
... Cleaner burning? Holy cow! I don't think so! Back in the 70's Diesels made less of "The Stuff EPA Was Checking For," but overall, it's pretty nasty stuff...
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