<VV> More HP Re: Gossip...

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Frank,

Sorry, of course, boost is the third major option.  In combination  
with modern EFI, you could get past most of the difficulties of the  
original turbos as well.  I've put up a couple new pages on the  
subject (still need expansion, but it's a start).  General page:

http://autoxer.skiblack.com/injection.html

Craig Nicol's GM EFI installation:

http://autoxer.skiblack.com/inj-nicol-efi.html

--Bryan

On Nov 10, 2009, at 5:07 PM, FrankCB wrote:

> Bryan,
>     You neglected to mention the THIRD alternative - BOOST!  Making  
> more HP requires a greater WEIGHT of air being burned per unit of  
> time.  We can get that from more RPM or a larger engine size or  
> DENSER air being packed into the existing engine.
>     Frank "boost equalizes cu.in." Burkhard
>
> x> In general terms, this is the way to make more power in any  
> engine -
>> pump more air in and out.  That's why racers are always trying to  
>> turn
>> more RPM - more strokes of the pistons means more potential airflow.
>> Of course, that leads to more cam timing, bigger ports, etc.  Or, you
>> can go the bigger engine route - again, more air in and out.  Pick
>> your poison :-)
>>
>> --Bryan
>