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Bored, so I nerded out on rad/stroke ratio



Okay, okay, YOU get the GT...sheesh.
 ;) 

Neither pistons or the NHRA care about mean speed.  It's ultimate speed that wins races and breaks pistons.

Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ron Pieper 
  To: L F ; Allyn ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 8:34 PM
  Subject: Re: Bored, so I nerded out on rad/stroke ratio


  How come *I* don't get the Ford GT?  

  Anyhow, as long as they start and stop at the same times and the same places, mean speed is the
  same.  Exac-O-laclty.

  `8)

  Ron

  --- L F <rocco16v@netzero.net> wrote:
  > Ron,
  >   Look at it this way; my new Ford GT and your Scirocco start and stop at the same place at the
  > drag strip.  Are the  speeds the same?
  > Acceleration is the key to piston speed and quarter-mile speeds as well.(not talking Mean speed,
  > talking ultimate speed)
  > 
  > I'll be going now..............
  > :)
  > 
  > Larry
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: Ron Pieper 
  >   To: Allyn ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  >   Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 5:35 PM
  >   Subject: Re: Bored, so I nerded out on rad/stroke ratio
  > 
  > 
  >   Umm...common sense tells me that *mean* speed will be the same for any given stroke...right? 
  > I
  >   mean, the piston starts and stops at the same place for one revolution regardless of rod
  > length,
  >   therefore mean speed is the same.
  > 
  >   Al, you're not all there right now.  Losing sleep???
  > 
  >   Ron
  > 
  >   --- Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com> wrote:
  >   > ok, i get how the piston accel is lower with longer throws, but i always
  >   > thought the main limit for the bottom end was the mean piston speed. issue
  >   > being getting enough oil to keep the rings cool and the skirt lubed.
  >   > Al
  > 
  > 
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