comments on ignition timing

[Wouter de Waal]

On Tue, 29 Nov 1994, Ken King wrote:

> >The thing sucks +- 950 liters/second @ 6000rpm, so it needs BIG air channels.
> my math: ((950 litres/sec)*(60 sec/min)) / (6000 rev/min) =9.5 litres/rev!
> however, 4 stroke engine takes 2 revolutions to complete, 19 litres or
> 1178 cubic inches!  yowsa!  even pre-supposing a huffer/turbo doubling the
> atmospheric pressure, that makes for a 580 cubic inches!  mid-engined!  if
> i can get out there, can i get a ride!?!  :)  i'm presumming one of us muffed
> the math... :)   still, sounds like quite a car.  a gt40?  just curious...

Wow! No that's not _quite_ what I meant... The thing is 1700cc _air 
cooled_, so it sucks air to keep cool. The maths is right I think, VW 
engineers did it, or measured it, or guessed it, or something...


CU
Wouter