V-8 Int. man. design

[Paul (BRAAP) Ruschman]

Evert Rosseel wrote:
> 
> If you have a LOT of money, you can also :
> 4 - install a different crankshaft, so that it fires like two 4 in
> lines connected in V Although this seems strange, it is done on some engines (Ferrari does for example) because the same effects of (unevenly) 
timed flow also come into play in the exhaust. An equal firing interval 
for each banks gives best performance because it allows the use of tuned 
exhausts. The disadvantage is that the engine balance is badly influenced 
(4 cylinder like instead of V8).
> 
> 

> Dr. ir. Evert Rosseel

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	Dr. Rosseel,
	 No I don't have a lot of money but have been extremely 
interested in using a single plane (180 degree) crankshaft. As you have 
mentioned exhaust tuning is the benefit and four cylinder buzziness is 
the down fall, also the car wouldn't sound as if it had an American V-8 
in it,(SLEEPER), but I haven't seen any commercially available with cam 
shafts to match. 
	Have you or anyelse seen these cranks for the Chev little block?


		Thank you,
		Paul (BRAAP) Ruschman
		http://www.datsuns.com/paul.htm