Rods

[Frederic Breitwieser]

>    Don't forget that too much boost at low RPM will cause great stress on
>the connecting rods and crankshaft.  Boosted motors need the inertia of the
>pistons to balance out some of the gas loads.  My question is,  why do you
>want to have all of this complication?

Unless I misunderstood something, I was under the impression from Corky
Bell's Turbo book, that higher boosts at lower RPMs caused less stress than
less boost at higher RPMs, because most of the rod stress was from the
piston being jerked down immediately after the exhaust cycle.


Frederic Breitwieser
Bridgeport, CT 06606
http://www.xephic.dynip.com/

1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
1989 4-Door Softtop Humvee (Hummer)
2000 Buick GTP (Mid-engine track car)

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