Engine building mailing list?

[Greg Hermann]

>Hi Barrett
>
>What's hipping?
>
>Regards, Jack
>
>Barrett Nicholas wrote:
>>
>> I'm curious if anyone knows of a mailing list dedicated to engine
>> building. I'd like to understand how things like stroke,  the angle
>> in a v engine, piston ring design, different valve portings etc.
>> affect things. I think it'd be interesting to discuss what would be an
>> "ideal" engine, with a couple variations - theoretical, "cost no
>> object", and reality. The metalurgy behind hipping (and where you can
>> get items forged using that process), what titanuim alloys work well
>> for different engine components, etc.  If no one knows of such a list,
>> any idea if there's enough interest for such a list? It's the type of
>> thing I would have posted to the homebrew mailing list, but it's been
>> so dead lately I doubt I'd get a reply.

Definite interest here--whattinell is "Hipping"???

And whyinell don't more folks make more stuff out of maraging steels
insteada good ol' 4340E?? (Any number of reasons why they sould be better
for things like cranks and rods, including higher strength, better impact
resistance, easier machining, etc., etc.!!)

6 AL 4 is pretty much the Ti alloy of choice for most internal engine bits.
(Unless, of course, you get into unobtanium!!)

Regards, Greg