Water Injection Thread

[Greg Hermann]

>Gary Derian wrote:
>
>> A couple thoughts:
>>
>> Transmissions only see  torque.  Power ratings are not technically correct.
>> If someone is rating a trans for power, find out the rpm range and calculate
>> the torque they really mean.  The only effect power has is to heat up the
>> lube.  An oil cooler can fix that problem.  Usually its the output side that
>> breaks when in 1st gear due to the torque multiplication.
>>
>>
>
>Just a note: considering the torque curve of your engine might not be a
>bad idea
>when selecting a transmission.  When BMC (or whoever they were at that point)
>converted the old (!) B-series engine for diesel use, they began breaking
>transmissions due to the high cyclic torque output of the engine - in other
>words, the torque was powerful enough at low RPM to break things because it was
>applied in a few strong, slow, individual pulses, not in many weaker
>pulses as a
>gasoline engine would to produce the same torque output at a higher RPM.
>
>Just my two cents
>
>Aaron
>
Betcha they made the flywheel heavier , among other parts of the conversion!

Greg