Horse Power and its Effectiveness

[Shannen Durphey]

David Cooley wrote:
> 
> At 09:34 AM 12/15/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> >David Cooley wrote:
> > >
> > > At 10:43 PM 12/14/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >how many cubes does that 400 hp @ 1200 rpm (that would be 1750 ft-lb)
> > and a
> > > >really large engine that would be severely detonation limited if it were
> > > >spark ignited.  Converted gas engines have plenty of compression.
> > >
> > > Converted gas engines, due to the structural limitations of blocks etc, run
> > > at much lower compression than a true "virgin diesel" would...  The Olds
> > > 350 diesel runs 16.5:1 I believe, while a true normally aspirated "virgin"
> 
> >1985 Olds diesel is 22.46:1
> 
> That's interesting... Motors Manual lists it as 16.5:1...
> Anyone got one they can do a swept volume calc on to calculate it?
We're talking GM sourced info here, so who really knows.
Shannen
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