Originally Posted by jmytyk any idea how to build the pneumatic valve train?? i understand everything else...
too bad so many blew up in last race... |
I think they still use camshafts; the valve are closed by air pressure; the spring bounce was always the limiting factor in engin design;course they could open them with pressure too; it's all secret of course; I have seen a few pics of the outside of an engine; but never the inside; a cut away would be great to see
I think I'll try to design a V10 in CAD; I was bored once and did a small V6; but never finished it to a point where i could have built it; I did have overhead cams; 4 valves per cyl etc in the CAD file; but i re-formated and it's gonedee
If I used a 50mm stroke and 68-70mm bore it would be close to the current style of short stoke engines used; I remember Honda experimenting with oval pistons to get 6 valves in there!! but it created more problems than it solved