Re: Bench Race this w/me ...
Everything you're talking about is in reference to peak power, it doesn't say anything about power under the curve. Bamfster is saying he wants an efficient street engine that will do OK at the track.
You're talking about optimizing power at a single RPM: great if it's for a magazine article. I don't think "flow characteristics of intake ports" is what matters - it's overall flow, and there's no question that 12-15psi of manifold pressure is going to make ANY port - TPI or Ram Jet- flow better.
I'm not saying you're wrong about the difference between TPI and RJ intakes: I'm saying that your point isn't relative to what Bamfster is looking for. He doesn't care about a peak number, he needs something with a broad powerband and at the low power he's requesting, a TPI would do just fine. So would a RamJet IMO. He's not going to care about the differences. My $.02
Originally posted by TubbedCamaro
You're talking about optimizing power at a single RPM: great if it's for a magazine article. I don't think "flow characteristics of intake ports" is what matters - it's overall flow, and there's no question that 12-15psi of manifold pressure is going to make ANY port - TPI or Ram Jet- flow better.
I'm not saying you're wrong about the difference between TPI and RJ intakes: I'm saying that your point isn't relative to what Bamfster is looking for. He doesn't care about a peak number, he needs something with a broad powerband and at the low power he's requesting, a TPI would do just fine. So would a RamJet IMO. He's not going to care about the differences. My $.02
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