[DeTomaso] NPC : Diesel redline

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

Racing is going to hell in a handbasket, a bunch of wimps IMHO.
Kenetic Recovery, Electric cars, Hybird, Diesels,

I'd love to see a series with limited rules.

2,000 min weight.
5.0 engine size limit, normally aspirated
no moveable surfaces

Race series on Road courses, High speed Ovals, Rally Cross, a drag race and
through in a 12 hour race
in the middle of the season.

One car for all the tracks, only allowed changes are wheels.tires and ride
height.

That would be some fun to watch.

Michael






On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks
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> Useable power band is the rpm range you state - 3k to 5k.
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> 1100NM of torque is a whole lot!
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> I've been to Le Mans when these cars were participating, and they sounded
> like giant vacuum cleaners. It was horrible. I stopped attending the 24
> hours race shortly after
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> *From:* michaelsavga at gmail.com [mailto:michaelsavga at gmail.com] *On Behalf
> Of *michael at michaelshortt.com
> *Sent:* jueves, 13 de febrero de 2014 20:48
> *To:* Charles McCall
> *Cc:* detomaso at poca.com
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] NPC : Diesel redline
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> I found one answer.
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> 3,000 - 5,000 rpms for the audi engine / 650 hp
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> http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_112231/article.html
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> Michael Shortt
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> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:39 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
> michael at michaelshortt.com> wrote:
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> Good questions, my guess is that it has something to do with the fact that
> a diesel has a much longer stroke than a gas engine,
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> there isn't enough time to make as many RPM's because the piston travels a
> lot more on every trip around.
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> Michael Shortt.
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> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Hi all
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> Driving home in my (diesel) car this evening and had nothing better to do
> than look at my tach.
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> Why don't diesel cars rev as high as petrol powered cars?
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> Because they can't, or because they don't need to?
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> With much more low-end torque than a gas car, they don't need to rev as
> high to move along. Is it their cam selection that makes all that low end
> torque and limits revs or something specific to the diesel technology? If
> it were cam selection, they could do the same to a gas engine I suppose...
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> What is redline of the Le Mans winning Audi?
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