Building a high rev. motor, what would it take?
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Could a semi-reliable 10k RPM motor be built? Seems like the main weak points are rod bolts, and valve float, is there anyway around these week points.
I would like to build a motor like this just for the challenge of it. Any suggestions ?
I would like to build a motor like this just for the challenge of it. Any suggestions ?
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Originally Posted by sparetireless
Could a semi-reliable 10k RPM motor be built? Seems like the main weak points are rod bolts, and valve float, is there anyway around these week points.
I would like to build a motor like this just for the challenge of it. Any suggestions ?
I would like to build a motor like this just for the challenge of it. Any suggestions ?
8K operation requires a LOT of extensive modifications and is a very high budget project. There are ways to deal with the weak points, but its very expensive to do this right
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What if we started with a 3.6 motor, take it to the 2 liter range, would that be a starting point?
The power will be what ever it will be, thats not the goal necessarily, how can we get to 10k rpm without the motor failiing?
The power will be what ever it will be, thats not the goal necessarily, how can we get to 10k rpm without the motor failiing?
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I would not use a 3.6 to build a 9K to 10K RPM engine. There are better platforms to do that.
I don't think any air-cooled 911 motor beyond 2.2 litres will rev to 10K (on-purpose) due to head flow limitations and frictional/parasitic losses. These engines occasionally see beyond 10K but thats due to missed shifts more than anything.
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I would not use a 3.6 to build a 9K to 10K RPM engine. There are better platforms to do that.
I don't think any air-cooled 911 motor beyond 2.2 litres will rev to 10K (on-purpose) due to head flow limitations and frictional/parasitic losses. These engines occasionally see beyond 10K but thats due to missed shifts more than anything.
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you buy yourself a civic B16A engine, and you balance all the internals, the engine will spin to 10K easy
put a huge camshaft on it (290+ duration) and it will actualy make power at that RPM
having a car thats undrivable cuz it has no low end power....
put a huge camshaft on it (290+ duration) and it will actualy make power at that RPM
having a car thats undrivable cuz it has no low end power....
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Originally Posted by Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems
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I would not use a 3.6 to build a 9K to 10K RPM engine. There are better platforms to do that.
I don't think any air-cooled 911 motor beyond 2.2 litres will rev to 10K (on-purpose) due to head flow limitations and frictional/parasitic losses. These engines occasionally see beyond 10K but thats due to missed shifts more than anything.
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I would not use a 3.6 to build a 9K to 10K RPM engine. There are better platforms to do that.
I don't think any air-cooled 911 motor beyond 2.2 litres will rev to 10K (on-purpose) due to head flow limitations and frictional/parasitic losses. These engines occasionally see beyond 10K but thats due to missed shifts more than anything.
What do you feel is a better platform for a high reving project? I am after a sound like the 917 if possible.
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Originally Posted by sparetireless
What do you feel is a better platform for a high reving project? I am after a sound like the 917 if possible.
The only way you replicate a 12 cylinder engine sound is to build or use one as thats VERY distinctive....
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You are missing a few pieces of info... size, HP, what is reliable, reliability vs durability etc. There are a long list of motorcyles that run 10k plus RPMs and are very reliable and durable and even come with a warranty.
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Originally Posted by Ed Newman
You are missing a few pieces of info... size
Does not matter, perhaps down to 2000cc if it helps reliability.
, HP
Does not matter, at least 200 hp ideally, will take more.
, what is reliable: Can i get 10,000 miles without throwing a rod?
, reliability-I want to use on it week ends, for say 24 months before a rebuild.
vs durability etc.
There are a long list of motorcyles that run 10k plus RPMs and are very reliable and durable and even come with a warranty.
Does not matter, perhaps down to 2000cc if it helps reliability.
, HP
Does not matter, at least 200 hp ideally, will take more.
, what is reliable: Can i get 10,000 miles without throwing a rod?
, reliability-I want to use on it week ends, for say 24 months before a rebuild.
vs durability etc.
There are a long list of motorcyles that run 10k plus RPMs and are very reliable and durable and even come with a warranty.
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Originally Posted by sparetireless
Could a semi-reliable 10k RPM motor be built? Seems like the main weak points are rod bolts, and valve float, is there anyway around these week points.
I would like to build a motor like this just for the challenge of it. Any suggestions ?
I would like to build a motor like this just for the challenge of it. Any suggestions ?
The comment listed about a Honda B16A engine with just balancing can reve to 10K is somewhat true. It can do it once. It can't do it without the cylinders walking, distorting and leaking out all the cylinder pressure. The B16A, like all Honda B-series blocks, is open deck. It is their biggest flaw and why there are several manufacturers making aftermarket blocks. The cylinders are over half exposed. In fact, they are only secured to the block at the bottom of the cylinders. You have to get darton sleeves or weld a block guard in just to stabilize the cylinders. Darton sleeves are the best option as the stiffen the lower end of the block, where the water jackets are also known to crack under high pressure. Neither the the stock rods or the crack are up to it either. Stock cranks can break at the journals and the rods are too thin at the crank end. They were designed to by light weight to make it easier to rev to 8K, not 10K. Fortunately, there are many aftermarket manufacturers like Eagle who make very inexpensive upgraded cranks and rods that can fit this purpose. If you really just want to rev, just put a Honda Blackbird engine in CRX.
If you want reliability and much greater power than you could ever get with the reving motor, go low compression and boosted. That high-revving RSR engine can't even match the power of a stock vintage 930 engine with upgraded headers, exhaust, fuel and a good size upgraded turbo. To finish the Honda analogy, a fully built for racing high-revving LS/VTEC engine can't match the output of a smaller displacement 1.6L SOHC with a bolt-on turbo kit that is a fraction of the cost to build.
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Originally Posted by 02 Carrera
............ Buy a 997 RSR crate engine.............
Thanks,