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Originally Posted by mgarblik
Dataway, I think it is great the way you are experimenting and learning all the details of your engine. I used to do these kinds of things all the time and then be puzzled for months or years about my results in the days before the internet. Good luck with your engine.
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Takes me a quite a while to explore all the nooks and crannies ... pictured below is the only engine I really know well. Developed these for 15 years, until they had twice the OEM hp and would survive at 14,000 rpm. Ended up building my own exhaust systems (Hossfeld bender), my own intakes, ignition system, a dozen different custom piston designs (Arias) and ring sets, custom Ferrea and Manley valves, totally reworked oiling system etc. Left the porting to experts, and had Langcourt in GA do the cylinder work, but other than that, I literally fabricated, machined, or modified every single part in these engines. Ended up making about 124hp / liter (26hp / 209cc) using 2 valves per, and rocker arm valve train. I still have people call/email me from all over the world asking for info on them .... much of which I've forgotten already
and I have to look at my notes.
Anyway.... yeah, pre-internet ... things were a pain. Most of my racing/building career was done with the internet readily available, huge resource, and as evidenced by my posts here, I've come to depend on it for information, advice and help from other people.
One thing I have learned for sure, is it's very unlikely I'm going to think of, discover, invent, or realize ... something about an engine, that someone before me hasn't realized already .... so ask the guys that have worked on them for years, it saves a lot of time and money.
