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    Cylinder coating

    Great stuff. I have two engines that use Nikasil (or something very similar) a BMW 750iL has an all aluminum V12 with Nikasil coated cylinders. It's still running stong at 210K miles. I also have a Rotax FR125 2stroke kart engine. I've run it up over 19000 RPM on a regular basis on the track...
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    Torque calcs for 1st and 5th or 6th gear

    Isn't the torque halved at the differential (assuming both wheels have grip)??? 3434/2=1717 ft-lbs
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    Bellcrank bearing type to use?

    I was thinking spherical because it doesn't have to resist out of plane loads. The bearing compensates by aligning with the loads. What size of bearing do you use. Thanks
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    Bellcrank bearing type to use?

    I am designing and ultimately building an inboard shock/spring type suspension and am having trouble deciding on what type of bearing to use for the bellcrank pivot. Does anyone out there have experience with these and know what works and doesn't. I have looked at needle, sleeve, ball...
  5. V12

    Longitudinal Transaxles

    The Corvette does have a transaxle. It is different in that the actual transmission is between the output flanges and the input shaft. Typically (for mid-engine, rear-engine applications)the actual gearing hangs out back. What this means is that the transaxle is too long (tranny/engine...
  6. V12

    Longitudinal Transaxles

    There's also Ricardo (The engineers the Audi R8 transaxle), Getrag (make VW Audi boxes), and Quaiffe (syncro and dog engage sequential racing type boxes) all make longitudinal transaxles of varying sophistication and cost. Shawn
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