[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
On 17 Dec 2002 at 15:11, Martinez, Leon wrote: > Hey, how about a fully balanced 1600 cc engine , I was told the the > red line is 6000 rpm , what would the top rpm be for a fully balanced > engine. 7000 rpm as these tachs show. I think the Bill Fisher book lists the red line for a good engine with counterbalanced crank at about 6K, about 1K higher than a stock engine. 6K is definitely too high for the stock engine, especially the crank, but there are other parts which will also suffer. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/