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How long before an engine blows?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:54 am
by sven
In a previous life, at VW meets the organisers wouyld occasionally set up an old motor, run it flat out, taking bets on when it would let go.
Have an old EA82 - blows smoke, is a real dud...but runs.
How long do you reckon it would run for at WOT?
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:23 am
by crundle
Not sure how long it would take - I remember a video from ages ago of a rotary doing the same thing. I would guess 3 minutes, might be an idea for a poll?
You will have to video it of course, would be hilarious!
Crundle
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:15 am
by Ben
With oil or without? Cooling?
I reckon one would go a whole lot longer than 3 minutes if there was oil and water at WOT....
Without either, I think it would still go more than 3 minutes, I'd call 15...
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:09 pm
by SuBaRiNo
There was a similar experiment apparently done at a car meet in WA.... they used an EA81 up against a variety of different engines... i can't remember the numbers but the EA81 was the last to blow. This was without oil or water.
Dave
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:29 pm
by Suba
That was out at rev-heads at Narrogin wasnt it Dave.
Mike.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:40 pm
by steptoe
aw, c'mon guys, not to a subie engine, what about some old English POS...Oh sorry , you don't see that stuff around anymore
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:51 pm
by SuBaRiNo
Yeah i think your righ Mike.
Dave
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:39 pm
by Gannon
Youd have to hook up a tacho to see how many revs an unloaded carby motor will do WOT, over an extended time.
I also have a spare carby motor that will be goin to the scrappers. Hmmmmm, got me thinking now