FW: <VV> Re: Say what ?humor

[Brandes, Guy]

Hey, will those ceramic CORVAIR engines be crate motors/

Regards,

Guy Brandes

65 VAIR 140

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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Padgett
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:37 AM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Re: Say what ?


>remember that the higher the engine temp. the better  the gas mileage
since
>less heat is "thrown away" (discarded) into the 
>cooling  airstream.  Anybody for
>ceramic Corvair engines???

Huh ? Output (work) is the area in the middle of the PV curve. Raise the

floor and you get less, not more. Might get less drag since the oil is 
thinner but that is not necessarily desirable.
See http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/otto.html

Padgett 

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