<VV> Harmonic Balancer

[FrankDuVal]

With a 3:55 axle ratio, the speed is twice the tachometer (and some zeros).

4400 RPM is about 88 MPH  in Spyders and Corsas with stock wheels/tires. 
And most Powerglide equipped cars. Ha!

Frank DuVal

On 3/21/2020 9:01 PM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs wrote:
> That's got to be over 100mph, isn't it?
>
> On 2020-03-21 23:39, James Davis via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> If you look at the initial SAE engineering paper, the 140 cuin Corvair
>> engine showed a huge crankshaft resonance at around 4,400 rpm, enough to
>> propagate cracks in the crankshaft.   Thus only the engines with the
>> ability to sustain operation at and above 4,400 rpm were equipped with a
>> harmonic balancer initially.
>> Jim Davis