What determines redline?
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What determines redline?
In a rotary engine, what determines the redline or max rpm? I saw a strengthened eccentric shaft that says it can handle up to 12k rpm. What other parts in a rotary engine would need to be strengthened?
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For racing engines (rotaries) that are used consistantly above 8,500 RPMs, there are procedures for providing more clearance between the housings and moving parts to prevent unwanted contact. Extra dowel pins can also be added to strengthen the block. It is also highly recommended (and mandated in all official racing organizations like the ITA or SCCA) that scattershields or kevlar shrouds of some kind be installed to prevent the clutch/flywheel from coming through the floor board and destroying everyone in the vehicle. Clutches have been known to come apart at RPMs exceeding 10,500.
There is no cheap, easy mod to allow you to rev higher so you can show your friends how high the tachometer in your RX-7 . Its a serious endeavor to do it safely.
There is no cheap, easy mod to allow you to rev higher so you can show your friends how high the tachometer in your RX-7 . Its a serious endeavor to do it safely.
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Yeah definitely not easy...and not worth it unless you need the higher rpm range. Just was wondering what was necessary for the engine to be strengthened enough to allow for it. Thanks for the info.
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Originally posted by daem0n
So what kind of seals would be better suited? 3mm or are there some 2mm that should be able to handle the stress?
So what kind of seals would be better suited? 3mm or are there some 2mm that should be able to handle the stress?
3mm seal engines, uh, don't like RPM. Carbon-aluminum seals are a good idea, but then engine longevity goes out the window. (And don't think about forced induction)
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Originally posted by peejay
Carbon-aluminum seals are a good idea, but then engine longevity goes out the window. (And don't think about forced induction)
Carbon-aluminum seals are a good idea, but then engine longevity goes out the window. (And don't think about forced induction)
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Originally posted by wwilliam54
ceramics have all the advanteges of carbon and are reliable and last
ceramics have all the advanteges of carbon and are reliable and last
There's not enough info on those, probably because not too many people buy them.
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But they're a bit weaker than iron, IIRC.
But they're a bit weaker than iron, IIRC.
Iron rusts. It is soft and will bend rather than break.
Steel rusts a bit less easily, it is not nearly as soft as iron so it holds its shape better. But it won't flex as much before it breaks.
Ceramic is very hard. It won't bend where iron or steel would, but if it gets pushed to hard it has no give. It will shatter rather than bending with stresses. It's breaking point is much higher than steel.
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why bother spinning a motor that fast?
turbos and forced induction in general is cool because you can get the power without spinning the motor into oblivion...
turbos and forced induction in general is cool because you can get the power without spinning the motor into oblivion...
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Iron rusts. It is soft and will bend rather than break.
Iron rusts. It is soft and will bend rather than break.
And it will spring back. And it would take a hell of a lot of "push" to break something that thick with that little leverage against it.
Ceramic is very hard. It won't bend where iron or steel would, but if it gets pushed to hard it has no give. It will shatter rather than bending with stresses. It's breaking point is much higher than steel.
I'd rather have something give a little bit than snap and throw shrapnel everywhere...
And as someone wise here once said, there is NO MATERIAL IN THE WORLD that will not break. Detonation can and will break *anything*, since its forces are so much stronger than normal combustion.
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