Everything has its place. Most here are in love with a time that has passed by. That is fine, but they need to get out of the way of progress (progress will happen regardless - and it doesn’t matter who is elected or whatever internet article is shared on social media).PackardV8 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 11:25 am Wandering somewhat off topic into bikes, we might as well wander into EVs.
For seventy years I've built rods and race cars, driven the fastest showroom stockers available, including a sampling of the new Vette/Mustang/Hellcat ilk; they're mind-bendingly fast.
I've been building ICEs for more than fifty years. The first time I drove the Tesla, engaged "Ludicrous" and all one's previous street car experiences become so last century. I knew how the blacksmith felt. Standing over a roaring forge on the side of a dirt road, pounding on a red hot horseshoe, he sees his first car go by. "Well, that changes things."
What makes it so mind-bending is not just the rate of acceleration, as the fastest street cars I've been in have gone almost that quick. However, the Tesla does it in utter silence and comfort. The fast street rods revved high, spun the tires, made smoke, rattled, shook, and one was always hoping it would stay together and stay straight. And the Tesla comes with four-wheel drive and a warranty; a year-round luxury sedan."Tesla's Model S P100D is the fastest accelerating production car in the world, thanks to a Spaceballs-inspired software update. In a recent Motor Trend test, the Model S P100D hit 0-60 mph in 2.275507139 seconds. Launching a Model S P100D (weighing 5,062 with gear and driver) in full-on Ludicrous mode snaps your body in a manner that is utterly impossible to replicate in any other street-legal production car on normal tires and dry asphalt."
Your opinions and results may vary, but you owe yourself a test drive. The Tesla showroom will be pleased to schedule one, as that's all they do is show, explain and test drive. They can't try to sell you one.
I’m most interested in the hybrid systems like you see in World Endurance / LeMans cars. If I can use something else to supplement the ICE to gain performance, than why not? This is Speedtalk after all...
Anyway, going back to the original post. I have no idea, other than the restriction being 530cid, stock castings, but anything else goes, I give the nod to the SOHC cammer. With today’s technologies and a blank check, no doubt the valvetrain can be made to work.
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