I’m with you Warp.Warp Speed wrote: ↑Fri May 11, 2018 5:53 amB Original wrote: ↑Fri May 11, 2018 5:49 amAsk an engineer what time it is and he'll explained to you how a Timex works. Ask me or Gary what time it is and will tell you its 5:33 a.m. eastern standard time and I bet Jon still don't get it. Ask David vizard what time it is and he will ask you what time zone then give you the correct answer then ask you what questions you need answered to help you understand how he arrived at his answer.SchmidtMotorWorks wrote: ↑Fri May 11, 2018 1:33 am
Begin by reading any of the articles linked here:
http://www.profblairandassociates.com/RET_Articles.html
Most important relative to specing a cam read the paper I linked previously:
Here it is again.
http://www.profblairandassociates.com/p ... basics.pdf
If anyone finds it difficult to read, I would give my very strongest urging that you redouble your efforts to understand it.
It is really worth the effort.
If the math looks hard to you at first, try doing some of it, before you know it, you will be saying "is that all it is?"
If you got at least C's in high school, you can do the math.
If you find yourself hungering for more the two major books that he authored authored are a life time of reading alone.
If you want still more, the software he developed (or a derivative of it) is used by every serious engine development operation that I know of, including every OEM and racing team. Software like Dynomation, EngMod 4T, Eng Mod 2T, Engine Analyzer Pro, are all based on his work.
He has been a consultant at every OEM that I have worked at, every racing engine engineer that has met him, drops his name in a conversation.
His work is still supported by his associate Hans Herman, he consulted on a project that I worked on this year.
And warp speed might be able to help answer this next question considering this is not proprietary information at his top secret
My question is if you got in your car and travel faster than the speed of light with your headlights on. Would you die from a fusion reaction created inside the headlights as the energy build up from not being able to leave the light production container. If this is correct would not this counter the time-travel paradox.
What made this site great was it got into the nitty gritty of engine engineering. How are you suppose to learn how all this works and attempt to improve upon it if you don’t understand the uderlying physics?
Imo, that attitude has all but killed this place. People looking for ho-hum build recipes and that’s it. I can’t tell you how boring that stuff is. It’s the same 383 Chevy or whatever street engine. It’s been done over, and over, and over again. If you people want that, then buy David’s books, buy Car Craft, watch Horsepower TV (or whatever it’s called).
If it’s too much for someone to learn or understand, then take some time and learn. It’ll take some practice, but you may be surprised what you’re capable of.