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RE: VolksAir

To: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: VolksAir
From: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:52:45 -0800
> That's a good idea, as long as you don't want to run at very high rpms
> (you'll get valve float).  Of course lower rpms means less noise.

No reason valve float would be any more likely with the 2-stroke setup.  The
valves don't move any faster, they just move every revolution instead of
every other revolution.

> But I'm not sure that it's all that good a deal unless you
> have a VW engine sitting around and lots of free time.

I dunno, have you priced a compressor capable of delivering 58 scfm @ 100
psi ?

Randall





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