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Re: Programs to help LSR Racers

To: Bill Bennett <benettw@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Programs to help LSR Racers
From: George Mitchell <americanpartner@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:46:43 -0800 (PST)
Bill,
I guess you dont use it. 
If you had a dream list of software  tools that would
help you in the shop and on the course what would you
want . That's the thing. Basically if the program on
desktop dyno didnt get any use ,why didn't it . Did it
not do enough or do you know the stuff already...
 George in DC 

--- Bill Bennett <benettw@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I just recently look at the back of the manual for
> my desktop dyno and
> there was a program called Land Speed Racer. Maybe
> Mr. Gasket still
> handles it. I don't know. I do know that Desktop
> Dyno has been
> upgraded To Dyno 2000
> 
> Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Mitchell <americanpartner@yahoo.com>
> To: Jonathan Amo <webmaster@amoproductions.com>;
> Gene Brauninger
> <genesds@ic.net>
> Cc: Land Speed Digest <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 10:02 AM
> Subject: Programs to help LSR Racers
> 
> 
> > Skip H and I have been bantering back and fourth
> about
> > calculatiuons for the design of the (now confirmed
> )
> > early Hemi powered Porsche 924. We are trying to
> > figure out frontal area and  gear ratios . I am
> trying
> > to get a horsepower figure to shoot for , camshaft
> > design , rpm range etc.
> > Although I can do it with a calculator, Desktop
> Dyno
> > and just engine design experience I was thinking
> last
> > night that it would be cool to have a program on
> my
> > computer that would do these sort of calculations
> for
> > me .
> > Then I thought " Hey idiot, your a programmer for
> a
> > living !"
> > I remember seeing a program a few years ago but I
> > don't know if it is available any longer. Besides
> I
> > have the best resource in the world right here to
> help
> > design it !
> > Here is what I am thinking would be helpful beside
> the
> > above mentioned items. I thought it would be nice
> to :
> >
> >  Figure corner weights.
> >
> >  With x amount of horsepower and y frontal area on
> the
> > salt the vehicle should go z MPH --on dirt--on
> asphalt
> >
> > The record is z MPH ,with y frontal area, how much
> HP
> > will it take to match or beat it? (reverse of the
> > prior equation)
> >
> > I'm making good hp but x MPH away from the record
> how
> > will this gear change affect me ?
> >
> > Basically, if you all help me with the specs , I
> will
> > build it test it and make it available.
> > Any ideas or comments.
> > Would you  find something like this helpful ? I
> think
> > it would help "newbies" like myself.
> > Thanks everyone
> > George in DC
> >
> >
> >
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> >
> 
> 
> 
Do You Yahoo!?

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