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Formulas de Calculo de Potenciacion de Motocicletas y Automoviles
Formulas de Calculo de Potenciacion de Motocicletas y Automoviles
Example: Now, what will be the RPM after shifting from 3rd to 4th gear at 83 MPH?
Example: What Gear Ratio is required to turn 6500 RPM at 120 MPH?
Example: What tire radius is required for 110 MPH and 6000 RPM using a 4.11 gear?
Example: What engine HP is required to achieve 110 MPH in a 3200 pound vehicle
through the 1/4 mile?
HPq = (0.00426 x 110) x (0.00426 x 110) x (0.00426 x 110) x 3200 = 329 engine HP
HP vs. MPH
6) The engine horsepower required to sustain a certain MPH on level ground (HPs):
HPg = HPs + (6 ÷ 100 x 0.005 x 3600 x 75) = HPs + 81 = (3600 ÷ 10,000 + 0.33) x 75 + 81
= 52 + 81 = 133 engine HP
Horsepower comes from torque. Torque comes from the pressure of combustion in the
cylinder because combustion pressure causes the piston to turn the crankshaft which is
measured as torque. The trick is to generate high enough pressure on each stroke and to do
it often enough (RPM) to produce the horsepower needed.
Example 8a: What torque is required to generate 329 HP at 6000 RPM?
Example: What is CID of a V8 with a "30 over", 4 inch bore and 3.48 inch stroke?
If VE is less than 1 (or 100%) the amount and quality of charge in the cylinder is reduced
so less torque is produced. VE above 100% is a supercharging effect and more torque is
produced.
Good intake manifolds generally have a peak VE in the range between 85-120.
11) CE = COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY = How well the energy in the fuel is converted
into crankshaft torque. This is affected by; air/fuel ratio, ignition timing, charge mixing and
some other factors.
Air/F
uel
12 - 12.5 14.5 - 15.5 17
Mixt
ure
Example 2: What CFM by the same engine at 6400 RPM if VE has fallen to 95% (0.9)?
CFM = 355 x 6400 x 0.95 ÷ 3464 = 623 CFM
Example 1: How many HP can a 350 CID engine with VE of 95, running 6000 RPM, at
sea level put out?
CID = 352 x 5252 x 150.8 ÷ 14.7 ÷ 8.5 ÷ 0.85 ÷ 5000 = 525 c.i.
Note: Engine used is 8.5 CR & HP peak is 5000 RPM @ 85% VE
CFM RULES