tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post5900308242352857568..comments2023-12-31T09:40:12.648-08:00Comments on Bob Hoover's Blog: Solved! - A Standard Engine for HomwbuiltsBob Hooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861126799745704555noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-86740593876161436222010-02-14T13:15:39.061-08:002010-02-14T13:15:39.061-08:00** For Greg Potts **
The HVX Modifications were d...** For Greg Potts **<br /><br />The HVX Modifications were developed for off-road racing and may be applied to an engine installed in a VW bus.<br /><br />The Fat-Fin modification was developed for VW engines converted for use in LIGHT AIRPLANES and can NOT be applied to vehicular engine, in that the larger fins will not fit under the stock VW tin-ware.<br /><br />-R.S.Hoover, 13 Feb 2010Bob Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861126799745704555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-85299364461846697752010-02-14T12:32:52.639-08:002010-02-14T12:32:52.639-08:00** MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE OUTPUT
There are too many v...** MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE OUTPUT<br />There are too many variables to define this with perfect accuracy but an acceptable method is to assume the Maximum Sustainable Output will be about 75% of the maximum PEAK output. For design purposes it is reasonable to assume an engine having a displacement of 142 cubic inches should produce AT LEAST 71 hp for PEAK power ( ie, cid divided by two ).<br /> <br />Those estimations give us 71hp for PEAK and 53.4hp for CONTINUOUS.<br /><br />I realize these figures are not as large as those for some other VW conversions but they are in close agreement with REAL engines I have built in the past, and tested using a torque-stand.<br />-R.S.Hoover - 14 Feb 2010Bob Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861126799745704555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-556104205549075442010-02-12T07:55:53.581-08:002010-02-12T07:55:53.581-08:00I may be missing something here, but a 2332 cc eng...I may be missing something here, but a 2332 cc engine is in my thinking an oversquare engine (94mm bore x 84mm stroke). A square engine (84 x 84) would not be 2332cc.Jon in Iowanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-77965349779856454582010-02-10T04:14:52.148-08:002010-02-10T04:14:52.148-08:00My question is: what is the new alloy and how do y...My question is: what is the new alloy and how do you know what rods have it? And how much does the long fin mod help cooling in an airplane?<br /> <br /><br /> Thanks<br /> <br /> Kevin<br /><br />k_mccune@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-38240860789703242092010-02-08T03:30:42.726-08:002010-02-08T03:30:42.726-08:00very useful read. I would love to follow you on tw...very useful read. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did you guys learn that some chinese hacker had busted twitter yesterday again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-10178941292078552272010-02-07T10:16:03.003-08:002010-02-07T10:16:03.003-08:00Hey Bob,
Enjoy your postings. Have a question ab...Hey Bob,<br />Enjoy your postings. Have a question about this being a perfectly square engine. Isn't the bore and stroke really 84 x 94 in order to come up with 2332.jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274668758644997522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-50845885033320234482010-02-05T15:06:26.634-08:002010-02-05T15:06:26.634-08:00@ Greg: the HVX mods will apply, and your welcome ...@ Greg: the HVX mods will apply, and your welcome to stroke your engine. The Fat Fin stuff will not fit the stock tin. Neither will the stroked engine, but that's more easily dealt with (commonly done in hot rod VW land too) than the Fat Fin mods.<br /><br />@ Jim: search the posts for this blog - see that little search tool thingie? Or go to the AirVW Yahoo Group, or the Chugger Yahoo group.<br /><br />@ Bob: I've got the alternator, but I'm still working on the mounting brackets - Did you convince Steve Bennet to start making those?flybynightkarmarepairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047639300653750871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-35547691089858541992010-02-03T18:42:51.532-08:002010-02-03T18:42:51.532-08:00I just now re-found your blog, after your quick po...I just now re-found your blog, after your quick post to RAH. Good to see you in print, again. <br />Where do I go to read about your fat fin modification heads and engine, and do you have a sustainable continuous HP rating ballparked for it?<br /><br />Jim in NC<br />jsmorgan@charter.netJim in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214704030908009825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-71254736755392346812010-02-03T16:59:17.852-08:002010-02-03T16:59:17.852-08:00How much of this technology would be applicable to...How much of this technology would be applicable to a VW bus engine?Greg Pottshttp://www.pottsfamily.canoreply@blogger.com