Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 5/23/02 5:17:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, henningw@archiphoto.com writes: > The Bugatti W16 is extremely compact; it is shorter than so-called > 'small block' American V8's. It has lots of other problems, such as > heat dissipation and general complexity, but it is compact. The other serious problem with a 16 cylinder engine in an automobile application is the tiny cylinders/pistons. They imply very high rpm's to achieve high horsepower but relatively low torque for the displacement. Low torque translates into less acceleration that, in normal automobile road use is not acceptable. Seth - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html