Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:35 PM -0400 5/23/02, SthRosner@aol.com wrote: >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. The 8 liter Bugatti engine takes care of that; 500cc per cylinders isn't that bad, and an 8 liter displacement can take care of torque. Besides, I think the Bugatti is turbocharged, which ups the torque even further. We'll just have to wait for the test reports to see if it's driveable, since I doubt we'll get many first hand reports from the LUG :-). - -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html