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| r_towle |
 Feb 6 2005, 08:28 PM
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| eeyore |
Feb 8 2005, 10:52 AM
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The first run chassises, chassii -- frames -- were aluminum, magnesium came later. The orginal design also used the frame tubes for oil piping up to the front cooler. JWA did away with that the 2nd year of the car, and individually plumbed the oil lines.
The 16 was unfeasible because of weight and size. The length of the motor would have really changed the turning moment of the car, already sketchy under Piech's no wing 'drag is bad' philosophy. Also, the 917's life was coming to an end under FIM rules. CanAm required a much better hp/ton figure which was only gained with turbos. As for the length of the crank on the 16, that shouldn't have been a problem. On the 12s, power was taken from the crank at the middle of the engine. Crankwise, it was like havint 2 flat sixes end to end. They probably carried over this element over to the 16 as well. |
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r_towle 917 engine pics Feb 6 2005, 08:28 PM
URY914 What you you think this engine is worth? $2-3... Feb 7 2005, 07:40 AM Brett W Did you look at the 917 Chassis pics. Looks like ... Feb 7 2005, 07:46 AM URY914 Those welds look like mine! ... Feb 7 2005, 07:51 AM cnavarro That engine is a thing of beauty. I just spent the... Feb 7 2005, 09:01 AM Quilmes Here is a picture of the 16cyl engine that was des... Feb 7 2005, 09:01 AM Quilmes One more view 917 16cyl engine. Feb 7 2005, 09:02 AM Jeff Bowlsby Not only is it 16 cylinder...it looks like twin pl... Feb 7 2005, 09:07 AM DuckRyder I think I'll go into autozone and ask for a di... Feb 7 2005, 09:11 AM bd1308 OMG....look at that dizzy. finding ign problems mu... Feb 7 2005, 09:12 AM Aaron Cox MFI too! Feb 7 2005, 10:10 AM Mueller at the factory museum, they have an aluminum frame... Feb 7 2005, 10:49 AM Travis Neff slide valve intakes... woohoo. Feb 7 2005, 11:03 AM BigD9146gt towle,
let me know what you find on the 8... I... Feb 7 2005, 01:25 PM sixnotfour Have you seen these 8 banger 2.2 pics ?
http://w... Feb 7 2005, 01:32 PM Reiche I think I read once that the flat-16s crankshaft w... Feb 7 2005, 01:51 PM type47 you guys SUCK! it took 5 posts before someone ... Feb 7 2005, 02:34 PM BigD9146gt Helium making the chassis lighter? I don't thi... Feb 7 2005, 04:39 PM andys Thinking back to the glory days of Riverside, I re... Feb 7 2005, 05:53 PM BigD9146gt Sammy, now that makes sence to pressurize the tube... Feb 8 2005, 10:31 AM URY914 Cool picture... Feb 8 2005, 10:36 AM BigD9146gt Sammy, thats some pro- picking nutting giong on he... Feb 8 2005, 11:08 AM Quilmes 908 engine photo from Rennsport II Daytona Feb 8 2005, 12:28 PM Quilmes Here is one from a 917-30 Feb 8 2005, 12:29 PM Cloudbuster How much weight gets added in bungs, gauge and plu... Feb 8 2005, 12:55 PM andys Feb 8 2005, 02:10 PM andys Feb 8 2005, 02:26 PM Cloudbuster Feb 8 2005, 02:39 PM physician the good thing about using helium is that you dont... Feb 8 2005, 03:26 PM BigD9146gt I personally like how in the pictures of the 917 e... Feb 8 2005, 04:07 PM
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