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Conference vmsnet::car$note:carbuffs

Title:Carbuffs
Moderator:DASXPS::NASEAM::READIO
Created:Tue Dec 13 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:632
Total number of notes:88145

565.0. "Mechanical Terms/Definitions/Formulas" by ACCARS::ALDRICH () Sat May 13 1989 21:18

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565.1FormulasMILKWY::SMCCORMICKHurricane ScottWed Dec 12 1990 09:3615
565.2Best to just use a gaugeTROA02::DPURDIEWed Dec 12 1990 11:234
565.3Just for the hell of it, that's all. 8^)MILKWY::SMCCORMICKHurricane ScottWed Dec 12 1990 11:399
565.4Its been a long timeTROA02::DPURDIEWed Dec 12 1990 13:1112
565.5cr formulaCXCAD::FRASERWed Dec 12 1990 14:1617
565.6This is what you wantWHYVAX::FISHERBuilding a faster pigWed Dec 12 1990 19:3446
565.7Why are you making it complicatedTROA02::DPURDIEWed Dec 12 1990 19:489
565.8There are entire BOOKS on the subjectENGINE::MICHAELThu Dec 13 1990 12:1215
565.9Your cyl pressure may varyWHYVAX::FISHERBuilding a faster pigThu Dec 13 1990 15:0316
565.10Something doesn't compute!USHS05::HARDMANThunderTrucks of TexasThu Dec 13 1990 15:487
565.11Through in temperatureTROA02::DPURDIEThu Dec 13 1990 17:077
565.12re .10, HarryHEYYOU::ZARLENGAlickety splitSun Dec 16 1990 21:3714
565.13One more timeTROA02::DPURDIEMon Dec 17 1990 10:4319
565.14Diesels work because compression => heatENGINE::MICHAELMon Dec 17 1990 13:1510
565.15HEYYOU::ZARLENGAin a crowded parking lot?!Tue Dec 18 1990 11:034
565.16-273 cDSM::HOLBROOKDave Holbrook 297-2356Fri Dec 21 1990 16:312
565.17ABSOLUTELYVANTEN::MITCHELLD............<42`-`o>Sun Dec 23 1990 20:172
565.18Is this possible??IAMOK::FISHERFri Jul 09 1993 15:2813
565.19STARCH::HAGERMANFlames to /dev/nullFri Jul 09 1993 16:0234
565.20HDLITE::ZARLENGAMichael Zarlenga, Alpha P/PEGSun Jul 11 1993 15:314
565.21cam mathALLVAX::DUNTONFrankly my dear.....Tue May 03 1994 14:059
565.22Usually done with dial indicator and degree wheelLEDS::LEWICKEchinese restaurants and animal hospitalsTue May 03 1994 14:098
565.23anyoneBIGQ::HAWKEWed Jan 29 1997 17:354
    how can I figure speed based on final drive ratio and indicated
    rpms ?
    
    		Dean
565.24a few moreRHETT::BURDENA bear in his natural habitatWed Jan 29 1997 20:064
You'll need gear ratio for the gear you're in and the rolling diameter of your
driven tires as well.  I have the formula somewhere in a BASIC program...

Dave
565.25speed based on driveshaft rpmCSLALL::NASEAM::READIOA Smith & Wesson beats four aces, Tow trucks beat Chapman LocksWed Jan 29 1997 20:575
It's in here somewhere but....

mph = (tire radius)  / (  RPM       )
      (___________) /  (____________)
      (    168    )/   ( rear ratio)
565.26BIGQ::HAWKEThu Jan 30 1997 11:1017
             <<< VMSNET::DSA120:[NOTESFILES]CARBUFFS.NOTE;32767 >>>
                                 -< Carbuffs >-
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Note 565.25           Mechanical Terms/Definitions/Formulas             25 of 25
CSLALL::NASEAM::READIO "A Smith & Wesson beats four " 5 lines  29-JAN-1997 17:57
                       -< speed based on driveshaft rpm >-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It's in here somewhere but....

mph = (tire radius)  / (  RPM       )
      (___________) /  (____________)
      (    168    )/   ( rear ratio)   uh oh its FWD :-)
    
    
    whats the 168 represent ?
    
    		Dean
565.27MPH at certain engine RPMVMSNET::M_MACIOLEKFour54 Camaro/Only way to flyThu Jan 30 1997 12:3913
    
                   63360
    TIRE RPM   =   -----
                   (tire circumference)
    
    This gets tire revolutions per mile.  (63360 inches in a mile)
    
                       Engine RPM     *    60
    MPH  =   ----------------------------------------------
             (final gear ratio)  (tire revolutions per mile)
    
    
    MadMike
565.28Careful, you'll miscalculateCSLALL::NASEAM::READIOA Smith &amp; Wesson beats four aces, Tow trucks beat Chapman LocksThu Jan 30 1997 16:5725
><<< Note 565.27 by VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK "Four54 Camaro/Only way to fly" >>>
>                  -< MPH at certain engine RPM >-
>
>    
>                   63360
>    TIRE RPM   =   -----
>                   (tire circumference)
>    
>    This gets tire revolutions per mile.  (63360 inches in a mile)
>    
>                       Engine RPM     *    60
>    MPH  =   ----------------------------------------------
>             (final gear ratio)  (tire revolutions per mile)
>    
>    
>    MadMike


Mike, this only works if you're in direct drive with a manual transmission 
or a locking torque converter, that's why I specified "driveshaft rpm" in 
my note.

If you're looking at the tach with your Turbo-hydramatic 350 or 
Turbo-hydramatic 400 trans, you're way off the mark due to torque converter 
losses.
565.29gear ratio adjustmentSTARCH::HAGERMANFlames to /dev/nullThu Jan 30 1997 17:2411
    Most front-wheel-drive cars don't have a direct ratio anyway--they're
    all indirect and top gear is an overdrive ratio. Traditional
    three- and four-speeds usually have top gear as direct, but five-speeds
    may have 4th as direct and 5th as an overdrive. You can often find
    out the ratios in the sales brochures.
    
    If top gear is 0.9:1 (an overdrive ratio), then the speed from
    the formulas will be higher. To find out how much higher, divide
    the answer you got by 0.9.
    
    If top gear is 1.1:1 (a reduction ratio), divide by 1.1.