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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 104621" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>Rex Bunn did a lot of work on motorcycle engine breathing. I do not have his book, but I think some of his articles are on line. I think Martyn has some experience with his breathers.</p><p></p><p>There appears to be a huge focus on breathers in the VOC. I just assume that 11 out of 10 breather problems are due to poor rings. It is so much easier to add breathers than fix the rings.</p><p></p><p>I often thought that an evacuation pump would be a better addition to the timing chest than an oil pump for most Vincent owners. The good pumps remove air and also allow an air bleeder to pull air in from an outside source if the crankcase pressure goes to far negative.</p><p></p><p>Alcohol and nitro engines have much less vacuum to worry about. The volume of fuel is very high and usually liquid when it hits the rings. The rings hydroplane over the fuel on the cylinder wall. This is why there is so much oil contamination with alcohol and nitro. Many dragsters use two oil tanks so they do not circulate the contaminated oil.</p><p></p><p>Part of the reason low crankcase pressures in racing are desirable is that you can then lower the ring pressures. I think that piston and ring friction is still 75% of the friction in the engine and that reductions of friction are good at making BHP.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 104621, member: 1177"] Rex Bunn did a lot of work on motorcycle engine breathing. I do not have his book, but I think some of his articles are on line. I think Martyn has some experience with his breathers. There appears to be a huge focus on breathers in the VOC. I just assume that 11 out of 10 breather problems are due to poor rings. It is so much easier to add breathers than fix the rings. I often thought that an evacuation pump would be a better addition to the timing chest than an oil pump for most Vincent owners. The good pumps remove air and also allow an air bleeder to pull air in from an outside source if the crankcase pressure goes to far negative. Alcohol and nitro engines have much less vacuum to worry about. The volume of fuel is very high and usually liquid when it hits the rings. The rings hydroplane over the fuel on the cylinder wall. This is why there is so much oil contamination with alcohol and nitro. Many dragsters use two oil tanks so they do not circulate the contaminated oil. Part of the reason low crankcase pressures in racing are desirable is that you can then lower the ring pressures. I think that piston and ring friction is still 75% of the friction in the engine and that reductions of friction are good at making BHP. David [/QUOTE]
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