![]() |
This site is not affiliated with AGCO Inc., Duluth GA., Allis-Chalmers Co., Milwaukee, WI., or any surviving or related corporate entity. All trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. All information presented herein should be considered the result of an un-moderated public forum with no responsibility for its accuracy or usability assumed by the users and sponsors of this site or any corporate entity. | |||||
The Forum | Parts and Services | Unofficial Allis Store | Tractor Shows | Serial Numbers | History |
how much motor do I need? |
Post Reply ![]() |
Author | |
JM ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: United States Points: 379 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 6:13pm |
WC pulling div 4, 7mph , 3500lb only on 15.5-38s. Will 300 CI do it?
|
|
![]() |
|
Sponsored Links | |
![]() |
|
Gary in da UP ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: EUP of Mi. Points: 1885 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
How many engines a year do you want to build? How often do you want to win? What will you be competeing against and how are they set up? Do you have the checkbook?, or your better half? Lots to consider.
|
|
![]() |
|
CTuckerNWIL ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: NW Illinois Points: 22823 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Better add about 100 to that just to be on the safe side.
|
|
http://www.ae-ta.com
Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
|
![]() |
|
DrAllis ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 21047 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No way is 300 cubes enough.
|
|
![]() |
|
MACK ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Points: 7664 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
If you can turn 6000 RPMs, 300 CI might be close. MACK
|
|
![]() |
|
wi50 ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: weegieland Points: 1010 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
You only need what you can feed, the rest is just in the way. But at low speed you can feed a pretty good sized engine.
There are a lot of 360-400 inch engines that do really well and some 400 plus inch ones do verry well and some do verry poor. Good matching components is the most important factor in the engine, displacement is lower on the list. Don't put the cart in front of the horse. Figure out how hard you are willing to work, what equipment you have or have access to, or how much money you will spend on a cylinder head and manifold. The short block will be the easy part.
If you want to be competive in Div 4, it's going to take at least the verry high 300's for displacement. Once you start buying parts, boreing and strokeing, the cost ireally isn't much different no matter what size the parts are.
I'm just a little unclear of the rules you have to follow, you state div 4, so assumeing it's NATPA div 4 you have no ground speed limet and 20% over the highest rated engine RPM for that series of engine and can use any ag carb. At least those are the last rules I knew about and what they have posted. But I've seen different clubs and rule sets and you state 7mph. It's going to make a little difference in the engine build as to what you need to run for speed and what you can use for manifold and carb, gear selection, etc. WC's are geared pretty fast compared to other gear sets or chassis. If you can only go 7mph, figure out what 2nd and 3rd gear, what RPM makes what ground speed chose a tire, gear, or ring and pinion to match with just a little room to go faster.
Edited by wi50 - 11 Jan 2011 at 8:22am |
|
"see what happens when you have no practical experience doing something...... you end up playing with calculators and looking stupid on the internet"
|
|
![]() |
Post Reply ![]() |
|
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions ![]() You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |