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Performance engine preparation

Enhance your performance engine with essential preparation techniques for power, efficiency, and reliability. Explore tips on airflow, compression, and valve restrictions to maximize engine potential. Learn formulas and realities for optimal engine performance.

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Performance engine preparation

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  1. Performance engine preparation • Engine realities • Production engines used as a base • Designed for WOT 10% of the time • RPM limits & improved components are needed • Cold starts and operation • Enrichment & idle speed • Fuel vaporization • Street engines require vacuum • EFI sensors • Power brakes • Spark timing on some engines

  2. Performance engine preparation • Engine realities • Emission testing • CO & HC must be controlled • NOX tested on a chassis dyno

  3. Performance engine preparation • Enhancements for reliability • Increased bearing clearance for cooling • Oil volume increases 5x, with double clearance • High volume oil pumps to maintain pressure • Increased sump capacity & windage trays • Increased spring pressure • Guide plates to stabilize valve trains • Reduced reciprocating weights • High strength fasteners • Engine balance

  4. Performance engine preparation • Improving efficiency • Increase cylinder filling on intake stroke • Increase volumetric efficiency • Increase flow into cylinders • Increase cylinder pressure • Mean effective pressure on power stroke • Avoid detonation

  5. Performance engine preparation • Volumetric efficiency • Air flow into engine divided by swept volume • Does not include clearance volume • Includes air flow lost during overlap

  6. Performance engine preparation • Volumetric efficiency explained • 90% VE means… • The volume of piston displacement plus the • clearance volume at low pressure after the • intake stroke, is equal to 90% of swept volume only • at atmospheric pressure.

  7. Performance engine preparation • BMEP • Brake Mean Effective Pressure • Calculated based on measured torque • Max pressure occurs at max VE, near peak torque

  8. Performance engine preparation • Formulas • HP @ peak torque = Torque x RPM • 5252 • BMEP @ peak torque = HP x 13,000 • Liters x RPM • BMEP @ peak HP = HP x 13,000 • Liters x RPM

  9. Performance engine preparation • Effective compression ratio • Calculation based on the volume at IVC • Piston displacement @ IVC + clearance volume • Clearance volume • Limited to about 7:1 with pump gasoline & 100% VE • Can be higher with VE lower than 100%

  10. Performance engine preparation • Effective compression ratio (cont.) • Why high compression pistons? • To keep intake valves open longer • Maintain the same effective compression ratio • Volumetric efficiency improves

  11. Performance engine preparation • Effective compression ratio with cam specs • Use cam specs to determine IVC point • Determine rod ratio = Rod length / stroke length • Determine percent of total cylinder volume at IVC • Multiply percent by total cylinder volume • Calculate effective compression ratio

  12. Performance engine preparation • Airflow through ports • Areas of improvement • Enlarging valve diameters • Porting • Increasing lift & duration • Reducing restrictions • Tuning intake & exhaust runners

  13. Performance engine preparation • Flow testing • Direction of air flow • Valves are opened at precise increments • Readings are percentages of max flow • Percentages are converted to CFM • Corrections for temperature, humidity, & pressure • Before & after comparisons • Flow “under the curve” is most important

  14. Performance engine preparation • Improving airflow • Check wall thickness in castings • Improvements without increasing port size • Short turn radius • Bowl shape

  15. Performance engine preparation • Improving airflow • Use gasket to match port • Raise roofline of port • Match other three sides

  16. Performance engine preparation • Improving airflow • Enlarge taper below seat to 85% of valve diameter • All seat angles should remain

  17. Performance engine preparation • Improving airflow • Reduce restriction around guides • Cutting down or rounding • Reduce other restrictions in ports

  18. Performance engine preparation • Improving airflow

  19. Performance engine preparation • Restrictions at the valves • Valve lift (for 2 valve heads) • Estimate for increased output is . . . • Valve curtain area equal to valve area • Areas are the same when lift is ¼ of valve diameter • Exhaust lift may not be • proportional. Done to get • exhaust valve open as far as • possible near BDC

  20. Performance engine preparation • Restrictions at the valves • Valve lift (for 4 valve heads) • Valve area is greater than 2 valve heads • Can have less lift & duration • Intake flow begins & peaks earlier

  21. Performance engine preparation • Restrictions at the valves • Cautions with oversized valves • Piston to valve clearance • Shrouding

  22. Performance engine preparation • Restrictions at the valves • Oversized intakes should be limited to ½ bore dia • Valve reliefs can be machined • Maintain .200” crown thickness

  23. Performance engine preparation • High flow valves • High flow valves have . . . • Small radius at fillet • Back cut of 20º to 30º • Undercut stem

  24. Performance engine preparation • High flow valves • Exhaust valves benefit from a smooth radius • on upper edge

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