I believe you are very wrong on that one! Why else would 4cyl 360ci engines
be built! My experience is that they ARE designed to have a lot of torque,
after all most piston engine airplanes run in a 500 to 600 rpm operating
range and max out at 2500 to 2600 rpms! Just ask any pilot (me).
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph
360ci, 5-spd, 4.11 LS(8 3/4 coming soon), Cowl-induction
(A new E-body 8 3/4 [3.90 SG] has been built by Reider Racing)
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Man From Utopia" <tmfu@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Merlin correction...
> 12/20/2000 9:17:23 PM, "David Digney" <dodgedakotaquadcab@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
> >The North American P51 Mustang,starting with the "D" model.recieved the
> >"Rolls Royce/Merlin V-1710".This was a liquid-cooled engine,vs engines
like
> >the Pratt & Whitney R-2800,found in the F4U Corsairs,made famous by the
> >Marines in WW II..
> >
> >obviously neither engine would fit in a Dak (but imagine the torque ;)
> >
>
> Aircraft engines are not designed to have torque.. Too much torque would
cause the aircraft to roll over.. They are mainly designed for hp..
>
>
> Greg
> NE #3779
> 2K1 Dodge Neon ES
> Rahway NJ
> ICQ# 283886
> http://24.6.89.18/Neon
>
>
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