Rocket III Engine Swap

Oz Knight said:

Hi R-111-R Turbo,

I may have missed any previous discussion on this (sorry to ask again if there is a previous thread) but it looks like you have swapped in a S/Charged engine in?

What was the motivation to swap?....Cheers

Or was it the other way around?

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R-III-R Turbo said:

The supercharged Carpenter engine came out, and the 2.5L stroker went in

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R-III-R Turbo said:

Oh yes... initially.
But long term, it will be a 2.5L supercharged Carpenter engine... the largest Rocket III/3 engine, and one of the most powerful if not the most powerful.

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Joesmoe said:

So I wonder, is there a practical point where more power is moot ? That is, at some point on the curve, any given suspension/tire combination is going lose traction, and having the capacity to generate the excess power costs a fuel delta whether used or not.

Of course, there are always bragging rights -- I get that.

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Joesmoe said:

So I wonder, is there a practical point where more power is moot ? That is, at some point on the curve, any given suspension/tire combination is going lose traction, and having the capacity to generate the excess power costs a fuel delta whether used or not.

Of course, there are always bragging rights -- I get that.

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Joesmoe said:

So I wonder, is there a practical point where more power is moot ? That is, at some point on the curve, any given suspension/tire combination is going lose traction, and having the capacity to generate the excess power costs a fuel delta whether used or not.

Of course, there are always bragging rights -- I get that.

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