Spelled Sir Harry Ricardo's name wrong too. Ken Quoting Bruce Hevner <scramblr@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > >I think Bruce just posted about this guy's work: > > >http://somender-singh.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ > > >Someone posted about it a few months back, and I looked at it then... > It sure looks like snake oil, but there's a >lot of people who claim to > be using it with excellent results, and the described physics is NOT > insane. > > >But I can't find a single photo! I'm not clear from the descriptions > just what this grooving looks like, how critical >dimensions are, or > anything of a practical nature. I can understand if it's subtle and > complicated, but there's got >to be SOME rule of thumb here.... > > Someone posted a few links to the forums on this subject and I read a > good bit of it (there are quite a few photos). I think one of the > posters on that forum summed it up pretty well,,, "over 800 posts on > this thread going back several years and yet not ONE back to back > test,,,common!!!" > While I think the basic idea has merit I REALLY doubt that it can > "reduce the idle speed of an engine using a 280'@.050 cam to 500 RPM" > (as claimed). He is making some absolutely ridicules claims for this > modification! But there are patent issues at stake and that could mean > $$ so there ya go. > I question why this idea has been around for YEARS but NONE of the > Shell engineers had even HEARD of it. And what about the Mfgrs?? Seems > THEY would be interested in it,, heck they are spending MILLIONS trying > all kinds of ideas to reduce emissions and increase fuel economy. > I'll keep an open mind till I see some back to back tests done by an > independent party. > > But HEY,,, that's just me! > Bruce Hevner > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://splatter.wps.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20080318/adeb4c35/attachment.htm > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list