CSR 137: Life after (V8) Falcodore (Completed - Results posted)

[abg7]

Regarding the issue of peak power being on (or too close to) the redline, this bit of advice from CSR 123 should prove useful:

@Jaimz

Redline should be at least 300 above peak power, for normal road cars, 5-600 for sports cars and maybe higher for racecars.

If you’re that close on the pistons then you either change them up or, more likely, redesign your engine so components can take more revs or stress.

@phale

Correct me if I’m wrong, but in my mind, the main problems are

The car will not accelerate as fast as its horsepower figure suggests, because that power is not accessible throughout the rev range
When shifting at redline, the power will jump from a high figure to a lower figure

@Tzuyu_main

you want to be at the same amount of power before and after the shift so that you maximize the area under the power curve

In addition, what “redesign your engine” meant was “Don’t make the engine stroke too long for the type of internals you wish to use”.