RULES:
max 7L
max 72 et
no forged, billet, parts
only cast, silicon, and low friction parts
block must be cast iron but any head material
min 200hp
default 5+ tech pool
1995 year
24 hour left
ranking
smoothness
noise
reliable
response
torque curve (send pic)
scoring:
50 min smooth 90 max, score is percentage of the max compared to min
60 max noise 20 min, score is percentage of the min compared to max
30 min response 80 max, score is percentage of the max compared to min
60 min reliable 90 max, score is percentage of the max compared to min
torque curve given 1-10 by all participants and avg is the score
With the implementation of techpool in 4.2+, ET/PU limits seem redundant to me…
Also, while billet parts seem like overkill for the type of engine we’re making, it would be unwise to limit ourselves to cast internals, since they’ve been nerfed hard in the Ellisbury update (in terms of maximum RPM and torque loads).
And why force us to use cast-iron blocks exclusively in an era where alloy blocks were becoming more common in the upper end of the marketplace? This isn’t the 1970s we’re talking about.
Finally, setting the deadline 24 hours after the OP gives most of us too little time for our entries, even though you only want an engine instead of a complete car.
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