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i would be more worried about the combustion chambers than the intake. but both should still be clean. what is seafoam anyway? a cleaning product?

ok then. why are poppet valves STILL being used?

cool, now if i only understood more of what they said.

beautiful, if a bit tall.

should definitely get some water through the intake, that should clean it up.

that isnt true. deisels have such high compression ratios because the high piston height and small dish in the pistons creates a 20:1 compression ratio. they use that because the higher compression ratio you have, the (relatively) more effecient engine you run. thats why two engines equally...

what i mean is all three exhaust ports runing a compound setup. that would be killer.

compound charging isnt a very weight effective way to plumb any V type engine. two turbos per bank is getting on the portly side of things. it would be great on say, an L4 or six, or a rotory engine. imagine a 20B with compound charging.....

its not really a new concept. ive seen one used on a TV show. Horespower TV i think, on an older episode.

no, they can use no more than 5% beryllium in the engine alloys. they still use it. i think it would be cheaper and simpler to use a 7000 series aluminum alloy though. safer and stronger, steel-like strengths, without the poisonous qualities.

it may also depend on how big the intake pipes are. if you have a 4" TB and intake pipes, with 1 BAR, you will have more airflow than if you used 3" pipes.

500+ lbs for only 400 odd HP? and besides, its easy to make aluminum lighter and stronger by alloying it with Beryllium(think F1 engines) and zinc. the now-illegal F1 V10s weighed less than 95kg, which is the minimum weight limit for the new V8s. and i do know that F1 engines arent made for...

even then, i would think GRENADE!!!! MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!

i would use water injection over an intercooler. there is an article in Super Street about water injection. they used it on a non-intercooled and supercharged NSX, with good results toward lowering the intake temps. it didnt do much toward HP, but more boost can do that.

ive remember the new VW motor. it doesnt make alot of power.

envy..... i want one too...

ive read that they can be bored and stroked to over 8L if you know what your doing.

in a race car? maybe. it wouldnt suprise me, but in a luxury car, i doubt it.

lol. apparently those "old" Jag V12s can make serious power in race trim. like 800 HP. the old Group C XJR9 had a 700 HP V12, and more can be made with those HE heads Jag liked to use.

the new 997 Turbo uses VGTs. and to great effect.