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An exhaust valve that opens a little earlier should do, and help get the bigger volume of gas out at high rpm as it opens when pressure is still 'high', retarded ignition at low rpm also should make boost earlier for the same reason. I dont think compression ratio would make much difference. JOHN ----- Original Message ----- From: Abraham Mara <umaraa00@umail.ucsb.edu> To: <shammar@nsk-corp.com>; RAW ANT <rawant@webtv.net> Cc: <turbobike@natvideo.com> Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 7:08 AM Subject: RE: [turbobike] Turbo horse power vs compression ratio > Does a higher compression ratio help build boost faster? Spark advance > doesn't seem like it would..... > -Abe. > > -----Original Message----- > > That's an interesting and often observed phenomenon. The real question is, > is > it an illusion? Often one's perception is so blinded by the big hit the > turbo > affords up top, that one believes the low end power has been sacrificed. We > usually find that the power curve never drops below stock unless something > is > wrong. Maybe there is more tweaking in the carburetion that needs to be > done. > Do you have dyno curves before and after? Have you ridden a stock one again > for > comparison? This situation is a lot like when you put nitrous on something. > After getting used to the big hit, it kind of feels like something's wrong > with > the bike when you twist it without nitrous. Then you realize it was that > slow > all along. > > You can generally make more peak power with less compression and more boost > unless your compressor is maxed out or beyond its "good" efficiency range. > Reducing the compression ratio (CR) reduces the peak cylinder pressure > (PCP), > helping to reduce preignition/detonation and reducing the maximum stress on > all > of the components. One might believe that this would reduce power, and this > is > theoretically correct, assuming all other things are equal. But PCP occurs > at > only one slice in time over the power stroke event. The Brake Mean > Effective > Pressure (BMEP) is a measure of what you really have to work with over the > entire event. By using a reduced CR and packing more mixture into the > cylinder > (via more boost) you can increase the BMEP above what is was before you > reduced > the CR, and end up with a similar PCP. This way the maximum stress stays > the > same but you make more peak power. Of course, this is where you do lose low > end > (off boost) power since there is no additional charge when you're off boost. > For true street use, less boost and more CR is usually better and results in > a > more linear power curve (if there is such a thing on a turbocharged engine). > > In practice, getting it right is a delicate balance between chamber > shape/design, boost level, intake temperature, CR, squish, and ignition > timing, > not to mention matching the proper turbo to the application. More > displacement > will always help fill in the bottom and make boost sooner. > > Later, > Bob > > >