4 aluminum zinc plate the aluminum zinc alloy coating of aluminum zinc plate is composed of 55 aluminum 43 4 zinc and 1 6 silicon at 600 c.
Pete aardema sheet metal engine.
Still quite early in its development cycle with just two days on the engine dyno so far the aardema engine has made as much as 265 1 lb ft of torque and 388 7 hp.
With 3 valves per cylinder chevy big block bore spacing and reciprocating components 4 375 inch bore and 3 00 inch stroke they christened it the sheet metal engine for it s use of heavy sheet.
Astute hot rod readers will remember the full feature on his home brewed sheet metal engine made from tube plate and various other bits and pieces of steel and aluminum.
They christened it the sheet metal engine for it s use of heavy sheet metal to encase the billet lower crankcase and steel tubes used for cylinders in the.
Top end install part 2 shims.
That s about 2 15 hp ci.
With a quest to mate such iconic blocks as the ford model a or the big block chevrolet to overhead camshaft heads the duo are not fans.
Compared with the surface of the electro galvanized sheet the coating is thicker and is mainly used for sheet metal parts which requiring high corrosion resistance.
Pete aardema is a lovable loon that throws overhead cams on everything makes engines out of sheet metal and crafted his own 1 200ci v12.
Pete aardema s v4 rear engine modified roadster dyno run.
Astute hot rod readers will remember the full feature on his home brewed sheet metal engine made from tube plate and various other bits and pieces of steel and aluminum.
Aardema a life long tinkerer and braun a machinist have come up with experimental fusion engines that have broken a slew of records on utah s bonneville track outside wendover nevada utah.