Whats next?

[Mr.Kennedy777]

I don’t think we are talking like 1.6L v8 turbo F1 style engines... I think what I mean is, instead of 450 cubic inch engines with a ton of power, you’ll see 300-350 cubic inch pushing 9500-11000 become common place.

[fastford]

How much do you think a 350 cid engine , capable of sustaining 11,000 rpm,s would cost?? I would think it would be a lot more than that 450 cid cost now , but , maybe when all this space age materials and technological comes in to play , maybe so , problem for me is , i will probably be gone by then,,,

[Kromulous]

I think the piston is where some redesign could be handy, forged aluminum here i don't think is the best choice. Its heavy and basically a lot weaker than anything else in the crankcase.

[billetbirdcage]

I think the piston is where some redesign could be handy, forged aluminum here i don't think is the best choice. Its heavy and basically a lot weaker than anything else in the crankcase.

Price some beryllium pistons, while they been around for a while and banned in most sports, they are still really expensive as the material alone is about 10 times titanium

[powerslide]

Price some beryllium pistons, while they been around for a while and banned in most sports, they are still really expensive as the material alone is about 10 times titanium

Scuff a few sets of those trying to figure out piston clearance

[Kromulous]

I was thinking CMC, Ceramic Matrix Composite, right now it would be outlandish but in the future i think it would be seasonable. Perfect application for CMC would be a piston, and about 1/3rd the weight or so.

I bet them beryllium pistons are cool looking thou LOL.