Engine

The purpose of an internal combustion engine is to convert the chemical energy in gasoline or ethanol into mechanical energy used to propel the car. The engine is one of the most complicated single parts of any vehicle.

Current/proposed outline:

Engine

• Basic ICE theory
• structure of typical engine
• Goals for engine in FS context -reliability, efficiency, power
• Common engines
• Best Practices
• rant about wankels not being allowed

Theory

Thermo - stick to the basics, there's enough thermo explanations in the world as is i think

pv chart

Structure

I think wikipedia does a very detailed explanation on general engine layout, i think we should probably focus on bike engines w.r.t. fsae competitions.

Goals

Not sure if we should be saying what is or isn't more important than something else, i think thats up to the teams, so in no particular order:

Reliability

engine no go boom

Power

gasoline go boom

Efficiency

high speed low drag babey

Best Practices

How to care for an engine.

How/when to service.

How to diagnose issues.

Why combustion is more romantic than electric.

Common Engines

I think bc the cbr, r6, and a few of the 450s are so common, we can use this to list what we have done to optimize for FSAE use.

Example: gear removal, EWP, custom valving, suggested idles, mounting tips, weights/mass, stock water pump flow rates, oil recomendations, intake mounting recs. exhaust mounting recs, heat generation, wiring, injectors