Heres my thoughts on the belt drive.

[ABMax24]

I must have have I outsmart you guys every time. Cause you still dont get it.

Not sure what you are trying to say? Spelling is hard isn't it little guy, you'll get it some day.

 

[Clode]

I must have have I outsmart you guys every time. Cause you still dont get it.

Don't make the same mistake your parents did.....use birth control

 

[fidorama]

and how about a timing belt VS timing chain????

 

[Longhairfreak]

Not sure what you are trying to say? Spelling is hard isn't it little guy, you'll get it some day.

Thats the beer typing.

 

[Trashy]

No it 3% of 8000.

They say a belt drive is 97% efficient. So 97% of 8000 hp is 240 hp to turn that belt.

So a 8,000 HP engine loses 240 HP to turn a drive belt, that is still making 7,760 HP. This is not acceptable to you

Please post what the #'s would be, if this same 8,000 HP engine was running gears and a chain.

I would be VERY interested to know what the drag efficiency difference would be!!!!

Thats not what I said. It takes 700 hp to run that blower but the claims of a belt drive are 97% efficient dont jive.

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[Longhairfreak]

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The math isnt jiving for you.

 

[dpolacik]

The math isnt jiving for you.

If you take a firm grip of your ears and tug, your head should pop out of your azz LHF and you will see your Mistakes!!

 

[Longhairfreak]

If you take a firm grip of your ears and tug, your head should pop out of your azz LHF and you will see your Mistakes!!

Show me.

 

[Longhairfreak]

If you take a firm grip of your ears and tug, your head should pop out of your azz LHF and you will see your Mistakes!!

I have 3/4 of a beer then Im crashing so hurry up.

 

[ABMax24]

Show me.

I think that requires beer and a bed first. lol

 

[fidorama]

the vid speaks for itself

 

[Clode]

I have 3/4 of a beer then Im crashing so hurry up.

I love the sound you make when you shut up

 

[Trashy]

The math isnt jiving for you.

3% loss of 8,000 HP is 240 HP

3% loss of 700 HP is 21 HP

 

[Longhairfreak]

Is everyone trying their math skills?

 

[ABMax24]

is everyone trying their math skills?

lame!!

 

[Clode]

Is everyone trying their math skills?

nope...don't need math to prove you a fool

 

[fidorama]

nope... im drinking, to see how much beer it takes to see things your way

 

[Longhairfreak]

lame!!

nope...don't need math to prove you a fool

nope... im drinking, to see how much beer it takes to see things your way

You got nothing.

 

[Trashy]

So I watched the CMXDX video and this is what I believe. I think they tightened up the chain on the Dragon so it would have a massive load on the drill. My thoughts on a belt drive are this. If a top fuel dragster blower needs 700 hp just to turn the blower that spells inefficient to me. Is there something im missing? If there is let me know. There have been other tests done to prove the belt drive on a sled is inefficient.

So..... I watched the video, and I would not have used a dragster as a comparison. I see the point of this thread, and I would like to see or know if they tighten the phuck out of the dragon chain case (if they did)? If the chain case has enough free play as the CMX system, I think the numbers would have been more relative.

 

[Trashy]

Also..... in the vid, the guy running the drill on the Dragon, was not as consistant on the trigger as the first sled.