FSAE Engine
A large image dump while I had our engine block open. What a beauty!
The engine is a CBR600 F4i model, though heavily modified for our use. The crankshaft and flywheel have been lightened by four pounds, the pistons are high compression (14.5:1) from WiseCo, the pistons and head have been coated with a high performance, low thermal conductivity ceramic coating, and first gear has been locked out to make finding neutral easier (first gear is useless as the car is so light that the wheels just stay lit in first).
She’s super sexy. Once everything’s back together, I’ll post pictures of the dyno readouts and let you know what kind of specs she has.
Till then, enjoy the pics,
-Cd
The open crankcase with our beautiful lightened crank all hanging out
A shot showing all the power components in the crankcase
Close-up on the crank with connecting rods and polished journal bearing surfaces prominent
Lower half of the block with journal bearings exposed
Combustion side of the head, showing the spark plugs and valve surfaces
Our ceramic coated pistons and cylinders, with a dirty water jacket surrounding
The head of the engine with intake ports covered in tape to prevent dirt from getting in. Also note the valve buckets on top, which get hit thousands of times a minute by the cam and wear very little
The cam carrier for the head, journal bearings evident
Our homebuilt dynocell, using an eddy brake. Note the soundproof, explosion proof walls, built by your very own
The alternator for engine, showing the three phase windings
The clutch pack, which transmits power from the crank to the transmission via the back gear, through the friction discs, and into the center spindle
The computer to run the dyno cell