Engine Horsepower/Shiftpoint Analysis Shareware Programs?

Could someone please give me a good source (FTP, WWW, etc.) for Engine Horsepower/Shiftpoint Analysis shareware and freeware programs for Windows 3.1? I'm also looking for programs that perform other various automotive related calculations (i.e. valve sizing, injector sizing, Advance! Matt

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>Could someone please give me a good source (FTP, WWW, etc.) for Engine >Horsepower/Shiftpoint Analysis shareware and freeware programs for >Windows 3.1? I'm also looking for programs that perform other various >automotive related calculations (i.e. valve sizing, injector sizing, >Advance! >Matt

Matt, Try this one... Bowling's Automotive Programs Welcome to the special page for those who are interested in automotive engineering and science! http://devserve.cebaf.gov/~bowling/auto.html Bob Thibodeau "655,360 bytes is more than enough for any application we could ever develop." - Bill Gates in PC Monthly, Aug. 1983

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>Could someone please give me a good source (FTP, WWW, etc.) for Engine >Horsepower/Shiftpoint Analysis shareware and freeware programs for >Windows 3.1? I'm also looking for programs that perform other various >automotive related calculations (i.e. valve sizing, injector sizing, >Advance! >Matt

Best source that I have seen is http://biorobotics.ee.washington.edu:80/BRL/fbody/ This has a great program for analysing all sorts of things, it is, cartst.zip or something similar. I downloaded it a few days ago, and it had no viruses then, but check it before you execute! This program has a large database of cars, you can add your own. Environmental conditions can be varied, as well as any other facet og the vehicle. I have found it to be extremely accurate. Dennis

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>>Could someone please give me a good source (FTP, WWW, etc.) for Engine >>Horsepower/Shiftpoint Analysis shareware and freeware programs for >>Windows 3.1? I'm also looking for programs that perform other various >>automotive related calculations (i.e. valve sizing, injector sizing, >>Advance! >>Matt >Matt, >Try this one... >Bowling's Automotive Programs >Welcome to the special page for those who are interested in automotive >engineering and science! >http://devserve.cebaf.gov/~bowling/auto.html >Bob Thibodeau >"655,360 bytes is more than enough for any application we >could ever develop." - Bill Gates in PC Monthly, Aug. 1983

This is a good program, but for real world applications, it is a trifle optimistic. Best way around this is to vary the coefficient of static friction from 1.4 to 1.0, and coefficient of dynamic friction from (1.2 or 1.0 from memory) to 0.85. Otherwise, you will find it accurate, but for autos only. Dennis

another good shareware program I have found <which, if I get more then 3 emails will be available from my home page: www.iupui.edu/~blthede> is cartest. Unfort my version is 2 yrs old, version number 3.0 if anyone has a newer one also email me. But about the program, you can put in all of the cars you want, a sample output would include such information as this for my sunfire: PERFORMANCE COMPARISON ANALYSIS ------------------------------- Selected Cars: 1. PONTIAC SUNFIRE 96 Car Number 1 --------- Time to Speed 0-30 mph.... 2.4 0-40 mph.... 4.2 0-50 mph.... 5.7 0-60 mph.... 7.3 0-70 mph.... 10.2 0-80 mph.... 12.9 0-90 mph.... 16.1 0-100 mph.... 21.9 Time to Distance 0-100 ft .... 3.2 0-500 ft .... 8.6 0-1320ft .... 15.9 Top Speed.... 129 5-60 mph, 1st Gear Start... 7.3 30-50 mph 2nd Gear..... 3.0 3rd Gear..... 5.0 4th Gear..... 8.4 5th Gear..... 16.4 6th Gear..... 50-70 mph 2nd Gear..... 3rd Gear..... 4.9 4th Gear..... 8.1 5th Gear..... 15.1 6th Gear..... this will automaticly find you the best point at which to shift, <but you can choose where to START the rpms at.> basicly, I love this program :) ben

I have seen the Bowling, cartst and the drag programs... Nice... what I really need is the torque/HP curves from bore/stroke/CR/valves/timing/ intake-volume/ etc etc. Anyone seen anything like it? thx Jan : Could someone please give me a good source (FTP, WWW, etc.) for Engine : Horsepower/Shiftpoint Analysis shareware and freeware programs for : Windows 3.1? I'm also looking for programs that perform other various : automotive related calculations (i.e. valve sizing, injector sizing, : Advance! : Matt