HONDA CR750
Joep Kortekaas' Honda 750 CR kitted race bike
Engine Analysis
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Motor Power Inlet System Exhaust System Friction and Drag
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DATA
CALCULATED RESULTS
Bore
61.5
mm
Piston area of one piston
2,970.58
mm2
Stroke
63
mm
Total piston area
11,882.32
mm2
Capacity of one cylinder
187.1
cm3
Number of cylinders
4
Total capacity
748.6
cm3
Max. piston speed
22
m/s
Engine speed
10,476
rpm
Corr. piston speed 1)
21.7
m/s
Engine speed for max. power
9,600
rpm
Allowable engine speed 2)
10,600
rpm
Piston speed for max. power
20.2
m/s
Inlet opens 3)
20
°BTDC
Inlet closes 3)
47
°ABDC
Inlet duration
247.0
°
Exhaust opens 3)
48
°BBDC
exhaust duration
248.0
°
Exhaust closes 3)
20
°ATDC
Overlap duration
40.0
°
Lobe centre inlet cam
103.5
° ATDC
Inlet valve lift
9
mm
Lobe centre exhaust cam
104.0
° BTDC
Exhaust valve lift
9
mm
Running clearance inlet
0.15
mm
Running clearance exhaust
0.15
mm
1) Based on piston speed times square root of bore over stroke ratio.
2) Using the corrected piston speed.
3) Valve timing is based on 1 mm clearance
Volume of combustion chamber
19.7
cm3
Compression ratio
10.5
:
1

Inlet valve dia |
32 |
mm |
Inlet valve area |
804 |
mm2 |
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Inlet valve seat angle |
45 |
° |
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Flow coefficient |
0.48 |
Effective valve area |
386 |
mm2 |
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Number of inlet valves |
1 |
Total valve area |
804 |
mm2 |
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Total effective valve area |
386 |
mm2 |
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Velocity of sound |
330 |
m/s |
Velocity in valve throat |
169 |
m/s |
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Mach index |
0.47 |
(Max.=0.5) |
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Req'd min. inlet valve dia. |
32 |
mm |
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Max. attainable rpm with |
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present inlet valve diameter |
10,211 |
rev/min |
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Carburettor diameter |
31 |
mm |
Carburettor area |
755 |
mm2 |
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Number of carburettors per cyl. |
1 |
Total carburettor area |
755 |
mm2 |
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Air velocity in carburettor |
79 |
m/s |
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Optimum carburettor dia. 4) |
31 |
mm |
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Max. carburettor diameter 5) |
32 |
mm |
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4) Based on 81 m/s air velocity. |
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5) Based on inlet valve area |
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INLET LENGTH FOR MAXIMUM INERTIA EFFECT |
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Valve lift when valve area Ames becomes 0.5 cm2 |
1.47 |
mm |
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Inlet closing angle qcs for this valve lift |
40 |
° |
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Inertia factor Z |
1.029 |
Optimum length 6) |
232 |
mm |
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6) Actual length of inlet system from bellmouth to valve. |
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INLET LENGTH FOR MAXIMUM PULSATION EFFECT |
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Order of pulsation qs |
3 |
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Inlet closing angle ABDC |
49 |
° |
Optimum length |
224 |
mm |
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