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Using BMEP to calculate TA ?

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:01 pm
by Wayne Miller
Does anyone know how to calculate TA from BMEP figures ?
Or know of any sites that could help me discover the formula?

Cheers Wayne

Re: Using BMEP to calculate TA ?

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:26 pm
by Wayne Miller
eden wrote:i'm not sure about this or what assumptions are made but try these: I didn't add these to the lambretta-images timing calculators because as i say, I'm unsure where the formula came from or if its correct.

BMEP(bar) + 9.66 / 2400 = TA (transfers for higher primary comp)

BMEP(bar) - 0.128 / 587 = TA (transfers for lower primary comp)
Cheers for that mate. I already have those figures, there quotes from Blair. I was just writing a reply to you say that RPM was missing from the equasion and that you obvioulsy need it as TA changes with RPM. Then I had a Eureka moment and realised that RPM was already there in the BMEP figure!!! :D :D :D :D :D

The only problem is, Im not calculating my BMEP in bar. I need to find the calc for this now. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Re: Using BMEP to calculate TA ?

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:36 pm
by Wayne Miller
PSI/14.503795 works it out roughly

cheers mate

Re: Using BMEP to calculate TA ?

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:46 pm
by Wayne Miller
eden wrote:i'm not sure about this or what assumptions are made but try these: I didn't add these to the lambretta-images timing calculators because as i say, I'm unsure where the formula came from or if its correct.

BMEP(bar) + 9.66 / 2400 = TA (transfers for higher primary comp)

BMEP(bar) - 0.128 / 587 = TA (transfers for lower primary comp)

Heres all of the rest mate, BMEP are all in bar

INLET
((BMEP+1.528)/774)

TRANS UPPERBAND
((BMEP+9.66)/2400)

TRANS LOWERBAND
((BMEP-0.128)/587)

EXHAUST
((BMEP+5.975)/1050)

BLOW DOWN
((BMEP-1.75)/8187)

;) all of the figures can be confirmed in blairs book page 432. He writes them in a more complicated/intelligent manner but thats how to do it above in laymans terms ;)

Thanks for your replies mate, helped get me thinking on the right lines again.

Im off to find the answers to the next puzzle ;)