I'm pretty excited about this series of upgrades to the Rampage.
For the H-class engine, I'm starting work to take it from "Stage 1", to "Stage 2". That will involve the new injection pump, turbo, and exhaust setup. Eventually, we have a "Stage 3" planned, which will be intended to really push the limits of the engine design.
We should be testing the "Stage 2" H-class engine at The Ohio Mile in June of 2015. We will be looking to familiarize and license an additional driver at that time, and potentially bump the existing record as well.
The G-class engine is also being worked on. The video shown above is related to that engine, which will also be developed in "Stages". For Stage 1, I'm looking for 400HP. Keeping the other team members and partners on-board with the "Stages" philosophy is important. We don't want to shoot for the moon and end up breaking something early in the development.
On a re-test of the injection pump, Goran Lindgren (Dieselmeken AB) ran the re-worked pump at the equivalent of 8,000 engine RPM's for 3 minutes. Unfortunately, that video is only posted on his FaceBook page. If you want to see the video, you'll have to "friend" him on FB.
These pics are not as exciting as the videos, but thought they were worth sharing, anyway...
This is the 4-cylinder block and crank, shown here with the optional 5-cylinder head gasket. The extra hole works as a cup-holder.
These are the upgraded connecting rods, which should carry us through as many "Stages" as this engine will see. My friend Fred Sundstrom, at F-Tune Performance is doing the engine machine work and assembly (in Ronneby, Sweden).
One last pic for now - this is the OM604 "Super Stroker" pump being built by Goran Lindgren, in Aneby, Sweden.
Steve.