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Engine Development at Pontiac (2 credit hours)
It was an exciting time for engine design and development in the early 1960s.  A recent engineering graduate relates his experiences at the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors (GM) during his rookie years.  He describes the new configurations of engines, along with their main features and weaknesses.  There was much work done during this time in an attempt to increase the performance and durability of large V8 engines.  Concurrently, Pontiac engineers were developing 4 and 6 cylinder in-line engines.  There was much attention given to overhead camshaft designs.  This course explores some of the design compromises that are necessary when developing internal combustion engines.  Corporate politics played a role in some of the major historical design decisions.  
James Thompson, PE
Students will learn about 
  The several common configurations of engines 
  The effect of changing the number of cylinders 
  Problems of vibration in engine design 
  Overhead camshafts and valves 
  Exceeding the strength of materials 
  Hydraulic valve lash adjusters 
  Timing belt camshaft drives 
  Race modifications 
  Torque steer 
  Standard engines vs. racing engines 
  Designing for abuse 
  Testing new ideas 
  Camshafts and volumetric efficiency 
  Turbine engine experiment 


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