An interesting engine swap.
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Is that an APU I hear whining prior to start? Shiz be knutz
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I don't see how else you can possibly crank that thing without an APU.
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Loved the sound of round......I noticed the car never even wiggled so a clear photoshop fabrication, but great video non the less. Thanks Joe!
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Originally Posted by tasty danish
(Post 1015204)
Is that an APU I hear whining prior to start? Shiz be knutz
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Originally Posted by Amellrotts
(Post 1015215)
I noticed the car never even wiggled so a clear photoshop fabrication,
Look at the reflection in the right-rear quarter window starting at :08 when they begin cranking. That car is definitely "wiggling". |
well... on a lighter, less-well thought out note... At least this guy SUCCESSFULLY did a stupid swap, unlike alot of the claims in the intro posts....
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To be fair, I have utterly no idea whether the car is actually driveable, or if this was just a stunt. The crankshaft of the
Looks cool as hell though. Irony: Notice the license plate? It's a California car. And since that's an early 60s vintage Bug, this engine swap is CARB legal (unlike, say, putting a turbo onto a clean-running '00-'05 Miata.) |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1015257)
The crankshaft of the RADIAL engine is definitely at a higher plane than the stock crank and input shaft to the transmission
I did a little E-stalking, looks like this is a salt flat car. |
Originally Posted by tasty danish
(Post 1015282)
FTFY. No doritos in this thread.
Yes, I do actually understand the difference between a radial and a rotary ((not a wankel, an actual aircraft rotary), I just have the dumb this morning. |
Win.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1015285)
(facepalm)
Yes, I do actually understand the difference between a radial and a rotary ((not a wankel, an actual aircraft rotary), I just have the dumb this morning. |
Originally Posted by tasty danish
(Post 1015307)
I can't imagine what a rotary A/C engine would be like to operate. You think BP's vibrate terrible...
On the downside, power is limited by the amount of air which can be sucked in through a hollowed-out crankshaft, and they are lubricated in a total-loss system, somewhat like a two-cycle engine. Pressurized oil is supplied to the bearings by a pump, but it is never recovered and instead goes out of the engine through the cylinders. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1015311)
They're supposedly quite well-balanced and run very smoothly. Consider that in a rotary design, the crankcase, cylinders and heads all collectively act as a gigantic flywheel.
On the downside, power is limited by the amount of air which can be sucked in through a hollowed-out crankshaft, and they are lubricated in a total-loss system, somewhat like a two-cycle engine. Pressurized oil is supplied to the bearings by a pump, but it is never recovered and instead goes out of the engine through the cylinders. |
Originally Posted by Leafy
(Post 1016994)
And how exactly do you connect a rotating engine block to a transmission? :giggle:
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