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Won't be long before it actually runs. I can't imagine this will last very long though....
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How is the power band of those motors? I would think uneven cooling would wreak hell on that design."When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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They run at a pretty narrow RPM range. I think he is going to have an issue keeping it cool. On an airplane the prop wash should help cool it sitting on the ground and once you get some speed and altitude heat isn't an issue if it's tuned right. This kid is sticking the motor inthe back of an MR2 that might hit 70mph for 10-15 seconds if he's lucky.Comment
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freaking AWESOME build. Thanks...will be following it.
how does his build stay in that $500 limit?Last edited by 8mpg; 03-20-2011, 10:24 PM.Comment
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That is insane. He better have some insane air flow.
Should sound cool!Comment
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he got an exemption based on the complete badassery of the idea/build. At least im pretty sure thats what he said in there somewhereOriginally posted by 8mpg View PostComment
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That's fucking stupid - I LOVE it!
I didn't read through the whole thread, just clicked through to look at pics etc. I'm not a big fan of the alternator drive system, or the hall sensor mount - I can't see the chain bieng accurate enough to hold the sensor trigger at WOT..either way, cool ass build!Comment
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ok first ok, that is kickass! I got two big issues with it though....
First, how is it a Lemons car? I hear ya on the "pass" given to him but doesnt that kind of kill the spirit of the whole thing? I would be curious to hear what his total out of pocket cost was on that thing.
Secondly, I think it looks awsome and there is a some great fab work there but I personally would have had a hard building knowing it was going to grenade it self without a prop to cool it. I read he maybe running E85 and maybe even some kind of meth injection trying to cool the combustion chambers but I really think its inevitable. Especially on those bottom cylinders. I hope Im wrong though!Comment
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This is very cool.
Noticed the thread was updated with a video
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Interesting. I think he needs a fan on the other end of that crank pulley."When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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I love it, that is bad ass.Whos your Daddy?
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I've been folloing since it was just a dumb idea... I love it.
Either him or one of his drivers runs a fab shop, so a lot of those parts were dirty cheap on the one-offs, and that kickass billit transfer case was oiginally built for a motorcycle engine in a metro... They donated it.
I don't remember what the engine cost, but it was dirty cheap too. All the bullshit needed to make it work would put him over the $500 limit, so he stopped working and scrapped the idea. Judges gave him an exemption so he woould continue the epic build."If I asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." - Henry FordComment
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I want to see that thing move, kinda sounded anemic.Originally posted by Mark04 View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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I like it. Almost as much as the turbine powered MR2Good judgment comes from bad decisions and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.Comment
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