| Author | Message | ||
     Iman501 |
so Eriks somewhat known for putting "different" engines in his bikes, maybe he should put these in a bike somehow....i bet it would be powerful! http://www.ecomotors.com/ | ||
| Greg_e |
The current required to spin the turbo and make boost from the electric motor is going to be huge, going to take a huge battery to deal with this. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
The 2 pistons 1 cylinder setup is nothing new, Vosper Thorneycroft designed them in the 40s, Triangular with a crank at each corner, you just put on as many banks as you needed, they were used in PT boats & later rail locos. Rootes built one with 3 cyls 6 pistons & rocker arms to the crank, supercharged 2 stroke diesel, a very quick motor too which sounds awesome. Commer TS3 if you want to check youtube. Leyland also built a 6 pot 12 piston multifuel engine for the Chieftain tank. | ||
| Britchri10 |
An ex-girlfriends father used to run a Vosper Thorneycroft MTB (Converted to civilian use) out of the marina in Brighton. I never explored the engine(s) on it but it was quick! We would run it to Dieppe & back in the summer months. (It was great for scaring oil tankers in the Straits of Dover) | ||
| 46champ |
Opposed piston engines have been used over here also. Most World War II American submarines used Fairbanks Morris opposed piston diesels. They also made locomotive engines in the 50's. |
