Engine Talk at my wheel refurbers!

Ninja59 · Aug 3rd, 2012, 17:26

Where i had my wheels refurb just had a fantastic chit chat ( i went to drop some spare tickets off for OP a week on saturday) to one of the guys who used to race karts ...absolutely amazing but one thing we got chatting on...a 21 litre 4 Cylinder engine (not a typo)...I cannot remember the cars name for the life of me, but his dad helped get it started with the owner...it had another engine to start the engine!

peak power was around 1600 rpm, even at idle it is capable of about a 100!

absolutely mental but somehow beautiful i would love to the know the name but we were all just talking about the engine....

anybody else find this absolutely fantastic we were in our element

things like the brutus and other proper old vintage cars came up for discussion but oh man that stuck with me...

a 21 litre 4 cylinder engine...crazy absolutely crazy but somehow beautiful!

Daim · Aug 3rd, 2012, 18:22

Ever heard of Brutus or Jay Lenos Tank Car?

Ninja59 · Aug 3rd, 2012, 18:25

yes both

Daim · Aug 3rd, 2012, 18:31

Brutus can't even go 100 (km/h) on idle, as the gearing is set to still go faster

mikealder · Aug 3rd, 2012, 18:41

Try a youtube search for John Dodd The Beast as thats got a 27 litre lump in it, road legal but an insane amount of power, same type of engine is also fitted in a Rover SDI running LPG (Practical Performance Car - Owner Charlie) - Mike

mollusk · Aug 4th, 2012, 10:22

Don't know about a car engine

- but how about the MAN 4K90 4cyl. marine 2 stroke diesel.

6489 litres - yes 6489!
24,000 hp @ 94rpm.

Weighs 787 tons (dry)

Mollusks book of pointless facts.

mollusk · Aug 4th, 2012, 11:02

As for cars, (4 cyl.)

1912 Benz S2 200 - 21.5lt.

1912 Fiat "Beast of Turin" - 28.0lt.

Largest American 4cyl. Was 1907 Thomas Flyer
(at only 9.2lt)

More pointless facts by Mollusk.

Ninja59 · Aug 4th, 2012, 11:59

had someone else suggest it could be the benz as it was german.

Rob.D · Aug 4th, 2012, 13:09

Well Guys,
All this talk of large and peculiar engines, reminds me of my days working at Lotus Cars. This was during the time that both Graham Hill and Colin Chapman were very much alive and kicking. I am thinking of the car they built for the Indianapolis 500 -"The Wedge" with a Pratt and Whitney helicopter engine in it! The damn thing had no clutch, with a tickover speed equivalent to 70 miles an hour! When it passed the factory on the test track, there was no fantastic sound of a Formula One car, just the high whistle you get from jet planes! Because of the lack of clutch/gears, the brakes were getting red hot on cornering! And I had a friend in the paint rectification dept. who showed me where the dayglo pink paint had burnt off the fibreglass body as a result! So they had to laminate more ducts to the front end to get more air to the brakes. Fascinating stuff!

Rob.

Daim · Aug 4th, 2012, 17:37

Incase no-one knows "Brutus":

+ YouTube Video

47l of displacement. If it were to be road taxed today it would be around €
12.000/YEAR!!!

Aug 3rd, 2012, 17:26	#1
Ninja59 Probably Akita's Toyboy.. Last Online: Dec 27th, 2023 22:24 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: A House.	Engine Talk at my wheel refurbers! Where i had my wheels refurb just had a fantastic chit chat ( i went to drop some spare tickets off for OP a week on saturday) to one of the guys who used to race karts ...absolutely amazing but one thing we got chatting on...a 21 litre 4 Cylinder engine (not a typo)...I cannot remember the cars name for the life of me, but his dad helped get it started with the owner...it had another engine to start the engine! peak power was around 1600 rpm, even at idle it is capable of about a 100! absolutely mental but somehow beautiful i would love to the know the name but we were all just talking about the engine.... anybody else find this absolutely fantastic we were in our element things like the brutus and other proper old vintage cars came up for discussion but oh man that stuck with me... a 21 litre 4 cylinder engine...crazy absolutely crazy but somehow beautiful!

Aug 3rd, 2012, 18:22	#2
Daim Brit in Germany Last Online: Yesterday 16:10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bremen	Ever heard of Brutus or Jay Lenos Tank Car? __________________ The Best Nation Is Imagination 2010 V70 (Type 135) D5 (D5244T10) Automatic (TF-80SC)

Aug 3rd, 2012, 18:31	#4
Daim Brit in Germany Last Online: Yesterday 16:10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bremen	Brutus can't even go 100 (km/h) on idle, as the gearing is set to still go faster __________________ The Best Nation Is Imagination 2010 V70 (Type 135) D5 (D5244T10) Automatic (TF-80SC)

Aug 4th, 2012, 13:09	#9
Rob.D Captain Mainbearing Last Online: Dec 4th, 2016 14:41 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norwich	Car Powered by Helicopter Engine! Well Guys, All this talk of large and peculiar engines, reminds me of my days working at Lotus Cars. This was during the time that both Graham Hill and Colin Chapman were very much alive and kicking. I am thinking of the car they built for the Indianapolis 500 -"The Wedge" with a Pratt and Whitney helicopter engine in it! The damn thing had no clutch, with a tickover speed equivalent to 70 miles an hour! When it passed the factory on the test track, there was no fantastic sound of a Formula One car, just the high whistle you get from jet planes! Because of the lack of clutch/gears, the brakes were getting red hot on cornering! And I had a friend in the paint rectification dept. who showed me where the dayglo pink paint had burnt off the fibreglass body as a result! So they had to laminate more ducts to the front end to get more air to the brakes. Fascinating stuff! Rob. __________________ 1998 V70 2.5 10 Valve (B5252S) Auto.Tropical Green (412), Oak Leather/Burr Walnut int. Goodridge lines, OE strut brace, K&N panel filter. 1997 V70 2.5 20 Valve Auto Blue. Past: '89 740 Estate, '82 240 Estate.

Aug 3rd, 2012, 18:25	#3
Ninja59 Probably Akita's Toyboy.. Last Online: Dec 27th, 2023 22:24 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: A House.	yes both

Aug 3rd, 2012, 18:41	#5
mikealder VOC Member Last Online: Nov 6th, 2016 10:18 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Blackpool UK	Try a youtube search for John Dodd The Beast as thats got a 27 litre lump in it, road legal but an insane amount of power, same type of engine is also fitted in a Rover SDI running LPG (Practical Performance Car - Owner Charlie) - Mike

Aug 4th, 2012, 10:22	#6
mollusk VOC Member Last Online: Aug 10th, 2020 14:45 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Needham Market View Photos By: mollusk	Don't know about a car engine - but how about the MAN 4K90 4cyl. marine 2 stroke diesel. 6489 litres - yes 6489! 24,000 hp @ 94rpm. Weighs 787 tons (dry) Mollusks book of pointless facts.

Aug 4th, 2012, 11:02	#7
mollusk VOC Member Last Online: Aug 10th, 2020 14:45 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Needham Market View Photos By: mollusk	As for cars, (4 cyl.) 1912 Benz S2 200 - 21.5lt. 1912 Fiat "Beast of Turin" - 28.0lt. Largest American 4cyl. Was 1907 Thomas Flyer (at only 9.2lt) More pointless facts by Mollusk.

Aug 4th, 2012, 11:59	#8
Ninja59 Probably Akita's Toyboy.. Last Online: Dec 27th, 2023 22:24 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: A House.	had someone else suggest it could be the benz as it was german.

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