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Old 10-12-2010, 07:14 PM
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Default Here is the real manly engine swap
Now this is better than 'just' a V8 engine swap....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TIdQFnUvCA
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Old 10-12-2010, 07:29 PM
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Yeah, it would probably make a great daily driver :P
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I bet there are still some Europeans that will cringe when they hear the sound of that motor approaching.
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Old 10-12-2010, 07:50 PM
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So would that be a R9 swap?
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Completely ridiculous - if you are going to to use an aviation engine, let's step into the inline era.
1500 HP Supercharged P51 Merlin, maybe.
Then at least you can cool it.
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^^^ Well it may not be the fastest, but it's probably pretty good on gas.
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....and just what did we do again before the internet?
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Originally Posted by Cole
I bet there are still some Europeans that will cringe when they hear the sound of that motor approaching.
I laughed out loud. Really loud.

Probably NOT funny to them, though...

Originally Posted by elargentino
Completely ridiculous - if you are going to to use an aviation engine, let's step into the inline era.
1500 HP Supercharged P51 Merlin, maybe.
Then at least you can cool it.
Funny you mention it, because I was in fact wondering about cooling.

Not sure what chassis would accept an engine of that size, though. You might have to use a pickup and mount it in the bed. Come to think of it, that would offer shocking towing capacity...

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....and just what did we do again before the internet?
I think we had hobbies.

Like...building things, or something.

Maybe cars with improbable engines, come to think of it.
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That's a great clip Chris. How old school is it?? Is this the protype staff car for the 4th Reich?
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....and just what did we do again before the internet?
We spent 4 hours troubleshooting and 1 hour repairing our 944's.

Now we spend 15 minutes researching our problem, 45 minutes repairing (since we've already spoken to ten people who have done it, and know the best way), and the remaining 4 hours screwing around online
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Originally Posted by Chris White
Now this is better than 'just' a V8 engine swap....
Weren't you supposed to be somewhere yesterday and Monday?
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Thats pretty damn cool but I always wondered about those radial engines and how the oiling works. Does the oil just sit in the bottom cylinders?
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i cannot imagine the torque in that little car lol...

and +1 for the p51
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Originally Posted by elargentino
Completely ridiculous - if you are going to to use an aviation engine, let's step into the inline era.
1500 HP Supercharged P51 Merlin, maybe.
Then at least you can cool it.
Yeah, supercharged V12 Merlins are so much more practical. I hear they are going to be standard equipment in the next gen prius





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Originally Posted by elargentino
Completely ridiculous

Actually, this is completely ridiculous......(turn it up, the sound makes the whole video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0bI241wPNY
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