1 (edited by Marc 2011-02-20 08:37 AM)

Topic: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

I picked it up today, here's our next power plant:

http://www.frankensteinmotorworks.com/Lemons/IMG_0314.jpg

540 cubic inches, 160HP.

and before any budget questions come up. here's a quote:

Judge Phil wrote:

Radial engines are exempt from BS laps.

this little beauty is from 1942. it was likely installed in a P22 World War II trainer aircraft.

not 100% sure what kind of car it is going in yet, but the plan is to theme it up as the red-baron and go after the snoopy van smile

2 (edited by m610 2010-05-16 06:56 PM)

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Probably revs to 2000 rpm max!

I'll be interesting to see, and hear, this running.

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Fan-friggen-tastic!  That will be awesome!

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Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

From a straight safety perspectve - PLEASE be careful.  Magnetos need to be grounded to be shut off.

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Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

There are no weak points in your plan. Full speed ahead!

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

This should be good.

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7 (edited by Marc 2010-05-16 09:35 PM)

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

m610 wrote:

Probably revs to 2000 rpm max!

I'll be interesting to see, and hear, this running.

we've already got this problem covered. we're running the output through a 2.71:1 step-up gearbox before going to the automotive transmission.

the rated takeoff RPM is 1850, cruise is 1800. but since we're not counting on it keeping us in the air we'll probably push a few extra hundred RPMs out of it.

RobL wrote:

From a straight safety perspectve - PLEASE be careful.  Magnetos need to be grounded to be shut off.

The motor came without left and right magneto and without a carb. after briefly looking at WWII plane parts prices we quickly decided to just fuel inject it instead. we'll be running a fairly benign distributor less coil setup and a 3 bar fuel rail.

porkchops22 wrote:

This should be good.

we sure hope so, this was most of our reason to go this way!

Judge Phil wrote:

There are no weak points in your plan. Full speed ahead!

of course not!

This build will involve copious amounts of custom one off space shuttle parts. all 100% mission critical and 100% untested.

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Wait wut?

this is full of awesome!

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Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

i think this usurps any previous ill-advised engine swap TEN FOLD!

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

SOOOO awesome man !!

will it be front mounded or what?

11 (edited by Marc 2010-05-17 12:33 AM)

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

vwdmc16 wrote:

SOOOO awesome man !!

will it be front mounded or what?

that is still being decided. the motor is light enough to mount it in the front, but the visibility may be affected a bit too much with a big piston right in the middle.

the first order of the day (month or two) is to get the motor running outside of the car. then i'll worry about the other details.

this motor is just a hair younger than my grandfather and probably hasn't run since either of my parents have been born so there's a bit of work to do smile

12 (edited by Scud.Ig 2010-05-17 04:10 AM)

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Kinner R-540.  Yum...

Beware the claiming rule.

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Scud.Ig wrote:

Kinner R-540.  Yum...

Beware the claiming rule.

yup, that's the model number.

as for the claiming, i think the judges would rather see it over and over instead of having to haul a car from the mid-west to California that they cannot legaly drive over there.

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

You are sick...and I say that with all the reverence and respect it carries around here.

Can't wait to see this.

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Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Respect

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16 (edited by RichVS 2010-05-17 05:48 AM)

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Someone find this man a Goggomobil!

http://jalopnik.com/5302246/awesome-def … goggomobil

You realize of course, that if you're going to really be true to the Fokker tri-plane, the crankshaft must be fixed to the fuselage, and the engine rotates in order to maximize gyroscopic effects on vehicle dynamics, and cool the engine.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Marc wrote:

I picked it up today, here's our next power plant:

http://www.frankensteinmotorworks.com/L … G_0314.jpg

540 cubic inches, 160HP.

and before any budget questions come up. here's a quote:

Judge Phil wrote:

Radial engines are exempt from BS laps.

this little beauty is from 1942. it was likely installed in a P22 World War II trainer aircraft.

not 100% sure what kind of car it is going in yet, but the plan is to theme it up as the red-baron and go after the snoopy van smile

a blog will be started soon for anyone that wants to follow the progress on this thing. www.frankensteinmotorworks.com

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Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

I don't know how well a steady-state engine like this rotary will respond to the constant throttle inputs needed in a car of any form......

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

killerken53 wrote:

I don't know how well a steady-state engine like this rotary will respond to the constant throttle inputs needed in a car of any form......

What's your point here?

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We won the IOE at Southern Discomfort.
We got screwed at The Real Hoopties of New Jersey  and we took cars down with us.
We got the curse at Capitol Offense but they wouldn't let us destroy the car.

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

What's the plan for cooling?  Those were air-cooled, right?

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

rockwood wrote:

What's the plan for cooling?  Those were air-cooled, right?

I am putting my money on air cooling...

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Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

RichVS wrote:

Someone find this man a Goggomobil!

http://jalopnik.com/5302246/awesome-def … goggomobil

You realize of course, that if you're going to really be true to the Fokker tri-plane, the crankshaft must be fixed to the fuselage, and the engine rotates in order to maximize gyroscopic effects on vehicle dynamics, and cool the engine.

if someone can find us one of those, I'm DEFINITELY using it!

sorry, our engine will be fixed. it's also an american engine, but it'll be close enough.

killerken53 wrote:

I don't know how well a steady-state engine like this rotary will respond to the constant throttle inputs needed in a car of any form......

this is where the fuel injection will come in. if necesary i may use a DBW throttle also so the pedal position is more directly related to the torque request.

rockwood wrote:

What's the plan for cooling?  Those were air-cooled, right?

yes, it is air cooled. the plan involves lots of ducting, fans, 5 head temp gauges and water injection if necessary.





Thanks for all the support guys! i think with this and the 2010 camry engined MR2 we can simultaneously have the oldest and the newest motor on the track at the same time!

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Actually, from what I understand of Diesel EFI is that the rate of air intake is constant and that throttle is controlled by pushing more/less fuel in, so EFI is a great idea.

If all else fails use a CVT transmission out of a rolled-over murano/Ford Five Hundred. What could possibly go wrong? smile

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Serj wrote:

Actually, from what I understand of Diesel EFI is that the rate of air intake is constant and that throttle is controlled by pushing more/less fuel in, so EFI is a great idea.

If all else fails use a CVT transmission out of a rolled-over murano/Ford Five Hundred. What could possibly go wrong? smile

Diesel?

no no no, this is 540cubic inches of gasoline power!

Re: Never before has so little power been made from so much displacement!

Marc wrote:
Serj wrote:

Actually, from what I understand of Diesel EFI is that the rate of air intake is constant and that throttle is controlled by pushing more/less fuel in, so EFI is a great idea.

If all else fails use a CVT transmission out of a rolled-over murano/Ford Five Hundred. What could possibly go wrong? smile

Diesel?

no no no, this is 540cubic inches of gasoline power!

err, clarification, i am aware it's gasoline powered. I was just saying that from my understanding, the throttle could be controlled via fuel input through the EFI a la diesel-style.

even more fun would be keeping the motor turning full "war power" RPMs and control the car's speed via a CVT, let those rubber bands change the amount the car pulls smile