Nanuq Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Making the world's smallest V-12 engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I saw this on Ebaums several days back. The work this guy did on this is trully amazing...a engineering tour de force. Thanks for the share. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Fixed now? I can't embed the picture..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 This is nice little look at this mini V12. I like to hook this up to my Schwinn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 That is downright mind boggling!!! I wish I had the patience to tackle something like that... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 My favorite part was when he machined the crankshaft on an eccentric. Y'know, I bet that little v-12 puts out more horsepower than my old Rover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Amazing this guy invested 1200 hours into that project. True craftsman he is. Carpe Diem Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 That was amazing! I love the straight pipe exhaust!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fijikid Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'm a little confused (well, I'm often a lot confused). I see it's mounted on box which may contain the fuel and their appears to be a fuel line going into the engine, but where's the spark coming from? We need a spark, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 The smallest one is driven by compressed air so it's not a true engine. But the one posted by Maxman is a real one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 That is freaking awesome! Both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 What! No 48 Valve version! LOL. That is awesome. I bet it has more HP than a Prius. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Here's a tangential thought.... have you ever thought of the correlation between the number of cylinders and exhaust tone, to the tones produced by musical instruments? I've always thought a 3-cylinder sounded a lot like a bassoon, a 4-cylinder like a clarinet, and a good v8 like a trombone. Listen to one of Honda's 6 cylinder 250 GP race enginces from the 60s and you'll almost hear a flute. I bet it has something to do with the resonant frequencies and harmonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 @Nanuq, yes. I am still trying to put my finger on "Boxer" engines (Porsche/Subaru). They almost have a "string" instrument quality like a standup bass/viola/cello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 @Nanuq, yes. I am still trying to put my finger on "Boxer" engines (Porsche/Subaru). They almost have a "string" instrument quality like a standup bass/viola/cello. You got it... there's another resonance in there that makes it hard to name. Maybe a cello standing on a soapbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankt Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 +1 on that Honda F1 '60's vintage....I had the good luck to find a pit pass in the mud during the '67 USGP at Watkins Glen, and I hung out in the Eagle pits gabbing with Dan Gurney... Every time the Honda came around, everybody plugged their ears!!.... As a side note: The pit next to Eagle was the Cooper Maserati one with Jochen Rindt driving...The engine in it was a V12 with 3 spark plugs per cylinder....Each separate distributor had different colored wires.. They actually did a complete plug change mid race to cure a mis-firing situation....They did it in @ 2 minutes!! Here's one of the plugs I salvaged out of their trash bin!!: A Champion G-59-R "Peanut" plug....When you need to get 3 plugs into a head of a 1.5L V-12, you NEED skinny ones!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 NICE!!! That's a piece of history there. My motorcycle was built by Honda's El Maestro, who was trained by Kaz Yoshima. I've got a bunch of Ti parts in it that came home from Suzuka in the late 70s. More history. The engine was strong, but not quite right... then I talked to Kaz and he found out who had built it, and got all excited. He hand-bent me a pipe to match the engine, and the results are spectacular. It starts off sounding like one of the Three Tenors, and when it breaks 7,500rpm it sounds like a coronet on steroids. It curls your toes, partly from the sheer volume, and partly from the pure resonant tone it makes. There's just nothing like a strong engine with correct tuning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankt Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Those early Honda F1's had the "nest of snakes" bundles of tuned exhaust pipes rising from the inside of the engine vee....Really looked AND SOUNDED exotic!! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads4/hondaf11109169260.jpg On the one I saw, the pipes were pointed straight upwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Porn for your ears...If there is anything that sounds better...I have not heard it A automotive opera if you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subbiesrock Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 World's Smallest V8: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Holy crap!!! Oh my Lord. That was glorious. My favorite is the Matra MS80. Did you hear how it tuned up as he hit the sweet spot in 2nd gear and then 3rd? Lordy Lordy Lordy, it sounds just like my '63 Land Rover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Holy crap!!! Oh my Lord. That was glorious. My favorite is the Matra MS80. Did you hear how it tuned up as he hit the sweet spot in 2nd gear and then 3rd? Lordy Lordy Lordy, it sounds just like my '63 Land Rover. That must be one bad ass LR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 That's right baby, all 75 horsepower worth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt666tm Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 That's right baby, all 75 horsepower worth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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