Engine Porn

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by URY914

I'm not convinced here. I was under the impression that these cars (cheetahs) ran a 4-speed directly connected to a corvette IRS center section (as in this image) and further, the center section pictured above is looney tunes big and those heads are nothing close to period correct (GM made some "splayed valve" SBC heads that look like those pictured but LONG after the cheetah's were being raced). Any help?

[URY914]

Originally Posted by DAEpperson

I wonder what that was for and what the did to keep them both pulling uniformly on that chain!

These engines were used in a speed record salt lake runner.

[URY914]

[URY914]

[PabloX]

Originally Posted by jluetjen

Since we're discussing engine porn, I guess size matters. Here's a picture of one of the biggest connecting rods around, if you don't mind me whipping it out...



This thing must have a good 4 foot stroke!!!

My daughter has music lessons in that building.

[lm6y]

Pavulon, if you look closely, that isn't a carburetor either, it's an aftermarket throttle body injection setup. It's not a small block either.

[shadowjack1]

Not as fancy as most on the thread, but it's mine and was fun to do.

[campbellcj]

I'm sure the 16-cylinder 917 is already in this thread somewhere, but here are a few more anyway:


1971 Porsche 917 16-cylinder by cjcam, on Flickr


1971 Porsche 917 16-cylinder by cjcam, on Flickr


1971 Porsche 917 16-cylinder by cjcam, on Flickr

[daepp]

That 16 cyl certainly makes it to a lot of shows. I thought the factory owned it, but does it live in the U.S. ?

Anyone ever heard it run? Do they start it at these shows?

[Flieger]

It is from the factory museum. I do not think it has been run in a long long time. The project did not go anywhere since the engine was too long and heavy so Mark Donohue said the car did not handle well. The turbo 12 put out more power so they focused on getting the drivability and reliability out of the 12.

Donohue thought the 16 cylinder could be turbocharged to 2000 horsepower "if needed".

[URY914]

[URY914]

[Flieger]

Izzat yours?

[URY914]

Nope

[URY914]

[URY914]

[Laneco]

Originally Posted by shadowjack1

Not as fancy as most on the thread, but it's mine and was fun to do.

You did a beautiful job on that. A real nice touch would be to do the letters on your intakes in black. Would really pop on that fabulous blue intake.

angela

[URY914]

[Hawkeye's-911T]

Photo by: URY914



I am probably setting myself up for a load of stinging ripostes - Where is the fourth exhaust outlet pipe on this photo? Go easy!!

Cheers
JB

[pavulon]

not a flathead expert but I believe they are all that way.