[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by boothboy

Gotta love this little beauty! 34 cyl; inline-radial engine. One of two built by
Lycoming during WW2. 5000 HP. @ 2600 R.P.M.

I dig the radial engine and was the big daddy of all big daddies! Do you know that an early car building used a radial that spun around the crank that was bolted to the frame!

I'll try to find it, it's pretty wild.

Brian

[35WINDOW]

Here are a few favorites of mine-

[boothboy]

I'd be more worried about lack of out riggers and the car rolling over when you crank her over!

[MARTINSR]

Holy cow, I went looking for that vintage car with the radial motor and came up with this! HOLY COW


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2V7B7-gdRA

I mean, HOLY COW!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=luvkcP0mkgA

Brian

[boothboy]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Holy cow, I went looking for that vintage car with the radial motor and came up with this! HOLY COW


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2V7B7-gdRA

I mean, HOLY COW!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=luvkcP0mkgA

Brian

Yeah, but!!!!!!

[boothboy]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I dig the radial engine and was the big daddy of all big daddies! Do you know that an early car building used a radial that spun around the crank that was bolted to the frame!

I'll try to find it, it's pretty wild.

Brian

Yes I believe they used a British made Gnome Rotary Engine.

[bigdog7373]

My favorite engine of all time. The wasp major. 28 cylinders, 4,300hp.

[MARTINSR]

I would love to hear that Wasp! I have a number of municipal airports around me so planes are often flying overhead. When I hear a radial I am OUT THERE to see what it is. That Wasp, that must be an outrageous sound.

Brian

[bigdog7373]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I would love to hear that Wasp! I have a number of municipal airports around me so planes are often flying overhead. When I hear a radial I am OUT THERE to see what it is. That Wasp, that must be an outrageous sound.

Brian

Here ya go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HFfN...e_gdata_player

[MARTINSR]

Thanks Bigdog, that is so wild. Ok guys, try to wrap your head around this for a minute. They had to collect parts for this motor, remember it has 28 pistons! It has 56 valves! I am presuming it is two per cyl.

But try to wrap your head around that when you think of the troubles you had rebuilding a V8! All the stupid crap I wasn't expecting with an inline six flathead, how about a 28 cyl radial the size of a VW Bug!

Brian

[vicariouslynova]

Originally Posted by 56 Crazy

This is my 350 Small Block Chevy engine.

ok is this a camera flaw or is everything really backwards???? IE europe style

[bigdog7373]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Thanks Bigdog, that is so wild. Ok guys, try to wrap your head around this for a minute. They had to collect parts for this motor, remember it has 28 pistons! It has 56 valves! I am presuming it is two per cyl.

But try to wrap your head around that when you think of the troubles you had rebuilding a V8! All the stupid crap I wasn't expecting with an inline six flathead, how about a 28 cyl radial the size of a VW Bug!

Brian

You're correct. 56 valves. Also, if you start it wrong just one time you'll have a fun time replacing all 56 spark plugs.

[curtis73]

Originally Posted by bigdog7373

My favorite engine of all time. The wasp major. 28 cylinders, 4,300hp.

Now THAT is one cool engine. Don't think it would fit in my LeMans though.

Here is one of my favorites. Its a Detroit 24v71. It has 12 blowers and makes somewhere north of 3500 hp.

[MARTINSR]

Holy crap, now THERE'S a guy with too much money!

Brian

[curtis73]

Video link for you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m48vy...layer_embedded