Chrysler Firepower anyone? 56k=LMFAO NO WAY!

[cm_uk]

2 Engines bolted together eh.. how about the Mazda 787B 4 yes 4!!! Engines bolted together. here is some info...
"The Mazda 787/787B was a prototype racing car built for the 24 hours of Le Mans auto race, replacing the 767. It used a 4-rotor 26B rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishel engine which produced over 700 hp (522 kW). The 787B's 1991 win at Le Mans was historic in two ways: It marked both the first time a Japanese manufacturer had won the race, and the first time a rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishel engine won. The 787B was designed by Nigel Stroud. Two were entered at Le Mans in 1990 but were unable to complete the race. ..."

[Konan555]

No, but there's a W8...

Wikipedia on W16

Now it gets crazy - that's like a W of a W

[Rave]

Nah, it's just a W12 with four extra cylinders. It's not 'literally' two engines bolted together I don't think, I'm sure the cylinder block castings will be one pice as will the crankshaft. See here for more details of the VR- and W- VW engines:

http://www.autozine.org/technical_sc...ne/smooth5.htm

2 Engines bolted together eh.. how about the Mazda 787B 4 yes 4!!! Engines bolted together. here is some info...
"The Mazda 787/787B was a prototype racing car built for the 24 hours of Le Mans auto race, replacing the 767. It used a 4-rotor 26B rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishel engine

Well- the Mazda rotaries are fairly modular AFAIK; most of them (including the RX7 and RX8) use two rotors, but I'm sure they made a 'grand tourer' type car for the Jap market with three rotors- and it is possible to graft a third rotor to RX7 motors too. It's rarely done though as tuning by turbocharging is much easier. Anyway- it would be reasonably true to describe it as two motors bolted together.

[Moby-Dick]

Well- the Mazda rotaries are fairly modular AFAIK; most of them (including the RX7 and RX8) use two rotors, but I'm sure they made a 'grand tourer' type car for the Jap market with three rotors- and it is possible to graft a third rotor to RX7 motors too. It's rarely done though as tuning by turbocharging is much easier. Anyway- it would be reasonably true to describe it as two motors bolted together.

that would be the Cosmo , one of my favourite rotary cars.
The RX7 boys try and have triple rotor conversion done for silly ammounts of power

[cm_uk]

theres nothing wrong with silly amounts of power

[Konan555]

Ugly sausage init.

[cm_uk]

dunno looks acceptable IMO
Large front end

[Moby-Dick]

There was one at this Years JAE with quite the largetst single turbo I've ever seen on it. ( I seem to remeber it was a t88 )
The compressor housing must have been approaching a foot in diameter.

[cm_uk]

t88 are large beasts
for anyone who hasn't seen one...
its in a supra

[Konan555]

t88?

One per bank please

[[GSV]Trig]

IMHO all engines should put out 100bhp per ltr...
Unless its a turbo n then its more like 150 per...

[Moby-Dick]

That looks a bit small compared to this beast at JAE - I'll have a hunt around and see if I can find out what it was I remeber seeing a dyno plot with a very flat torque curve .

[Konan555]

Best we all swap to the wonderus 70s ford 4 cylinder engine that is the pinto then trig

[cm_uk]

lol then if all cars where like that then you could get anything under insurance as all cars would be around about the same power per ltr... in theory

[Moby-Dick]

Ive done some more hunting and can confirm that the turbo was a GT42R which makes the T88 look tiny

[cm_uk]

makes a t88 look small now thats saying something :O