Pretty nice bit of machining skill.
formatting link
Looks like the engine lacks ignition and fuel system though. Looks like it runs on compressed air. Dave
- posted
12 years ago
Hand Made Mini V12 Engine
Loading thread data ...
- Vote on answer
- posted
12 years ago
snipped-for-privacy@is.invalid fired this volley in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Did you see the one on
formatting link
It was a mini-V8, fully 'normal', and fueled; and it runs.
Now he's making a turbo-charged version!
Lloyd
- Vote on answer
- posted
12 years ago
Yup, clearly not an IC engine. The cam gears are the same size as the crank gear, no spark, no cooling on the cylinders.
There was a guy from France that built a complete 1/3 scale Ferrari that ran. I saw/heard it at the 2006 or 2007 NAMES show, where it got the Joe Martin award.
Jon
- Vote on answer
- posted
12 years ago
His name is Pierre Scerri. He became famous when he appeared in "Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines" in 1998. The clip is available on YouTube, but I have only found very poor quality versions.
His web page is at
formatting link