Pretty nice bit of machining skill.
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Looks like the engine lacks ignition and fuel system though. Looks like it runs on compressed air. DaveHand Made Mini V12 Engine
Nov 19, 2011
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Did you see the one on
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It was a mini-V8, fully 'normal', and fueled; and it runs.
Now he's making a turbo-charged version!
Lloyd
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
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
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