BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

[cjforumadmin]

http://www.bangshift.com/blog/BangShift-Approved-Video-Toyota-MR2-Plus-Radial-Airplane-Engine-Equals-Awesome.html

[kevracer]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

it runs- barely.

[Frankenstein]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

thanks guys. this is my car and yeah, it's definitely running WAY rich but it was also only the 2nd time I've fired it up. i'm working on all the little details now needed to be able to drive the car and next week i'll work on tuning it in.

if you have any questions feel free to e-mail me: [email protected]

[TheSilverBuick]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

You sir, rule!

[oldrustycars]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

He better have a pile of receipts to prove the $500 rule. He'll have to quiet it down a bunch also. The cool factor will keep him from the People's Curse award and having the car crushed.

[Frankenstein]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

He better have a pile of receipts to prove the $500 rule. He'll have to quiet it down a bunch also. The cool factor will keep him from the People's Curse award and having the car crushed.

no need for receipts:

Radial engines are exempt from BS laps.

It's a loophole about the size of Texas

but the fuel economy on this thing will make it pretty damn hard to win the overall with it.

[dieselgeek]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

Frankenstein -

If you need any MS help, feel free to hit me up here. I've done a few absurd installations like yours, it appears you have everything under control but don't hesitate to ask if you have questions!!!


Your #1 fan,

-dieselgeek

[Ermott]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

Going on the principle that "If there is one example of something on the internet, there must be others", I have discovered a German fellow who put a huge radial engine (10.2 liter) in a car a bit smaller than the MR2. A teeny tiny Gogomobile in fact. It's smaller than a mini. It has wheels like a cushman, like a lawnmower.

This guy is an engineer and machinist. An amazing engineer and machinist at that.

Over view of project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2V7B7-gdRA

Machining and fitting: http://www.youtube.com/user/dwerke#p/u/23/TNe2zcfdwwA

Starting and running: http://www.youtube.com/user/dwerke#p/u/24/TEKyu5xN6ik

Painted Red Barron Red, with cross, and at the drag-strip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luvkcP0mkgA

The YouTube Channel for this project: http://www.youtube.com/user/dwerke

[Frankenstein]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

it runs- barely.

it's still far from tuned but this is a much better showing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdZQV24ZgB8

[TheSilverBuick]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

it runs- barely.

it's still far from tuned but this is a much better showing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdZQV24ZgB8

I saw that video last night, that is friggin awesome! Sounds like it's purring like a kitten, especially by radial standards.

[Frankenstein]

Re: BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

I saw that video last night, that is friggin awesome! Sounds like it's purring like a kitten, especially by radial standards.

thanks. i really haven't done much tuning yet. i'm still mostly focussing on building the car but i was tired of all the way too rich bitching on some of the other forums. i just wanted to show that it runs great with very little work.

[Frankenstein]

I have an update worth posting

i completely redid the drive assembly:


starting at the radial:
-cummins turbodiesel starter and flywheel
-bmw guibo
-mitsubishi 3000GT transfer case
-goldwing final drive

of course each component has extensive modifications done to them.

and here's the end result:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8YLFHYClF0

if anyone wants to see it in person, it's showing up at the next 24hours of lemons race in Joliett, IL.

[TheSilverBuick]

Double bad ass!