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JnP
Original Poster
310 posts
26 months
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I'd love to see a Tuscan V12 pop up somewhere ! Before someone says something such as "its impossible". The Tuscan has a 4L engine and can up to 4.5 thanks to Power. Why not use a 5L V12  its small enough !
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jr6yam
694 posts
52 months
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I've had the same dream! The top half of two BMW K1600 bike engines with a slightly longer stroke gives 3.6L bolt on a supercharger and Bob's yer muvvers bruvver  Easy peasey 
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OleVix
393 posts
17 months
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rev-erend
17,903 posts
153 months
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Who makes this 5 litre V12 ?
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jr6yam
694 posts
52 months
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rev-erend said: Who makes this 5 litre V12 ? BMW? or Jaaaaaaaaag 
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JnP
Original Poster
310 posts
26 months
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5L V12 was only an idea. Ferrari V12 are about 5.5, Mercs are 6L or 6.5L if I'm not mistaking, those are just examples.
TVR.eu offers a 6.2L V8, I guess you could probably fit any V12 in it then.
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Aussie John
534 posts
100 months
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Don't forget that Toyota made one for their Toyota Century limo!
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rev-erend
17,903 posts
153 months
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I dont see the point..
The existing TVR engine develop plent of power vs weight and use of the cars.
The V12 engine - is generally far too big, many are not even as powerful as the standard TVR engines
and those that are bhp rich are far too big and heavy for a sports car engine.
OK - if you want a 'GT' for a homologation wide as a bedroom race car ..
but it's a dinosaur.
With the price of fuel - sports cars have to evolve or die.
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rev-erend
17,903 posts
153 months
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Aston did exactly that .. 
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chuntington101
4,042 posts
105 months
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Come on guys you need to think outside the box a bit more. There was a French guy that built a w12 using 3 1000cc cbr engines! He then went on to build a 2.0 ltr v16 (!!!!!) using 4 cdr 600 destroked to 500cc each.
So how about either a w12 using 3 hyabusa engine each stroked to 1500cc giving a total of 4.5 ltr or a v16 giving 6.0ltr??????
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cymtriks
4,014 posts
114 months
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Google Callaway V16
Four bike engines in a V16 layout. This engine actually exists.
Reading this thread, I see I'm not the first person to see a BMW K1600 engine and think of a V12.
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GTRene
7,763 posts
93 months
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or drop a Cadilac Cien (concept car) engine in it, it uses a nice 7.5L V12 with 750 hp Northstar? doesn't look to heavy, and looks a bit like the All Melling engine?  
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Slow M
1,420 posts
75 months
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chuntington101 said: Come on guys you need to think outside the box a bit more. There was a French guy that built a w12 using 3 1000cc cbr engines! He then went on to build a 2.0 ltr v16 (!!!!!) using 4 cdr 600 destroked to 500cc each.
So how about either a w12 using 3 hyabusa engine each stroked to 1500cc giving a total of 4.5 ltr or a v16 giving 6.0ltr?????? Good luck with finding the space for all of those main bearing caps, con-rod big ends, and counterweights. You'd end up with a hybrid of crankshaft/tardis. Best, B.
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Bluebottle
2,927 posts
109 months
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GTRene said: or drop a Cadilac Cien (concept car) engine in it, it uses a nice 7.5L V12 with 750 hp Northstar? doesn't look to heavy, and looks a bit like the All Melling engine? now that looks sweet and the headers look narrow enough too 
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chuntington101
4,042 posts
105 months
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Slow M said: chuntington101 said: Come on guys you need to think outside the box a bit more. There was a French guy that built a w12 using 3 1000cc cbr engines! He then went on to build a 2.0 ltr v16 (!!!!!) using 4 cdr 600 destroked to 500cc each.
So how about either a w12 using 3 hyabusa engine each stroked to 1500cc giving a total of 4.5 ltr or a v16 giving 6.0ltr?????? Good luck with finding the space for all of those main bearing caps, con-rod big ends, and counterweights. You'd end up with a hybrid of crankshaft/tardis. Best, B. its already been done! There is a french guy that races in Off Road event. he used to run a W12 setup using R1 engine and now runs a V16 using 4 destroked R6 units (down to 500CC each)! As for sice the V8's out there that use the Hyabusa engines are VERY small, as in smaller than a 2.0 Zetec engine!
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Slow M
1,420 posts
75 months
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chuntington101 said: Slow M said: chuntington101 said: Come on guys you need to think outside the box a bit more. There was a French guy that built a w12 using 3 1000cc cbr engines! He then went on to build a 2.0 ltr v16 (!!!!!) using 4 cdr 600 destroked to 500cc each.
So how about either a w12 using 3 hyabusa engine each stroked to 1500cc giving a total of 4.5 ltr or a v16 giving 6.0ltr?????? Good luck with finding the space for all of those main bearing caps, con-rod big ends, and counterweights. You'd end up with a hybrid of crankshaft/tardis. Best, B. its already been done! There is a french guy that races in Off Road event. he used to run a W12 setup using R1 engine and now runs a V16 using 4 destroked R6 units (down to 500CC each)! As for sice the V8's out there that use the Hyabusa engines are VERY small, as in smaller than a 2.0 Zetec engine! I'd be interested to find out how much space for counterweights and main bearings/caps you're left with, when trying to develop a 'Busa engine into a W configuration. Suspect Frenchie selected engines that had fair bore spacing. That nay saying out of the way, I do love the RST V8. Best, B.
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chuntington101
4,042 posts
105 months
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Slow M said: chuntington101 said: Slow M said: chuntington101 said: Come on guys you need to think outside the box a bit more. There was a French guy that built a w12 using 3 1000cc cbr engines! He then went on to build a 2.0 ltr v16 (!!!!!) using 4 cdr 600 destroked to 500cc each.
So how about either a w12 using 3 hyabusa engine each stroked to 1500cc giving a total of 4.5 ltr or a v16 giving 6.0ltr?????? Good luck with finding the space for all of those main bearing caps, con-rod big ends, and counterweights. You'd end up with a hybrid of crankshaft/tardis. Best, B. its already been done! There is a french guy that races in Off Road event. he used to run a W12 setup using R1 engine and now runs a V16 using 4 destroked R6 units (down to 500CC each)! As for sice the V8's out there that use the Hyabusa engines are VERY small, as in smaller than a 2.0 Zetec engine! I'd be interested to find out how much space for counterweights and main bearings/caps you're left with, when trying to develop a 'Busa engine into a W configuration. Suspect Frenchie selected engines that had fair bore spacing. That nay saying out of the way, I do love the RST V8. Best, B. Here is a link to the W9 engine project. http://www.atomracing.se/6M.htmlThat uses a 90mm bore spacing Chris.
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PascalBuyens
2,545 posts
151 months
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At one point I really did think of recreating a S12 engine...
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GasMunkey
4,248 posts
48 months
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PascalBuyens said: At one point I really did think of recreating a S12 engine... Did the alarm clock spoil that?
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PascalBuyens
2,545 posts
151 months
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GasMunkey said: Did the alarm clock spoil that? Nope. At the time my engine broke down, I thought about two options... BUt I was told even the other alternative (Chevy V8) wouldn't fit into the Tuscan chassis... Pretty easy to understand I gave up looking into the S12 route as well, hearing that. And yes, I made a wrong decision at the time listening to naysayers.
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