Post pictures of amazingly cool engineering

[addams]

Another marine engine:



There's an even bigger (14 cylinder) version of that now!

Also like this video of a Doxford opposed piston engine in action.

[ZR1cliff]

David87M3 said:

Excellent engine, I have nothing but admiration for German engineering. Mercedes especially who have decades of history in racing.

[The Black Flash]

Meeja said:

Apollo 13, right?
Best Bodge Ever.

[wobert]

ZR1cliff said:

wobert said:

ZR1cliff said:

wobert said:

LT5?

Correct. One of Lotus engineerings best engineering feats, pulled off under difficult restrictions, both engineering and political yet the engine went on to achieve 12 world records including running 24 hours @ 176mph showing no wear when dismantled. A book called 'Heart of the beast' documents the history behind the engine and is a real interesting read.

I know I was working there when it was under development - Dave Whitehead the Chief Engineer was my boss for a while!

The cam-drive was the difficult bit as it had to fit under the hood profile - hence the single stage reduction to get the cam sprockets as small as feasible.

It must have been a real interesting project to work on, that type of project only comes around once in a lifetime. Lotus had a real hard time of it when trying to stick to GM's criteria, yet still came up with the goods even building good competitive relationships between both the British and American eangineering teams, something the book touches on. I enjoyed learning the timing procedure, even though I had to make my own tools, and marvelled at those little cam sprockets when putting it back together.

I caught the back-end of th project when I joined in '91 - they were doing the MY'94 & '95 upgrades at the time going from 375 - 405 bhp.

I must have been lucky as I did three similar projects that were "clean sheet designs", the ITRI project for the Taiwanese, the 618 Lotus V8 and the GM L850 World Engine project that went into other things such a the Vectra, Astra & VX220.

[thepawbroon]

I think most things the oil industry do in deep water are amazing, like the BP Angola Greater Plutonio field becasuse *ahem* I worked on it!

[CommanderJameson]

A Lange & Soehne Datograph, in the nude:

[ZR1cliff]

wobert said:

ZR1cliff said:

wobert said:

ZR1cliff said:

wobert said:

LT5?

Correct. One of Lotus engineerings best engineering feats, pulled off under difficult restrictions, both engineering and political yet the engine went on to achieve 12 world records including running 24 hours @ 176mph showing no wear when dismantled. A book called 'Heart of the beast' documents the history behind the engine and is a real interesting read.

I know I was working there when it was under development - Dave Whitehead the Chief Engineer was my boss for a while!

The cam-drive was the difficult bit as it had to fit under the hood profile - hence the single stage reduction to get the cam sprockets as small as feasible.

It must have been a real interesting project to work on, that type of project only comes around once in a lifetime. Lotus had a real hard time of it when trying to stick to GM's criteria, yet still came up with the goods even building good competitive relationships between both the British and American eangineering teams, something the book touches on. I enjoyed learning the timing procedure, even though I had to make my own tools, and marvelled at those little cam sprockets when putting it back together.

I caught the back-end of th project when I joined in '91 - they were doing the MY'94 & '95 upgrades at the time going from 375 - 405 bhp.

I must have been lucky as I did three similar projects that were "clean sheet designs", the ITRI project for the Taiwanese, the 618 Lotus V8 and the GM L850 World Engine project that went into other things such a the Vectra, Astra & VX220.

Very lucky, I'm jealous. There was also a flat plane crank LT5 that was used in an Elise ? I think. I once saw an example of such an engine in a workshop complete with a special induction system to grab air from the top of the car behind the driver. That would have been an interesting drive.

[Chris71]

How about this?



It's a full working, running model of a Ferrari 312PB that featured on one of Clarkson's programs a few years back:

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

I want mine with remote control!

[Parrot of Doom]

Stop plagiarising my thread name, bhes!

[PD9]

[PD9]

Kingda Ka - Highest fastest Rollercoaster in the world. (I've been on it too )



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingda_Ka

[ZR1cliff]

Some of the engineering in canal construction, both Brick and steel, was pretty cool.

Lift lock. There is one that's been recently refurbished by the water board but I canny find it cap'n.

[wobert]

ZR1cliff said:

Some of the engineering in canal construction, both Brick and steel, was pretty cool.

Lift lock. There is one that's been recently refurbished by the water board but I canny find it cap'n.

I tihnks that's the ANderton Boat lift at Northwich - an impressive bit of engineering I must say!

[Just-In]

ZR1cliff said:

Some of the engineering in canal construction, both Brick and steel, was pretty cool.

Lift lock. There is one that's been recently refurbished by the water board but I canny find it cap'n.

Try googling "Anderton boat lift" its near Northwich in Cheshire.

Sorry cant do links from pc at work.

[ZR1cliff]

Thanks chaps. The Anderton boat lift.

[JCB123]

Great idea for a thread.......some things that are amazing today must've been something else 200 years ago....or longer depending on what it is....

I'll vote for something very old, something in the middle which has written history and something amazing that is happening today....

[theboyfold]

The Black Flash said:

Meeja said:

Apollo 13, right?
Best Bodge Ever.

I think it is. Either way it's a true stroke of genius. I love all the stories you hear about the Apollo project, and the challenges they over came.

[PD9]

4569 years and still standing!

[Meeja]

theboyfold said:

The Black Flash said:

Meeja said:

Apollo 13, right?
Best Bodge Ever.

I think it is. Either way it's a true stroke of genius. I love all the stories you hear about the Apollo project, and the challenges they over came.

Indeed. It was known as "The Mailbox"

Blue Peter engineering at its best. To me what makes it cool was that they had the ability to construct something like that, knowing that if it failed, they were likely to die.

[benoli]

PD9 said:

4569 years and still standing!

with a little help from : ?