14 litre V16? Step this way...

14 litre V16? Step this way...

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irocfan

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40,153 posts

189 months

Glenn63

2,732 posts

83 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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Will it fit in a caterham?

GravelBen

15,655 posts

229 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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Glenn63 said:
Will it fit in a caterham?
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njw1

2,053 posts

110 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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GravelBen said:
Glenn63 said:
Will it fit in a caterham?
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Will a Caterham fit around it?

Dont like rolls

3,798 posts

53 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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njw1 said:
GravelBen said:
Glenn63 said:
Will it fit in a caterham?
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Will a Caterham fit around it?
Same principal


anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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one in a prius would be funny.

can't remember

1,077 posts

127 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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Disappointed. Was expecting something from the 1930s.

DanielSan

18,747 posts

166 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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I found the car I want to drop it in, just need a couple of big ass turbos.

gazza285

9,780 posts

207 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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Glenn63 said:
Will it fit in a caterham?
Catamaran, yes. Caterham, no.

lornemalvo

2,167 posts

67 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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For those who've never heard a V16 , listen to this BRM on the track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPDCNyQxE

RSTurboPaul

10,219 posts

257 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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Didn't Rowan Atkinson say Rolls made a V16 for one of the Jonny English films he was in?

PushedDover

5,623 posts

52 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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lornemalvo said:
For those who've never heard a V16 , listen to this BRM on the track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPDCNyQxE
I’m not one for fawning over the variants of different engine configs and the ‘best’ but that does sound rather brutal and something else !

14

2,084 posts

160 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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RSTurboPaul said:
Didn't Rowan Atkinson say Rolls made a V16 for one of the Jonny English films he was in?
Not quite. He said Rolls Royce had made a V16 that they intended to put in the Phantom, but at the last minute decided to use BMW’s V12. They built a handful of V16 and he managed to persuade Rolls Royce to put one in one of the film cars.

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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PushedDover said:
I’m not one for fawning over the variants of different engine configs and the ‘best’ but that does sound rather brutal and something else !
It really is - I was lucky enough to hear one fired up and it really was a moment I'll never forget.

Wombat3

11,969 posts

205 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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PushedDover said:
lornemalvo said:
For those who've never heard a V16 , listen to this BRM on the track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPDCNyQxE
I’m not one for fawning over the variants of different engine configs and the ‘best’ but that does sound rather brutal and something else !
Heard it a few years ago up close - its an unbelievable noise biggrin (yet only 1.5 litre)

fido

16,752 posts

254 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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Makes sense as boats often have 2 V8’s .. always thought it a bit low-tech to have two sets of switch gear to operate each engine.

Equus

16,770 posts

100 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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fido said:
Makes sense as boats often have 2 V8’s .. always thought it a bit low-tech to have two sets of switch gear to operate each engine.
OTOH, since you can't just park up on the hard shoulder and wait for the AA to arrive, when you're in the open ocean, it makes sense to have some level of redundancy.

fido

16,752 posts

254 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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Equus said:
OTOH, since you can't just park up on the hard shoulder and wait for the AA to arrive, when you're in the open ocean, it makes sense to have some level of redundancy.
Ah that’s a good point. Two V8’s it is.

thegreenhell

15,115 posts

218 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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fido said:
Equus said:
OTOH, since you can't just park up on the hard shoulder and wait for the AA to arrive, when you're in the open ocean, it makes sense to have some level of redundancy.
Ah that’s a good point. Two V16’s it is.
FTFY smile

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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Those belts yikes