Great engineering
Discussion
In light of Tet posting this elsewhere
http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/0202tur_norwoods...
Post the best 'engineering' links you know of
http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/0202tur_norwoods...
Post the best 'engineering' links you know of
Found this fairly impressive seing as its n/a on nitro especially considering the load principles for a nitro engine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFvN7rSi_HQ&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFvN7rSi_HQ&fea...
Here's an old favourite : 7.2 secs from a 2.5 litre rear engine car built in 1972 = RESPECT!
Registered Race No: TC7
Vehicle Type: Dragster
BEST ET and Speed: 7.2 seconds 179.9 MPH
Chassis make & construction Style: Russ Carpenter - Rear Engined Built 1972
Wheelbase: 213"
Body Make, Year & Construction Style: Full Aluminium Dennis Priddle Built 1980
Engine Make & Size: Daimler 2.5 155 c.i.
Transmission Make: B&J 3 speed
Rear Axle Make : 9" Ford
Gear Ratios: 3.90
Wheel Make: Centerline Rears, Russ Carpenter Spoke Fronts
Slicks Make & Size: M&H 17x33 5x16
Supercharger & Fuel system: GMC 3.71 Charger Russ Carpenter Endle Style
Fuel: Nitro 85%+
Registered Race No: TC7
Vehicle Type: Dragster
BEST ET and Speed: 7.2 seconds 179.9 MPH
Chassis make & construction Style: Russ Carpenter - Rear Engined Built 1972
Wheelbase: 213"
Body Make, Year & Construction Style: Full Aluminium Dennis Priddle Built 1980
Engine Make & Size: Daimler 2.5 155 c.i.
Transmission Make: B&J 3 speed
Rear Axle Make : 9" Ford
Gear Ratios: 3.90
Wheel Make: Centerline Rears, Russ Carpenter Spoke Fronts
Slicks Make & Size: M&H 17x33 5x16
Supercharger & Fuel system: GMC 3.71 Charger Russ Carpenter Endle Style
Fuel: Nitro 85%+
Russ' Daimler dragster is so impressive, great English engineering 
and still a gorgoes car to this day.
The Swedes know a thing or two about crazy turbo set ups!
This Volvo is a stunner, everything is immaculate on it, mile deep black paint, all parts polished, machined, anodized - lovely. Run a best of 7.11 this summer, with a 2l Volvo 4pot and a mahusive turbo, sounds nuts.
Love the old drilled spoke wood rim steering wheel
and still a gorgoes car to this day.The Swedes know a thing or two about crazy turbo set ups!
This Volvo is a stunner, everything is immaculate on it, mile deep black paint, all parts polished, machined, anodized - lovely. Run a best of 7.11 this summer, with a 2l Volvo 4pot and a mahusive turbo, sounds nuts.
Love the old drilled spoke wood rim steering wheel
Edited by MotorPsycho on Thursday 6th October 08:19
The Volvo and the Curtiss are both a joy to behold.
I really like this thread because it appreciates the technical side of things and nobody's moaning or taking umbrage about anything, just enjoying great engineering.
Talking of bikes ... Peter Svensson's Top Fuel bike is very tidy and contains some admirable engineering, e.g. the control system and unusual clutch. Quite quick, too!
I really like this thread because it appreciates the technical side of things and nobody's moaning or taking umbrage about anything, just enjoying great engineering.
Talking of bikes ... Peter Svensson's Top Fuel bike is very tidy and contains some admirable engineering, e.g. the control system and unusual clutch. Quite quick, too!
Edited by CH3NO2ADDICT on Saturday 8th October 15:42
Don´t even get me started on Jan Honée´s marvelous blown nitro single,
if you ever heard it you will never forget it, if you never heard it :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sNsIbfZX3k
This was 16 years after starting with a Jawa speedway engine, how´s that for commitment ?
The fastest time ever :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOimxAkJ_WE
Check out the burnout on a steel plate
which is attached to the frame with quick-release pins,
then lifting the tire and keeping it warm and clean into prestage.
The man weraing blue bermudas is Gerard Willemse, Jan´s partner in "Swallower Racing"
and now sooo busy in his machine shop and producing PUMA parts
that he had to sell his 1700cc blown parallel twin engine project to Hans-Olaf Olstad.
Gerard was UEM ST/TF Champion years ago, beating the big H-Ds with an 820cc blown Puma-Triumph parallel twin.
Jan was starting a 2.000cc blown single (!) project, some parts were finished,
but then he built a house and -so far- never finished it, I still have some small hope that he does it.
if you ever heard it you will never forget it, if you never heard it :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sNsIbfZX3k
This was 16 years after starting with a Jawa speedway engine, how´s that for commitment ?
The fastest time ever :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOimxAkJ_WE
Check out the burnout on a steel plate
which is attached to the frame with quick-release pins,
then lifting the tire and keeping it warm and clean into prestage.
The man weraing blue bermudas is Gerard Willemse, Jan´s partner in "Swallower Racing"
and now sooo busy in his machine shop and producing PUMA parts
that he had to sell his 1700cc blown parallel twin engine project to Hans-Olaf Olstad.
Gerard was UEM ST/TF Champion years ago, beating the big H-Ds with an 820cc blown Puma-Triumph parallel twin.
Jan was starting a 2.000cc blown single (!) project, some parts were finished,
but then he built a house and -so far- never finished it, I still have some small hope that he does it.
Benni said:
Don´t even get me started on Jan Honée´s marvelous blown nitro single,
if you ever heard it you will never forget it, if you never heard it :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sNsIbfZX3k
This was 16 years after starting with a Jawa speedway engine, how´s that for commitment ?
The fastest time ever :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOimxAkJ_WE
Check out the burnout on a steel plate
which is attached to the frame with quick-release pins,
then lifting the tire and keeping it warm and clean into prestage.
The man weraing blue bermudas is Gerard Willemse, Jan´s partner in "Swallower Racing"
and now sooo busy in his machine shop and producing PUMA parts
that he had to sell his 1700cc blown parallel twin engine project to Hans-Olaf Olstad.
Gerard was UEM ST/TF Champion years ago, beating the big H-Ds with an 820cc blown Puma-Triumph parallel twin.
Jan was starting a 2.000cc blown single (!) project, some parts were finished,
but then he built a house and -so far- never finished it, I still have some small hope that he does it.
Lovely bike, sounds good too. Nice to see he stuck with it too!if you ever heard it you will never forget it, if you never heard it :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sNsIbfZX3k
This was 16 years after starting with a Jawa speedway engine, how´s that for commitment ?
The fastest time ever :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOimxAkJ_WE
Check out the burnout on a steel plate
which is attached to the frame with quick-release pins,
then lifting the tire and keeping it warm and clean into prestage.
The man weraing blue bermudas is Gerard Willemse, Jan´s partner in "Swallower Racing"
and now sooo busy in his machine shop and producing PUMA parts
that he had to sell his 1700cc blown parallel twin engine project to Hans-Olaf Olstad.
Gerard was UEM ST/TF Champion years ago, beating the big H-Ds with an 820cc blown Puma-Triumph parallel twin.
Jan was starting a 2.000cc blown single (!) project, some parts were finished,
but then he built a house and -so far- never finished it, I still have some small hope that he does it.
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