next Jap engine???

[bradders]

think this could be the next thing to hit the streets...no doubt someone will still turbo it!

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/

[Loz]

But will the bike that carries this engine steer faster than a Duke? That's what I want to know!
:roll:

[rcgbob44]

Is this for real?

[bradders]

to a non techy head ,like me, for sure it is! other may disagree.....

[fatduke11111]

I bet there is a disc valve and expansion boxes in ther somewhere...

I still thinkt they'll say it will struggle to break the 200mph barrier due to aerodynamics.

Does anyone remember the CBX1000? looks remarkably similar.... this time round I cant see how making the indicators the size of dinner plates, or painting it silver will make the thing look smaller though.:D:D:D

[skidlids]

was thinking about this one for my next project

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2979&item=5509507996

[fatduke11111]

Are you going to put it in the Suzy next to it?

:D

[skidlids]

That would turn it from a GP1?? into a RE9

[skidlids]

Now what could I put these in

http://www.gransport.co.uk/Images/Spitfires/engines.jpg

[rockhopper]

Anorak time here but i think they are Rolls Royce Griffon engines. They produce about 2500hp at 2750rpm and we used in later marks of spitfire (XIV etc). The right hand one i think is a marine version as used in air sea rescue launchs or it might be from a tank.

[skidlids]

Rockhopper back track through the site and you will find the info as alot of the Spitfire parts are available for a restoration project

[rockhopper]

Oh right, i'll have a look at that. Second World War aircraft are a bit of a hobby of mine.

[rockhopper]

For those who are interested (!!) the easy well to tell the diference between a Merlin and a Griffin engine is that the Griffin has much higher cam covers - when they are in the aircraft there are two very distinct bulges on the cowling.