You Can Never Have Too Much Motor, Right?

[ZGrand]

Saw this show car at the Atlanta Autorama a couple of weeks ago. Got superchargers??

 

[JJ427R]

this reminded me of what I believe is the largest car engine ever produced, the 1911 Fiat S76 "the beast of turin" has a 28.4 liter 4 cylinder, each cylinder is the size of a big block...
you can literally see chunks of metal come out... how cool is that...

 

[tjm73]

this reminded me of what I believe is the largest car engine ever produced, the 1911 Fiat S76 "the beast of turin" has a 28.4 liter 4 cylinder, each cylinder is the size of a big block...
you can literally see chunks of metal come out... how cool is that...

1733 cubic inches......

 

[Norm Peterson]

Never mind those puny little units of cubic inches and liters, that engine is up in cubic foot territory . . .


Norm

 

[ZGrand]

This '69 Camaro at the Motorama only had one supercharger, but it also had twin turbos.

 

[JJ427R]

I've seen a couple built motors like that recently with the supercharger/twin turbo setup, makes me wonder if that will be a new norm for big blown engines like that....

 

[tjm73]

Show cars. Poser central.

 

[RocketcarX]

The blower becomes a bottle neck if the turbos are sized right.

Y'all member when Dub Step Step was asking about "twin charging'? Member?!

 

[Norm Peterson]

Can't help thinking it was Rick Dobbertin who started that kind of way-over-the-top build.


Norm

 

[tjm73]

I am underwhelmed by such builds.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Not my cup of tea either, but you still have to admire the level of craftsmanship involved.


Norm

 

[kazman59]

One has to wonder if they've ever been run.

I remember the Darryl Starbird shows of the early '70s, engines would often just be shells. No pistons/rods/valve train.

 

[Sky Render]

One has to wonder if they've ever been run.

I remember the Darryl Starbird shows of the early '70s, engines would often just be shells. No pistons/rods/valve train.

One also has to wonder why the fuck you put all of your posts in bold.

 

[tjm73]

Not my cup of tea either, but you still have to admire the level of craftsmanship involved.

If one where to sculpt a turd into the Mona Lisa of turds, it would still be a turd at the end of the day.

I admire craftsmanship when the end result actually does something useful or cool. These cars appear to be neither. Now if video of them being driven for real (not just to/from a trailer) or making passes at the dragstrip shows up I will be impressed.

Till then, they get 5 solid MEH's on a MEH scale of 1 to 5.

 

[kazman59]

One also has to wonder why the fuck you put all of your posts in bold.

To make cussers like you ask why, that's why ;-)