iank
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 09:14 PM |
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yes beetle is flat 4, as is alfasud.
Flat 8 has to be Porsche 908
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_908
Straight 3 I'd have as the Diahatsu GTti
[Edited on 25/10/06 by iank]
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flak monkey
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 09:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
didn't the original volkswagen (beetle) have a flat 4?
Yep, infact its nearly identical to the old porsche engine, believe it or not! 
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Deckman001
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 09:33 PM |
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Square 4 --- RG500 , oh the memories 
Jason
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Noodle
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 09:55 PM |
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Daihatsu Charade GTti 3 cyl turbo.
Fab. Memories of playing catch with an engine at the end of an evening's spannering. 
Neil
Your sort make me sick
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romer
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 10:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Johnmor
As for bikes
V Twin -- def Ducat 916
6 cylinder -- Honda CBX
Square four -- Ariel 500
3 Cylinder ---- Kawa KH250
Single --- Honda XT 500
4 cyinder---- oooh emm RC30
Flat twin ----- BMW (all of them)
Must be a few more configurations!!!!
Nah, much prefer for the 3 cylinder, Kawasaki 500 - mate had one, absolutely mind blowing in their day.
6 cylinder - Kawa Z1300
or
Benelli 250cc 6 potter (bores must have been the size of a virgins ......).
Romer
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 04:00 AM |
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Sorry, for me its still gotta be the H24 Napier Sabre. Sleeve valves, 4000 HP, 24 cylinders, 48 spark plugs and growl to be heard.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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silex
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 07:50 AM |
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Best V12 - Rolls Royce Griffon engine (as fitted to the Supermarine Spitfire)
Murphy's 2 laws
1. If it can go wrong it will
2. In case of emergency - refer to rule 1.
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Marcus
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 08:29 AM |
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Weren't the old 'blower' Bentleys straight 8s?
Oh and the 'W16' engines - Bugatti Veyron etc
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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Johnmor
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 09:07 AM |
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Spitfire
Griffin Engine !
Am i right in thinking that was after the Merlin was fitted late in ww2.
As for aircraft engines , I always liked the
Hercules radial engine that was fited in the Beaufighter, or the later Centaurus.
So many moving parts and so much depending on every bit !!!
Quiz
Which famous ww2 vehicle used aircraft radial engines??
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iank
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 09:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Johnmor
...
Quiz
Which famous ww2 vehicle used aircraft radial engines??
Quite a few tanks did IIRC
What about the M3 Stuart Light Tank
Quiz bonus question why was its nickname the 'Ronson' amoungst the Brits?
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Johnmor
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 09:45 AM |
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Sherman, lights first time
The Shermans nick name had a very disturbing origin.
Not for the feint hearted.
This also used a Continantal radial engine
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 09:49 AM |
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surely the most famous bike single cylinder were the BSA unit single bikes
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 09:56 AM |
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Triple's gotta be the Truimph bike engine 955i, speed triple et al.
V4 for the VMAX.
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marktigere1
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 11:00 AM |
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4 cylindar has to be the Honda VTEC? Original CRX was a cracker.
After all, the Cosworth is only a Pinto derivative
Runs for cover.
Cheers
Mark
If a bolt is stuck force it.
If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!!!
(My Dad 1991)
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 11:11 AM |
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most famous v8 is cosworth DFV, most sucessfull F1 engine ever
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Fred W B
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 11:15 AM |
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Spot on Liam, I though the DFV was missing.
What about the BRM 16 cylinder, wasn't it called a H configuration?
Cheers
Fred WB
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3GEComponents
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 11:27 AM |
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V twin? Got to be this! Bimota V-Due.
Pure 2 stroke heaven!
 
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pewe
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 11:56 AM |
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My Laverda Jota has three cylinders and that sounds unbelievably raw - the neighbours hate it, especially on a Sunday morning when the students next
door are still trying to overcome the excesses of the night before!
What about straight eights? Seem to recall a Packard in the 30's and Alfa Romeo used it on a GP car. Cheers, Pewe 
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flak monkey
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 12:03 PM |
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If you liek weird engines the car that the company i work for built about 90 years ago is rather special...
Its got 12 pistons, no valves, 3 crankshafts and its 2 stroke....
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Johnmor
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 12:07 PM |
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Famous F1 engine
My favourite F1 engine is the
Ferrari flat 12
Type: 312B Boxer F12
RPM: 11500
Power: 510 bhp ,
sounded fantastic!!
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Dutchman
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 12:59 PM |
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str8 6 - BMW must be
V4 - Taunus
V6 - renault alpine
V8 - Camaro - and all american m.
V10 - Viper
Tarzan English with foreign accent!
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akumabito
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 03:21 PM |
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Surely the most famous V8 engine must be the Chevy 350? Love it or hate it, it's been in production virtually unaltered for what? 50 years or
so? It isn't the *best* engine, but hey, talk about popular!
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Simon
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 10:30 PM |
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Maybe if you're a yank, most here I suspect would say Rover V8!
VMax's suck!
ATB
Simon
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