cul202 Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Thought I'd share this engine with you... 442ci General Motors based OHV V8 - no gaskets, just heat expanding O-rings - extesive use of titanium. - fluid dynamic crank to cut through the oil easier at speed - turbos similar spec to what is found on Indy cars Capable of 10000RPM (not bad for a 7.2L engine) Early dyno run @ 25psi 1820Nm @ 7500RPM 2140hp @ 9000RPM aiming for 2800hp with the boost set at 35psi just the ticket for getting to work in my R32... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbar32 Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 100 000rpm?! Almost as fast as the turbos. But seriously, like any big hp drag engine, it wont last long.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-900636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r33skylinegtst Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 WHOA! ill take two in my car thanks! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-900651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cul202 Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 timbar32 it says 10,000RPM not 100,000RPM. Its not a turbine.... the type racing this will be used for involves a lot of runs per meet, so it has been engineered to produce this power consistantly with needing a rebuild every run. Basically nothing in the entire engine is off the shelf. Even the cam is considerably thicker than in the engine its based on. The write up on this suggests rather extreme levels of engineering. 7.2L, 4 turbos & 10,000RPM would sound unbelievable on the track Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-900725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbar32 Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Sounds damn expensive. Any costings where you got pic from? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-900776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cul202 Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 nah, the guy is fairly tight lipped about many of the exact details. there is just a repeated idea that 'it costs alot to run this sort of gear'. titanium valves, springs & retainers. billet ally/GRP rods, 55mm billet cam, magnesium/thin wall stainless turbos... its insane i guess 'alot' would be quite an understatement RB's are nice but i wanna turbo big block! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-900831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbar32 Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I always liked jap engines cos they revved hard and had turbos, but if a big block can rev like that, and have turbos, I want one too! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-900838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaGTS4 Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 mmm... Love the pipe work, the intercooker looks like a dry ice one. MEGA Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-900857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_RSX Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Thats not for tractor pulling is it? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-900908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistolpete Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 iv heard about this car that thing is street legal and competed in all the street legal drags around the states, for a little while but it was banned by all of them soon after haha just too farken quick lol speaking bout big hp some guy accross east, managed to get a Marlin engine (spitfire from WWII) into a car, produces 3000hp. hehe crazy bastard! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-901001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cul202 Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 the 27L V12 Rolls Royce Merlin was in WW2 fighters such as the Spitfire, Mustang, etc. It was also used in tanks of the era. Rod Hadfield of the Castlemaine Rod Shop fame has spent the best part of the last couple of decades engineering a Merlin into a '55 Chev body. Apparently it quite the animal. Its appeared on TV since its been finished but I still haven't seen it. I was 15 last time I saw that car in the museum part of CRS & it was basically just a turret, chassis & engine. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-901067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunks Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I want that motor to have my babies. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-902789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
benm Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I guess this kinda engine would only be good for 1/4 Mile work, anything longer than that and it would need more petrol Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-902857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoughBoy Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 That's Mike Moran's car + motor there, he's a leading edge drag racer in the states who always seems to be driving customer's cars for them. Then he decided to build a car for himself, and look what he got Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-903270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adznight Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Thats just plain mad Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-903453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bax Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 the 27L V12 Rolls Royce Merlin was in WW2 fighters such as the Spitfire, Mustang, etc. It was also used in tanks of the era.Rod Hadfield of the Castlemaine Rod Shop fame has spent the best part of the last couple of decades engineering a Merlin into a '55 Chev body. Apparently it quite the animal. Its appeared on TV since its been finished but I still haven't seen it. I was 15 last time I saw that car in the museum part of CRS & it was basically just a turret, chassis & engine. It was on tv ages ago, can't remember what for but he was having a good talk about it . Was awesome. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-903737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsx84 Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 i've seen a non turbo version of this engine producing 400kw put into a 800kg sports car about a year ago. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-903834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb25 Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 very very nice Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-903880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizman Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Needs more TURBOS Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-903992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest INASNT Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 That's Mike Moran's car + motor there, he's a leading edge drag racer in the states who always seems to be driving customer's cars for them. Then he decided to build a car for himself, and look what he got Yep that car has been in a special zoom magazine drag edition last year! It was pulling low 6 second 1/4 times in that same shell last year Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/44072-who-here-likes-nm/#findComment-904471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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