@vinnyr: Four STROKE, not cylinder...

Toshie

its a only 4 cylinders but its a replica of a v8... i dont think so....

vinnyr

I call this the ranch. You know why? Because it's where my 3.7 horses live. The .7? Ahh, poor lefty... we're gonna have to put him down.

mhlaxp

Two of these in a big RC boat.

just sayin'

strider_mt2k

...can hit a staggering 11,000 RPM when opened up....

Sweet. So open it up.

shenanigans61

Whats with the Green Youtube embed bars lately?

dorylomorphs

@Toshie: my bad!

vinnyr

@shenanigans61: Agreed. That video was a total letdown. I wanted to hear 11,000 RPM from that little thing..

@dorylomorphs: Been wondering myself. Anyone know why?

GiantEnemyCrab

holy crap, id love to put that thing on my traxxas nitro rc!!! lol wow that thing would go so dang fast, wow sweet engine.

Dice

So someone sitting behind this, do they have a really big or really small penis?

twoeightnine

I love this mini-engine trend in the hobby world. Can't wait until they start making the cars also.

RoboChop

@strider_mt2k:
one would need to be counter rotating

shweeeet

godwhacker

Man, that's fuggin' tight!

Nekro

Make everything tiny, and I will love you.

SinAmos

Puts my mini AMC Pacer engine to shame...

Stem_Sell

That IS amazing! I think I'd probably swear off all drugs if I saw a Leprechaun whizzing by in a a tiny Corvette....imagine it: You're laid back, chillin on your porch like you do in yo hood, fawdy in hand, Backwood blunt full of endo in the other, and Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You'd mst likely have to just say "Ok that never happened. But I gots to lay off them Backwoods, Babeh!"

HYPHY like I'm Dolemite

@RoboChop: Not really a trend. It's been going on for a very long time. Also, people have been "making the cars" also.

One example:

+ Watch video

bucho54

Keeping making it smaller. I want a V-8 powered cell phone.

sullyMU

so.. awesome...and...annoying...at...the..same..time
*drools and covers ears*

wookiepeasent

@GiantEnemyCrab: @dorylomorphs: A person uploading a video or who embeds it can change the colour of the bar.

The Magnificen7

@twoeightnine: It's really big just 1/6 scale :)

BanMeAgainBrianLam

God damn, what kind of equipment does one need to make that from scratch!

Wait wait. . . no pun intended.

taciturnforsale

11,000 rpm? So it's like a motorcycle engine.

diesel828

this motor powers the car thats driving me nuts

Neverkilled: [light corner bending]

a little proof the economy has affected the internet

stager

nice wallmart theme sellouts

stager

Um this has been done countless times. Theres MANY of these engines out there. Some even have working superchargers. One guy hand built a small Ferrari that was fully working. Took him years, somewhere around 10 I believe.

vinnyr its a only 4 cylinders but its a replica of a v8... i dont think so....

I love it when grown men try to act cool about cars and make total tards of themselves.

BrianEsser

@shenanigans61: Amen!

ViperBorg

It reminds me of that Revell visible v-8 model kit that I always wanted when I was a kid.

oyanobaka

I'm assuming for looks.

BrianEsser

Why the alternator?

FThorn

I'd lay money on it using glow plugs like the nitro R/C engines use. Theres several places making these tiny cams and misc engine parts. It's really a niche market thats starting to grow. Still a majority of it is done by some guy in his home shop with a bridgeport and a lot of time. lol

BrianEsser

@bucho54:
love the Top Gear guys

scarbrtj

What did he use for spark plugs? And how would one grind a camshaft that small? I would really like to see the inner workings of this engine.

billwilljr

11,000 rpm isn't quite staggering. Generally the length of stroke dictates the maximum rpm and I imagine it's rather short on this thing. 11,000 rpm is still well inside motorcycle territory.

joelja

True, but take into account the valve control needed at those rpm's. Even with such lightweight valvetrain componets, it's still pretty amazing.

BrianEsser

Very cool.

But um... it would give a Leprechaun the ride of *its* life.

Daliminator

How much fuel efficiency can one expect from such an engine? Horsepower?

seamustry

nono needs to go a in a Miniature Corvette...the kittyvette! Complete with kitty restraint/harness so your feline friend can have a ferocious time. Built in fecal failure trap door included!

But seeing as I'm a pilot at heart, it would have to go in a flying wing shape with a ducted chrome propfan. With diligent quantities of shiny 6AL4V. And then I would shred birds with it, especially ducks.

/joke because I'm an ornithologist

CrashingOut

Man this guy could make BIG money if he invested his idea correctly...

I already 10 year old all rollin up to school getting the ladies and showing of the HP and noise levels...ah what a world....

Salinger