who is this man? what particularity has this engine? all for one point
experts!
Is it a dual overhead cam four stroke motorcycle engine?
Is it an engine intended to be installed "laid over" ?
Italian?
no to all
D-type: what do you mean with "laid over"?
Quote from: thorax on January 17, 2020, 04:24:28 PM
no to all
D-type: what do you mean with "laid over"?
I mean the engine tilted about it's axis to lower its C of G as it was in the Cummins Diesel and the Belond Special at Indianapolis or the Brabham BT55 in F1.
I don't know this
....it seems to have belt-driven cams, fuel injection, and rather long standoffs for the induction;...perhaps for a boat? Mid 'sixties and German?
not fro mid 'sixties and not from Germany.
I don't think he wanted to use it for boats
Was it intended for a competition car?
Is this Pete Aardema, with the sheetmetal engine he scratchbuilt for Bonneville?
I'll agree with Zerk to bump this thread. . .
Quote from: D-type on January 19, 2020, 05:47:53 PM
Was it intended for a competition car?
I don't know.
he is not Pete Aardema
pros!
Is he European?
I don't think he is European
From the Americas?
I think so
to BH
Bill Devin and a DOHC 4-cylinder engine with toothed-belt driven camshafts and fuel injection.
not him
Can we answer in Black hole?
Otherwise is it linked to engine with weird cycle like Miller or Atckinson?
Quote from: Julien1A on March 06, 2021, 05:54:03 PM
Can we answer in Black hole?
Yes, the Black Hole is open to all puzzlers. Usually the reward for solving a Black Hole puzzle is 2 points instead of one.
Quote from: Julien1A on March 06, 2021, 05:54:03 PM
Can we answer in Black hole?
Otherwise is it linked to engine with weird cycle like Miller or Atckinson?
not them
Did he work for an American automobile manufacturer?
yes
Ford?
yes
Engine developed in the 1950s?
no
After 1980?
no
After 1970?
The engine seems to be made out of sheet metal. Is it what's special about it ?
the engine is special but not for that you've told
Does this engine have cylinders and pistons ?
1) the engine has pistons and cylinders
2) after 1970
Has it got valves and camshafts ?
Cosworth engine?
oko94: I don't know
gte4289: no
Is it running on some unconventional fuel ?
Matti Holtzberg and the first (2.0 liter DOHC) Polimotor engine
"Torlon® has been used to manufacture a molded plastic gasoline engine. The Torlon® polymer was chosen because of its strength, toughness and high temperature resistance. In 1982, with the looming oil embargo, the Ford Motor Company entered a joint program with privately held Polimotor Research Inc. to develop and with the objective to manufacture a plastic car engine by the late 1980s."
"The 2.0 liter, dual overhead cam plastic engine developed by Polimoter Research, Inc. utilizes Torlon®, an injection moldable thermoplastic made by the Amoco Chemicals Corporation. Weighing in at 175 pounds and developing 3118 brake horsepower at 9,500 rpm, the engine is 200 pounds lighter than its steel counterpart."
I think the stated power output is probably a bit optimistic. :) (Should read "318 brake horsepower.")
that's the answer Wayne!
Thanks for the points!