Conquest351 wrote:Appleseed wrote: In reply to Conquest351: Lycoming IO-720 for that Porsche vibe.I believe we have a winner. With turbos or a centrifugal period looking blower bolted directly to the crank. Are these engines redily available or are they one of those obscure non findable engine?
+100!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_IO-720
Wait, $66,000 for an engine? I believe we need to find another source. LOL
Gearheadotaku wrote:fanfoy wrote:Dumb question of the day, what is this?V8? Check Air-cooled? Check Available in the 50's? check In a rear-engined car? check We have a winner!
Tucker if I'm not mistaken.
Tatra, not Tucker.
BoxheadTim wrote: Tatra, not Tucker.
Guess I was mistaken. LOL
Tatras are probably more uncommon over here than Tuckers 
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Soooo, you're saying we can't find those engines either? Damn...
There's a company that take late aircooled 911 Carrara eninges and lops of two cyl's to make a flat 4. Use that as a base with a centrifugal blower on it. That should meet the funky old /new VeeDub criteria.
For me I'd do a TT VR6 engine.
W12 From a VW Phaeton or Bentley?
Why not just throw an old auto union Grand Prix engine in there?
We are trying to keep this SOMEWHAT affordable. LOL Something that can be built for a reasonable budget.
Ok, you say 600+ hp. If you build this and do it without all the fluff you can have a sub 4000# car. Probably even 3000#!
I say that just to say that, while awesome, I think with 400 or so it could be neat.
As for engine, I would say Straight 8, or a Flathead V12 lincoln or something. That would be sweet.
Conquest351 wrote:Gearheadotaku wrote:Tucker if I'm not mistaken.fanfoy wrote:Dumb question of the day, what is this?
It's a Tatra V8 out of a 603. It's a really interesting engine. While really uncommon in cars, they can be found north of the border in the Tatra trucks. They kept using that engine until the 80's if memory serves me right. Suppose to be really sturdy, and for some reason, they really pick my curiousity.
Conquest351 wrote: Soooo, you're saying we can't find those engines either? Damn...
You can, but you might have to get one shipped over from the Czech republic (or Canada, by the sounds of it).
Interesting tidbit - Tatras have been using a platform chassis with a central member since the thirties and successfully sued VW in the 50s for "borrowing" the design...
Dude, that's for a brand new , zero time IO-720 engine. You can find used ones cheaper.
These are planes that used them.
IO-720-A1A
Northwest Ranger - factory installation
Piper Comanche 400 - factory installation
IO-720-A1B
Beechcraft 80 - Excalibur and Queen Air conversion
Pacific Aerospace FU-24-954
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave - Johnson Aircraft conversion
IO-720-A1BD
Barr
IO-720-B1A
Northwest Ranger C-6 - factory installation
IO-720-B1B
Aero Commander - MR. R.P.M. conversion
IO-720-B1BD
Aero Commander - MR. R.P.M. conversion
IO-720-D1B
Embraer EMB 202 Ipanema - factory installation
IO-720-D1C
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave - Johnson Aircraft conversion
IO-720-D1CD
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave - Johnson Aircraft conversion
In reply to Appleseed:
What would one expect to pay for a used one that's not really flight worthy or whatever?
I would guess $30,000 for a flight worthy example. They're too big to be popular with the homebuilding crowd. Expect 1/2 to 1/3 less than that if its been de-certified or in parts. De-certified means its been re-built by a non A&P and can never again be used in a factory plane.
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