nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
11/29/16 2:57 p.m.

nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
11/29/16 2:58 p.m.

nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
11/29/16 2:58 p.m.

nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
11/29/16 2:58 p.m.

johnnie
johnnie Reader
11/29/16 4:14 p.m.

daeman
daeman HalfDork
11/29/16 4:30 p.m.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim MegaDork
11/29/16 4:58 p.m.
Wall-e wrote: In reply to BoxheadTim: Are you going to be here a while or just one day? We've been doing this s few years now and they've been very popular. People will let 2-3 line buses go by to catch one of the old ones.

Going to be there for the week for some training at my new employer's head office near Times Square.

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
11/29/16 7:36 p.m.
JtspellS wrote:

Car Craft used to have a end-page feature called Can You Tell Us What This Is?

In that vein, ?erutciP tahT htiW gnorW sI tahW uS lleT uoY naC

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
11/29/16 7:39 p.m.
NickD wrote: From the Comp Cams Facebook page. Wonder what the story is?

Wait, what?

I guess that means this is the modern version of that image:

daeman
daeman HalfDork
11/29/16 7:54 p.m.

Wall-e
Wall-e MegaDork
11/29/16 8:08 p.m.

In reply to BoxheadTim: They'll be passing right near you then.

carguy123
carguy123 UltimaDork
11/29/16 10:33 p.m.
HappyAndy wrote:

What's the point? With that deep of a sump, those long headers and the engine up so high you definitely don't have a lower cg than a traditional engine.

bigdaddylee82
bigdaddylee82 SuperDork
11/29/16 10:45 p.m.

In reply to carguy123:

I guess it's not as important midair?

Knurled
Knurled MegaDork
11/30/16 6:01 a.m.
carguy123 wrote:
HappyAndy wrote:
What's the point? With that deep of a sump, those long headers and the engine up so high you definitely don't have a lower cg than a traditional engine.

The point is to get the crank centerline high enough that the propeller is in the right place height-wise for good handling. Some people mount rotaries sideways for this reason, too.

More info

johnnie
johnnie Reader
11/30/16 6:18 a.m.

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
11/30/16 6:38 a.m.
BlueInGreen44 wrote:

Car 503 should have more focus....

Toyman01
Toyman01 MegaDork
11/30/16 6:39 a.m.

I saw one of these in traffic today. It's pretty hideous in person.

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
11/30/16 6:39 a.m.
nderwater wrote:

Needs more A arm...

NOHOME
NOHOME PowerDork
11/30/16 6:40 a.m.
johnnie wrote:

where is the exhaust for the inboard banks of cylinders? Any background on this thing?

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
11/30/16 6:40 a.m.
Toyman01 wrote: I saw one of these in traffic today. It's pretty hideous in person.

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
11/30/16 6:42 a.m.
NOHOME wrote:
johnnie wrote:
where is the exhaust for the inboard banks of cylinders? Any background on this thing?

Where's your hotlink???

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson MegaDork
11/30/16 7:19 a.m.
Toyman01 wrote: I saw one of these in traffic today. It's pretty hideous in person.

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo Mod Squad
11/30/16 7:23 a.m.

Breaking News! Hotlink required when posting in Hotlink thread.

trucke
trucke Dork
11/30/16 7:30 a.m.

I did not realize the i8 was only 6 volts.

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Toyman01
Toyman01 MegaDork
11/30/16 7:37 a.m.
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
Toyman01 wrote: I saw one of these in traffic today. It's pretty hideous in person.

Adrian_Thompson wrote:

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