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bobby · 03-26-2007, 07:23 AM

http://www.kladblog.com/content/html...2_cylinder.asp

.........sounds good!

shakran · 03-26-2007, 07:51 AM

good way to bend valves, running it without even an exhaust header. . .

Cavi Mike · 03-26-2007, 11:46 AM

Looks like an old tank engine, in a dune buggy? hahaha

DEI37 · 03-26-2007, 03:34 PM

You'll burn exhaust valves that way, not bend them. I would imagine that it is a cool factor for real quick more than anything. And it is!

Is that one of those Allison V12's in airplanes?

bodypainter · 03-26-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DEI37

Is that one of those Allison V12's in airplanes?

Might be. This is a Merlin V12. Not sure how the Allison compares. As you can see, it didn't have much in the way of exhaust pipe.

We were at a car show when I took that and the one below. The one below was started a few times and it was loud as hell even several hundred yards away.

shakran · 03-26-2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DEI37

You'll burn exhaust valves that way, not bend them. I would imagine that it is a cool factor for real quick more than anything. And it is!

no, you'll bend 'em. You get 'em warm, and then you shut the motor off, and the cool air hits 'em, and they warp.

that's why you see the dragster guys stuffing rags in the header pipes after they shut the motor off. To keep the cool air from getting in there.

bobby · 03-27-2007, 06:10 AM

I think tank engine is the closest guess...It's not a merlin or an allison....it could be a WW1 Liberty engime...???

xoxoxoo

newtx · 03-27-2007, 10:14 AM

You have stumped me on that one Bobby. Not even a clue.

telekinetic · 03-27-2007, 11:35 AM

It looks a lot like a Rolls-Royce Meteor...which is a Merlin with a supercharger removed, for use in tanks.

Jinn · 03-27-2007, 11:51 AM

Hate to be pedant, but isn't this an engine?

bobby · 03-27-2007, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JinnKai

Hate to be pedant, but isn't this an engine?

YOU ARE PEDANT...!!!!

Scorps · 03-27-2007, 11:24 PM

Got headers!!

bobby · 04-03-2007, 08:29 PM

It looks like a Meteor........a 1650 cubic inch........Merlin based NATO Tank Eng. Many NATO counties used them until they all converted to diesel....They were all that color and have been on the British surplus market for a few years........There are 3 in Redmond and 2 in Maple Valley ........in lots of 5 they could be had for about $5000.00 delivered to Seattle. There are a good number of parts that can be used of a 1650 Merlin.
That is the best that me and my sources can come up with......Skippy

xoxoxoo

03-26-2007, 07:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	recognize this motor? http://www.kladblog.com/content/html...2_cylinder.asp .........sounds good! __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

03-26-2007, 11:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cavi Mike rightUp Location: San Fran, NY USA	Looks like an old tank engine, in a dune buggy? hahaha __________________ pearls ain't free

03-26-2007, 03:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	You'll burn exhaust valves that way, not bend them. I would imagine that it is a cool factor for real quick more than anything. And it is! Is that one of those Allison V12's in airplanes? __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised. Last edited by DEI37; 03-26-2007 at 03:36 PM..

03-27-2007, 06:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	I think tank engine is the closest guess...It's not a merlin or an allison....it could be a WW1 Liberty engime...??? xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

03-27-2007, 11:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
telekinetic zomgomgomgomgomgomg Location: Fauxenix, Azerona	It looks a lot like a Rolls-Royce Meteor...which is a Merlin with a supercharger removed, for use in tanks. __________________ twisted no more

03-26-2007, 07:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	good way to bend valves, running it without even an exhaust header. . .

03-27-2007, 10:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
newtx Addict	You have stumped me on that one Bobby. Not even a clue.

03-27-2007, 11:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	Hate to be pedant, but isn't this an engine? __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

03-27-2007, 11:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	Got headers!!

04-03-2007, 08:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	It looks like a Meteor........a 1650 cubic inch........Merlin based NATO Tank Eng. Many NATO counties used them until they all converted to diesel....They were all that color and have been on the British surplus market for a few years........There are 3 in Redmond and 2 in Maple Valley ........in lots of 5 they could be had for about $5000.00 delivered to Seattle. There are a good number of parts that can be used of a 1650 Merlin. That is the best that me and my sources can come up with......Skippy xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo