carver's new ride!

**merv** · 8th February 2009, 19:18

Classy man, classy.

After my holiday to Europe I can tell you the place for the crew would be Rome. 24/7 the scooter grand prix goes on with them always filtering to the front at lights to then try and drag each other off in about an 8 abreast race.

Main weapon of choice seemded to be SH Hondas from 125i to 300i and no matter whether it was the guys or the chicks on them the race was the same and cornering was just crazy on the bumpy cobbled streets.

Fuel injected yippee.

Notice the cages and pedestrians are relegated to second place at best.

**wbks** · 8th February 2009, 19:18

Originally Posted by Blackshear

Supercharged so they could idle, turbocharged to get a bit more horse out of the high altitudes, right? What'd the nos be for? Take off, so the turbo's spool or?

How did they bleed the excess pressure from the turbo's back then? I'm guessing a hand controlled BOV or something.

Interesting. I'm off for a read.

Well I couldn't really comment on much of that because it was my dad who told me about it a few times, he probably knows the purpose behind it but I don't. NOS to get it into higher revs and spool the turbos sounds about right but from what I understand they were designed to stay at reasonably constant revs, not like a bike, so they would make the power available at an easy rev range. So I think the turbo's + NOS was just general power, I can't imagine a 5+liter monstrous engine would take revving higher than it can naturally very well. I'm sure there are plenty of WW2 dedicated sites that could explain it. I'm more interested in the radial engine that actually moved, and had a stationary crank, and had a series of 40 or so cc cylinders that made up under 200 cc's (?) and made 40 or so hp that long ago

**davebullet** · 8th February 2009, 19:22

Where the hell do you put your feet when wheeling something like that?

Would be fun to do a wheelie through a uni carpark next to all the nOObs parked up.

**Blackshear** · 8th February 2009, 19:31

Originally Posted by wbks

Well I couldn't really comment on much of that because it was my dad who told me about it a few times, he probably knows the purpose behind it but I don't. NOS to get it into higher revs and spool the turbos sounds about right but from what I understand they were designed to stay at reasonably constant revs, not like a bike, so they would make the power available at an easy rev range. So I think the turbo's + NOS was just general power, I can't imagine a 5+liter monstrous engine would take revving higher than it can naturally very well. I'm sure there are plenty of WW2 dedicated sites that could explain it. I'm more interested in the radial engine that actually moved, and had a stationary crank, and had a series of 40 or so cc cylinders that made up under 200 cc's (?) and made 40 or so hp that long ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbocharger
About the last 5th of the article explains the usage on planes. Quite nifty, really. As for your radial engine, still hunting.

**Blackshear** · 8th February 2009, 19:34

Found on radials.
Originally radial engines had one row of cylinders, but as engine sizes increased it became necessary to add extra rows. Most did not exceed two rows, but the largest radial engine ever built in quantity, the Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major, was a 28-cylinder 4-row radial engine used in many large aircraft designs in the post-World War II period. The USSR also built a limited number of 'Zvezda' engines with up to 56 cylinders. The 112-cylinder diesel boat engines featuring 16 rows with 7 banks of cylinders, bore of 160 mm (6.3 in), stroke of 170 mm (6.7 in), and total displacement of 392 liters (23,931 in³). The engine produced 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) at 2,000 rpm.
I wonder what that motherfucking behemoth weighed.

How would this moving engine work? How was it lubricated under centrifugal force, fed fuel and how'd the crankcase design work.
MUST FIND.

**wbks** · 8th February 2009, 19:39

I've already been told more than wiki can say on radials mate, by two generations of people into that stuff, one of which who was actually around that kind of stuff.

**koba** · 8th February 2009, 19:42

If it is anything like the good ol A it will own the road!

**Blackshear** · 8th February 2009, 19:42

Originally Posted by wbks

I've already been told more than wiki can say on radials mate, by two generations of people into that stuff, one of which who was actually around that kind of stuff.

Ah all good. Was mostly cooking the copypasta for myself out of interest.
Ya lucky bugger!
I wouldn't mind a radial engine in a dirt bugger or sommat, shit'd be awesome.

**wbks** · 8th February 2009, 19:45

If I remember right Jesse James had a radial chopper he made a year or two ago. Wasn't a rotating one but a fuckin beast anyhow. Go google it.

**kevfromcoro** · 8th February 2009, 20:22

jees mate ..what are you up to now....i see iam going to have to get you up to coromandel ..and get some good gold down ya throught...
well its entertaining..keep us posted.
KEV

**Dean** · 8th February 2009, 20:25

Originally Posted by kevfromcoro

jees mate.... i am going to have to get you up to coromandel ..and get some good gold down ya throught...
its entertaining
KEV

I COULDNT HELP IT LOL

**R6_kid:Me** · 8th February 2009, 20:28

You obviously got home without any attention from the

....

Which way did you go?

**R6_kid:Me** · 8th February 2009, 20:31

Originally Posted by youngbiker16

Hey carver ive got a better idea for your new project/bike why not just buy a honda dio and strap a big black dildo on the seat and ride over those speed bumps.Oh and ride it down K road im sure you will attract alot of attention hahahahahahahahaaa.and listen to sex bomb when your riding through ponsonby i know you love it over there lmao rofling

you need some new material dude, your game is weak.