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Unread 06-14-2004, 05:55 PM
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radial engine car?
can you create a radial engine for a car? i know the crank would be mounted way too far up in the chassis and would be next to impossible to make a transmission for it but radial engines have a very even torque distribution (as far as i know)
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I think that this was discussed quite a while ago. Basically, what it boils down to is no, it's not really practical for use in a car. I'm sure it's possible for an extremely small custom radial engine to be made, but it would be ridiculously epensive, and the only real benefit would be bragging rights.
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It's not pretty, but it's been done: the VW C60. With A 1liter 5-cylinder radial engine
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It's not pretty, but it's been done: the VW C60. With A 1liter 5-cylinder radial engine
Are you sure here, I thought this thing had a two or three cylinder diesel engine, nothing radial at all.

I have to quote from memory now but somewhere in the 1920's or so a certain Count Trossi produced something that had a radial engine. Many somebody with better access to internet than I currently have can dig out the specs.
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The VW 1-litre concept has a one-cylinder 300cc diesel engine...
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Well, the site I found it on was in French, abit confusing
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french has that effect on people .. . just joking
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