I thought this definitely desserved its own thread. Simply amazing.
Hope you enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3NVJ...elated&search=
I thought this definitely desserved its own thread. Simply amazing.
Hope you enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3NVJ...elated&search=
Everybody has seen it a million times. It's an old piece.
I remember posting about this around 3 years ago - So in that sense it's not really a repost. I won't mention the one that was posted more recently, thus making this a repost
Anyways, Pierre Scerri is incredible. He has more talent and patience than I can possibly imagine.
The link I posted way back in the day has since gone dead, but you can still access it though archive.org - here is the link
Here is Pierre's personal home page: http://mps-sportproto.com/fr/
I think ferrari should give him a free car for his incredible effort.
That is absolutely unbelievable. What a true enthusiast, if it was anything less that what it is i would call this guy a loser, but... how incredible. what amazing craftsmanship, ferrari should hook this guy up with something for what he's done
Reutlingen/ San Francisco
wow, I've never seen it before. That's a truely brilliant piece of work though.
2011 Honda Civic Si
ATHEIST and damn proud of it.
now for the clever among us. The car is scaled down to 1/3 of the original car. What is the displacement of the scaled down flat 12? And please show your calculations
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
It would be interesting to see what kind of power it makes...Originally Posted by henk4
Last edited by Egg Nog; 01-09-2007 at 01:27 AM.
sure but have you calculated from what displacement that will come?Originally Posted by Egg Nog
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
The model's engine has an actual displacement of 103cc, so it's not technically perfect. He's excused.Originally Posted by henk4
Long Way:
Real 312PB Bore x Stroke = 78.5 mm * 51.5 mm
So....
π x ((1/2)(1/3)(78.5mm))^2 x (1/3)(51.5mm) = 9231.51mm^3 per cylinder
9231.51mm^3 x 12 = 110778.1mm^3
= 110.8cc
Short Way:
2991cc / 27 = 110.8cc
Originally Posted by Egg Nog
that's what I wanted to see (so not 2991/3)...
When I first did the official calculation I forgot to square the 1/2 (so I got 444 cc....)
he says on the video being interviewed by Clarkson that it is 100 cc..so the thing may have more than 10 bhp...
Last edited by henk4; 01-09-2007 at 01:52 AM.
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
Originally Posted by Egg NogSo much time lost for nothing...Originally Posted by henk4
Quoted from Pierre's website:
Moteur
12 cylindres à plat
Cylindrée : 103 cc
Course x Alésage : 24mm x 19mm
Puissance : 8 ch @ 10,500 tr/min
Refroidissement : 2 radiateurs latéraux pour l'eau et 1 radiateur central pour l'huile
2 arbres à cames par rangée de cylindres
48 soupapes
Injection
Carter sec
Money can't buy you friends, but you do get a better class of enemy.
That thing is just beyond cool. Especially since he cared about the project so much he learnt how to make things like glass and tyres
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death...
– Hunter Thompson
Like i said before, he whould put some servos on it and run it on a track, the only real problem would be the gearbox.
"Religious belief is the “path of least resistance”, says Boyer, while disbelief requires effort."
Unfortunatley we may never find out because if I remember rightly, it was auctioned off. But I do believe he started a new project (probably said in the vid ).Originally Posted by ruim20
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