A shameless image thread for the enginephiles

All that has to do with the power train, gearbox, clutch, fuels and lubricants, etc. Generally the mechanical side of Formula One.
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My first thought when I saw it was why does it need that valve cover, then I realized what it was. :lol:
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& with dual Quadrajets allowing for ~1,500 CFM @ WOT, what a beast..
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Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

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East-West and transaxle - was this a mid engine setup? GM supercar?
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Well, a Corvette, anyhow.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm8J0rIb4v8

Unless.. (per the Mazda Road-Pacer - nee `70s GM Holden Premier),
- GM had FWD Buick/Cadillac/Oldsmobile luxo-barge plans for it?
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Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

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strad wrote:My first thought when I saw it was why does it need that valve cover, then I realized what it was. :lol:
That's why I had several pics so you could see the carbs. :)
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Yeah, that's a fairly standard reaction when looking at a Wankel mill in-situ..

"I see the gearbox, but where's the engine?"
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Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

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1.2 Mazda Rotary - 2 rotor (I think this is the 1.2)
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They had lots of EGR crap you could pitch.

The turbo 1.3 Mazda Rotary - 2 rotor
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The Rotary in the RX8
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MP4/6

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Golden Sub miller engine
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Junior Special
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& now for something a bit eastern exotic, a 7.7 litre OHC V8, as preferred by - the heavy mob - of the KGB..

http://www.eugigufo.net/it/autourss/zil41047/
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Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

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Ducati Elenore 868cc V8
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Napier Deltic
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