Has anyone ever made a 914/8 clone?, Or am I off my rocker? |
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Has anyone ever made a 914/8 clone?, Or am I off my rocker? |
Mikey914 |
Jan 16 2020, 10:09 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,661 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
I have seen a few tribute GT cars that are great, but you all know me. I really love doing the obscure.
I have access to some aircraft cases and was thinking about taking 2 IO540s and adding another bank of pistons to one. Yes machining the cases, welding it all up and same with the crank. Wouldn't be cheap, or easy. But if I could make the motor, I could do the rest. Anyone know what the displacement was ? Or any other specs Attached image(s) |
IronHillRestorations |
Jan 16 2020, 04:35 PM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,717 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None |
Cool idea, but there's some huge hurdles to overcome.
The 8 cyl engines were dual overhead cam, so welding together two pushrod cases doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Nor does a Lycoming, for reasons cited earlier, ie go through a lot of time, trouble and expense for an engine that'll turn a half the rpm's of a hot rod flat 6. If you really, really wanted to do that, it would be better to source a real Porsche flat 8, providing you want to trade in your King Air for an engine |
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