Loudi V8

Edited by mafumoto, 04 March 2018 - 02:52 PM.

It's running around South wales Scaring the shot out of anyone brave enough to be a passenger The only car I know of with a spore drive

Ah, so you're the skilled man behind that project, good to hear it's finished.

While we're talking about longitudinal engines; I remember some mad Fins: http://www.worldtime...s-from-finland/

While we're talking about longitudinal engines; I remember some mad Fins: http://www.worldtime...s-from-finland/

Edited by mafumoto, 05 March 2018 - 12:01 PM.

It's running around South wales Scaring the shot out of anyone brave enough to be a passenger The only car I know of with a spore drive

  Ah, so you're the skilled man behind that project, good to hear it's finished.

 

While we're talking about longitudinal engines; I remember some mad Fins: http://www.worldtime...s-from-finland/

Very nice

 

My mistake; they used a LMP2 V6 engine in transverse layout.  

(Well, they started the project with an Exige V6...)

Anyway heres a little render of the projected outcome
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Hope it doesn't end up looking like...
 

(google 'PG Elektrus'... and don't throw up too much )

Always hard to make the rear not turn into a massive flat plane.. The BMW V10 version already suffers from this a little:

Hennesey Venom being a particularly nasty example of the proprtions going to hell in a handbasket IMHO..

Still.. Good luck with the project! Sounds like a cool one.

Of course there was already the original 'Esthi' with the V6 twin turbo Audi engine:

Currently resides in the UK..

Bye, Arno.

 

Anyway heres a little render of the projected outcome
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Bye, Arno.

 

 

The major benefit the Audi's have is their very short engine combo's. The FSI V8 comes in at only 464mm. Add one of the newer transaxles with the forward placed diff, and you have a front pulley to shaft centre length of around ~500mm. I've previously checked that length wise. It will fit. Still need to mod the subframe to allow installation..

https://thefactoryfi...49&d=1491262927
 
The Esthi is a bit of a weird one. I think it ended up weighing like 1,000kg (from an original 750kg). See the pic below for the huge new subframe and poor drive shaft angle on the modified 4wd gearbox..

http://www.sandsmuse...r/series/esthi/

You happen to know the length of the V6?

And for subframe I once thought about the V6 frame which is wider and has a 70mm longer wheelbase than the S2 (and 40mm longer than a VX220...) and use all the V6 suspension parts

Although a rear facing gearbox will need lots of room in the center section. (So maybe just use the pick-up positions and fabricate a tube frame)

Edited by mafumoto, 05 March 2018 - 02:18 PM.

These engines are of a modular design (all being 90 degree V) with essentially just cylinders added to get V8 or V10. So, 464mm (V8) - 90mm (cylinder spacing) + additional drive pulley for SC (30mm?) = 405mm ish.. Engine study guides provide some high-level info:

V6 http://www.vaglinks....TFSI_Engine.pdf

V8

http://www.tbfh.org/...-StudyGuide.pdf

Engine study guide between the cau and rs4 is an interesting read too

Yep, a bit more than just red painted cam covers!  

It's pretty tall as the R8 engines uses a form of dry sump allowing the engine to be mounted pretty low.

might be ok under an exige hood maybe

Keeping the weight low and forward would be the aim in an Elise chassis.

And while talking aesthetics; that original Lotus Sport Exige does not look too shabby...

http://www.sandsmuse...sportexige.html