The Beast of Turin 2

• Mar 31, 2015

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berkshire

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I just posted that as a question , it should have been an article.
B.E.

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• Mar 31, 2015

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IRstuff

Aerospace

Jun 3, 2002

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Not exactly a low-emissions vehicle, is it?

Love the flames coming from the headers

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• Mar 31, 2015

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MintJulep

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Jun 12, 2003

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28.5 liter 4-cylinder.

7.125 liters per cylinder!

Cripes.

 

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• Apr 1, 2015

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Just think about that, The beast has, one cylinder, bigger than a corvette engine. Talk about raw power.
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• Apr 1, 2015

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KENAT

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Jun 12, 2006

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Hmm, volume, not necessarily power depending on various factors.

The capacity is actually similar to V12's such as Merlin etc.

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• Apr 1, 2015

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SomptingGuy

Automotive

May 25, 2005

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Makes me want to get a ticket for this year. Will rival XH558 for noise this Summer.

Steve

 

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• Apr 1, 2015

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SomptingGuy

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one cylinder, bigger than a corvette engine. Talk about raw power.

Click to expand...

Probably with levels of specific power and BSFC the 'vette could only dream of ;-)

Steve

 

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• Apr 1, 2015

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CheckerHater

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Sep 22, 2009

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Notice transfer of all that power by relatively modest roller-chain.

"For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert"
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• Apr 1, 2015

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btrueblood

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May 26, 2004

10,019

Steve, if you go - post some pictures/video, please!

 

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• Apr 1, 2015

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MintJulep

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Jun 12, 2003

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I found somewhere on the net a claim of 300 HP for the Beast.

10.5 HP/liter

A pittance by today's standards.

 

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• Apr 30, 2015

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lacajun

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Apr 2, 2007

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That is fantastic. It would be neat to rebuild something like that.

Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
Quillin Engineering, LLC

 

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• May 1, 2015

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LaCajun.
Pam, this is a fantastic rebuild, here is footage of the restoration process. One of the interesting things here, is footage of the bottom end of the engine during the rebuild. I do not see any drillings in the crank or connecting rods, suggesting that this was a splash lubricated engine.
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 https://grrc.goodwood.com/race/historic/28-5-litre-fiat-s76-runs-first-time-100-years#PEjvgfso4PWQ7vu0.97

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• May 4, 2015

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lacajun

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Berkshire, that must have been a wonderful labor of love. Good catch. It was interesting seeing the use of a hammer and love the chains, as an old bicyclist. The hammer still has that use all over the world, I bet. I've always thought renovating an old vehicle would be interesting and fun.

Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
Quillin Engineering, LLC

 

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