I want one o' these!!!

[OzFab]

Worlds smallest supercharged four stroke v8 production engine

Just imagine it, a suprecharged V8 powered GO KART

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Those are just fantastic, aren't they? I had someone bring them to my attention awhile back. I fell in love. Then caught the price. Fell right back out. Love is a fickle thing.

 

[OzFab]

The Stinger 609 is around $7k but

The larger engines for quarter scale models are simple and relatively inexpensive. For example, a 160 cc (10 cu. in.) displacement gasoline motor that provides 17 hp at 9000 rpm while weighing only 4 kg (8.8 lbs) is available for about US$1000. (I did say relatively inexpensive). This is plenty of power for any quarter-scale wheeled vehicle one might want to race.

 

[fowler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA8jPjjPwkk

this guy is cool

 

[souperman000]

The picture of him holding it and the 1/4th scale dragster get me the most. I assumed it would be able to sit on a table, but its a lot smaller than I thought! It looks so light as well.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[machinist@large]

It's the old story; how much power do you want? OK, how much cash do you have? End of story......

 

[J_Walker]

:0 9.5 horse power for that little thing?! **** physics, you got me again... You could build a small ultralight airplane with that thing! Keeping your weight under 800LB's. I wonder what they sound like? Haha F1 Gokart racing.

 

[OzFab]

I wonder what they sound like?

Check fowlers vid, around the 14 minute mark