by "bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
Published 09/21/2017 at 20:00
by "bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
Published 09/21/2017 at 20:00
Tags: 2wheelsgood
; honda
STARS: 3
Just make oval pistons, then it’s technically a V4, even if it has two spark plugs, two sets of 4 valves, and 2 connecting rods per cylinder.
That’s the approach Honda used on the NR500 racer, to try to get a 4-stroke to be competitive with 2-strokes:
It, however, wasn’t very successful.
A later 750 cc version was then designed for endurance racing, and then made it to the road as the NR, with 300 sold - that parts diagram at the top? That’s from the production engine .
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"Amoore100" (amoore100)
09/21/2017 at 20:11, STARS: 0
Sounds like something Saab would do. They had two-strokes, they had V4's, but never together. (And had they not been literally forced by some of their engineers to use Ford’s V4 then they probably would have found a way to upsize two-stroke engines anyway)
"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
09/21/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 7
I can only imagine how awful it would be to get oval piston rings to fit.
"Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief" (flynorcal)
09/21/2017 at 20:40, STARS: 0
Oh shit. I’m old enough to remember when Honda introduced the oval pistons which were almost immediately banned as I remember it. Never really got why the shape mattered. Didn’t know it had separate plugs and whatnot. I was pretty young at the time. I’d forgotten all about it until now. Thanks!
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
09/21/2017 at 20:43, STARS: 0
I remember these and they were so cool.
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
09/21/2017 at 21:04, STARS: 0
Sounds like something Ariel would do. Oh wait. They already did
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
09/22/2017 at 05:55, STARS: 0
But then, they did the Monster.
And with the same basic engine, the Auto Union V6:
"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
09/22/2017 at 09:39, STARS: 1
318? Naw bro, 2.5!
389? Naw, 195.
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
09/23/2017 at 03:00, STARS: 0
*Never made it to production :(