Building Engines

"SteyrTMP" (SteyrTMP) 07/06/2014 at 21:02 • Filed to: Engines

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Has anyone here built a complete engine? I'm not talking crate motor, rebuild, etc. I'm talking about machining the block and from there.

I understand the amount of work, detail, and experience required. I just want to know someone that has done it. I'd love to see if I could basically reverse engineer a flat-12 down to maybe .75 scale. Something that would fit in a smaller vehicle. Not micro, just not hugenormous.

That is all.

Lokki > SteyrTMP 07/06/2014 at 21:13

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So you want to be a rock'n'roll star.

Then listen now to what I say

Just get an electric guitar.

And take some time and learn how to play.

And when your hair's combed right and your pants fit tight.

It's gonna be all right

tromoly > Lokki 07/06/2014 at 21:16

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Doesn't matter if you don't know how to play the guitar, just make sure it feels good in your hands. Soon you'll be a Jukebox Hero.

tromoly > SteyrTMP 07/06/2014 at 21:18

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Just watch these for the manufacturing part of it.

promoted by the color red > SteyrTMP 07/06/2014 at 21:29

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The fluid mechanics makes things a bit tricky as they don't necessarily scale down as nicely.

SteyrTMP > tromoly 07/06/2014 at 22:18

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Oh. Here I thought having watched this, I knew everything about building an engine.

BJohnson11 > SteyrTMP 07/06/2014 at 23:00

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I used to work in an engine machine shop but that was just doing remachining/repairs and then rebuilding them.

You're gonna be hardpressed to find someone that's designed and machined engines from scratch. But good luck! Also, I'm sure you've seen this by now.

BJohnson11 > SteyrTMP 07/06/2014 at 23:01

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I used to work in an engine machine shop but that was just doing remachining/repairs and then rebuilding them.

You're gonna be hardpressed to find someone that's designed and machined engines from scratch. But good luck! Also, I'm sure you've seen this by now.

SteyrTMP > BJohnson11 07/06/2014 at 23:19

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One of the older guys a quarter ahead of me, when I was going to school for machining, had made a small 350 from scratch. I think the only reason it didn't run was that he hadn't been able to find plugs small enough, or something of that nature.