That time Honda made a 1.5L V12

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Kinja'd!!! DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
07/07/2017 at 12:57

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On the opposite end of the spectrum there is this beast. 28.5L, 4 cylinders.


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
07/07/2017 at 13:03

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BRM at one point had a 1.5L supercharged V16.


Kinja'd!!! Tareim - V8 powered > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
07/07/2017 at 13:10

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has the video been slowed down? all that noise and barely went anywhere :/


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tareim - V8 powered
07/07/2017 at 13:12

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It’s a 14,000 rpm 1.5L. How much torque do you think it makes?


Kinja'd!!! Tareim - V8 powered > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
07/07/2017 at 13:13

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it sounded like it was hitting high rpm


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
07/07/2017 at 13:14

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Holy shit that’s 7.125 liters per cylinder. That’s almost four whole 2 liter bottles of soda per cylinder.


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tareim - V8 powered
07/07/2017 at 13:17

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I bet it’s tricky to get off the line. There’s probably a fine line between stalling it and burning out the clutch. It’s also a historically significant car. They’re not going to go all out and risk breaking it.. This looked more like a gentle cruise around the circuit.


Kinja'd!!! DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > TheHondaBro
07/07/2017 at 13:17

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Its mindblowing. I can’t even fathom how much fuel it burned.


Kinja'd!!! DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
07/07/2017 at 13:18

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Good god, were they trying to rev it to 50,000 rpm?

Edit: I just looked it up and while its not as high revving as I imagined, 600hp out of 1.5L is really significant for a 60 year old engine. I don’t imagine it had any concept of torque though.


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
07/07/2017 at 13:21

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You usually hear the explosions resonating through the exhaust pipe. No. Those were just straight up explosions.


Kinja'd!!! DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > TheHondaBro
07/07/2017 at 13:28

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If you’ve ever wanted to feel like you’re driving an entire war, this is the car for you.


Kinja'd!!! AuthiCooper1300 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
07/07/2017 at 13:31

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Counterpoint: Lampredi was so enthralled with the idea of torque that he designed (and built) an in-line twin.

That did not work, but the four-cylinder “500" certainly did.

Post scriptum: apart from Honda’s efforts, has anyone else tried an east-west engine in a GP car? Am I wrong or they were the only ones?