"Sinanigans" (Sinanigans)
01/27/2014 at 11:06 • Filed to: None
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"Sinanigans" (Sinanigans)
01/27/2014 at 11:06 • Filed to: None | 3
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Seriously, mind is seriously blown here. It weighs 88lbs! Detune to 200hp and build a ToyBurIon competitor!
http://jalopnik.com/nissans-new-le…
Joe_Limon
> Sinanigans
01/27/2014 at 11:09 |
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Hmmmm, is it naturally aspirated? Or hella boosted?
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Sinanigans
01/27/2014 at 11:11 |
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"Dude holding entire engine" pics always put me in mind of the Crosley CoBra:
I wonder what the hp limits of a sheet-metal engine with modern tech would be? A little laser sintering, a little selective heat treatment, computer flow-mapped to fix cooling - it'd be rather neat.
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Sinanigans
> Joe_Limon
01/27/2014 at 11:11 |
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Turbo. I'm more impressed with the size and weight than anything else. Imagine a 100lb motor behind the front wheels and powering the rears making 200hp?
CalzoneGolem
> Sinanigans
01/27/2014 at 11:13 |
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The new Versa Note is gonna fly!
Mikeado
> Sinanigans
01/27/2014 at 11:14 |
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I'd imagine that it's made of materials too exotic for anything Toyubaru-priced to be that light and efficient. But it's a mightily impressive engine!
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Sinanigans
> Mikeado
01/27/2014 at 11:18 |
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I really hope that you're wrong. I feel like something like this will be a gamechanger for the auto industry. Right now its for their ZEOD race car, but still really exciting.
Battery Tender Unnecessary
> Sinanigans
01/27/2014 at 11:20 |
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Is it just me, or does that looked shopped? Especially the exaggerated shadow where his tie should be.
Storz
> Sinanigans
01/27/2014 at 11:20 |
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Like I posted over on Jalopnik, I want this detuned a bit for reliability in the IDX Nismo with three pedals please
PatBateman
> Sinanigans
01/27/2014 at 11:30 |
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If you want to detune the engine, do it after you put two of these engines together.
650 HP I-6, bitches.
Bad Idea Hat
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
01/27/2014 at 11:34 |
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YES.
That's what I thought of when I first saw the picture. Glob help it if it has the same lifespan of a CoBra, though.
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Joe_Limon
> Sinanigans
01/27/2014 at 11:40 |
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I'm imagining a chunky boosted motorbike engine. But yes, much fun can be had with it.
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Mikeado
> Sinanigans
01/27/2014 at 11:43 |
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It won't happen in 6 months (this is a bespoke racing engine, after all), but there's no reason why the tech won't eventually make its way onto road cars as maybe a 250bhp version of this weighing 100lbs.
PS9
> Mikeado
01/27/2014 at 11:45 |
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I don't know about that. BMW already sold magnesium filled block engines, and the LS7 had sodium filled valves and titanium rods.
With that said though, yeah a for-the-street production version would totally not be putting out those numbers. I suspect they did it using lots of boost and motorcycle level RPMs. Some of that would undoubtedly get lost so they can slap a 10/100k warrenty on it.
JasonStern911
> Sinanigans
01/28/2014 at 01:50 |
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I'm skeptical the reliability and emission levels of the engine. After all, there's a reason BMW doesn't put the S1000RR motor in a car...
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Sinanigans
> JasonStern911
01/28/2014 at 08:13 |
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Fair enough. I still feel like something like this will trickle down into production cars.
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JasonStern911
> Sinanigans
01/28/2014 at 17:15 |
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Absolutely. They wouldn't spend the time and money R&Ding it otherwise.