The most amazing thing I;ve been through!! A V-8 built out of Lego...I am quite certain that many folks have been through this before but there's no taapik on PW!! Strange isn't it...or we're just too busy in spotting Dimwit corolla's/civics or Cowrolla vs no-civic-sense.com!! Khair...
h1Pushrod V8 engine/h1
310€
SKU: V8-1.0
The moment has come, that both we and you, dear costumers have been waiting for. The ultimate engine configuration is finally here.
We put a lot of effort into designing this engine. We paid special attention to the following details:
An engine with 8 valves would potentially offer more power and more rpms, but it would be much longer and it would have much more friction and torsion, which in the end might destroy any advantage that would come from the 4 extra valves in the first place.
Since we find it virtually impossible to obtain larger quantities of transparent cylinders for a reasonable price, we decided to go with yellow cylinders, which are slightly easier to obtain, but still come with a "nice" price tag. We still have some stock supply of transparent cylinders for the inline 3 engines, or for any custom engine configuration built to your specifications.
LEGO, please start producing pneumatic parts again!!!!
In the video you can see the engine in action. A video showing the V8 powering Alex' Mustang (btw, the Mustang has officially been designated the test vehicle for the LPEpower engines), will be here soon. It is sheduled to be shot during the coming weekend.
The V8 in action
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A fast run with the car
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Drivetrain
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Block:
90° V
Number of cylinders:
8
Main bearings:
5
Bore:
2 studs (big cylinders)
Stroke:
2 studs
Crank throw:
1 stud
Crank type:
Cross-plane crank with crank pins 90° from each other
Valvetrain:
7 studs long pushrod actuated rocker, one valve per cylinder pair
Conrod lenght:
6 studs
Max speed:
1500 RPM (4 bars / 60psi )
Recommended operating pressure:
6 bars / 90 psi
Max tested pressure:
8 bars / 120 psi
Min operating pressure:
0.6 bar / 10 psi
Number of moving parts:
31
Length:
15 studs
Height:
14 studs
Width:
20 studs
Weight:
410 gramms
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The engine ships fully assembled!
Price: 310€