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08-31-2009, 08:05 PM
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#1 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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08-31-2009, 08:12 PM
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#2 | | Douchebag Lover
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saweeeeet. Look up some of the others on youtube.
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08-31-2009, 08:19 PM
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#3 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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08-31-2009, 08:44 PM
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#4 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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now someone build a rotary engine out of lego. That'd be a real feat.
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08-31-2009, 08:47 PM
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#5 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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that last one was awesome, I wish that they made kits like that!
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08-31-2009, 08:59 PM
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#6 | | Proud to be called a RS Regular!
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holy crap thats insane!
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08-31-2009, 09:03 PM
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#7 | | Banned (BBM)
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i wonna see it doing 9000rpm
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08-31-2009, 09:04 PM
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#8 | | Banned By Establishment
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you can't swap a plastic engine in a car and expect it to work! no props..
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08-31-2009, 10:48 PM
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#9 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by BNR32_Coupe  you can't swap a plastic engine in a car and expect it to work! no props.. | you numbnuts, you are missing the point here.
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08-31-2009, 11:35 PM
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#10 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by BNR32_Coupe you can't swap a plastic engine in a car and expect it to work! no props.. | What about in a plastic car... Saturn?
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08-31-2009, 11:55 PM
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#11 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Originally Posted by asian_speedster that last one was awesome, I wish that they made kits like that! | i thought they are kits  thats insane!
especially that last one... ud think the plastic would melt from the friction
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09-01-2009, 12:49 AM
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#12 | | Banned By Establishment
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Originally Posted by shenmecar you numbnuts, you are missing the point here. | ohhhh LOL my bad.... yeah where's the oil cap?
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09-01-2009, 01:52 AM
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#13 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Lego can build a V8 but Honda can't?  | |
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09-01-2009, 02:17 AM
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#14 | | I subscribe to Revscene
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Originally Posted by StealthFighter Lego can build a V8 but Honda can't? | LOL
they should try to put these in an RC
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09-01-2009, 04:42 AM
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#15 | | I subscribe to Revscene
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09-01-2009, 07:29 AM
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#16 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Originally Posted by nns | http://www.lpepower.com/content/pushrod-v8-engine
they're selling em for 310euros Quote:
Pushrod V8 engine
310€
V8 1.0 001
SKU: V8-1.0
To calculate the price in your currency, please use the
UNIVERSAL CURRENCY CALCULATOR.
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:
* We managed to pack it in only 15 studs of length, while eliminating the crank end-to-end twisting and engine vibration.
* No V8 ever run so smooth on such low rpms, while at the same time offering 1500 rpms on only 4 bars of pressure.
* We managed to integrate a centrally positioned ballance shaft that also acts as a timing distribution gear. It prevents the crank and camshaft from twisting and enables a very precise operation even under great stress. No lego V8 crankshaft has ever been so stiff. The balance shaft is a rigid shaft that runs trough the sections, centraly positioned between the crankshaft and the camshaft with one pinion gear just before the front and rear block end-sections. The crankshaft end-shaft gear drives the camshaft end-shaft gear via the balance shaft pinion gear. In other words, the distribution gears are present from both ends of the engine. All Lego elements have a certain amount of elasticity and especialy the axles that connect each crank piece can easily twist. A balance shaft greatly reduces the torsion of the crankshaft, becuse it rigidly connects both ends of the crank/cam shafts. It is self explanatory how the 'balance' shaft greatly improves the torque output.
* We use only 4 valves in the engine, you might wonder why. It enables us a more balanced distribution of air to the paired cylinders and drastically reduces a lot of friction. Both are the key for such a smooth operation and for high rpms in a V8.
* A proper valvetrain geometry must pass the central point of the valve in as few degrees of the camshaft revolution as possible in order to offer the maximum air flow. During one camshaft revolution each valve spends only ~60° in its central dead point, on the other ~300° it offers full potential air flow to the cylinder.
* The total engine weight is only 410 grams. In lego terms that would equal to an aluminum block and heads of a real V8 engine.
* This engine is actually capable of a much greater speed than 1500 rpms, but we finetuned the timing for the smoothest operation on low rpms and the biggest torque output throughout the entire rev band.
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.
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSLUqVnbbY4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l2lL2iZU-8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xily-jooeRU
they've got different engines on their site
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09-01-2009, 08:09 AM
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#17 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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that Mustang is fucking awesome. If they could give it steering + RC that'd be...insane
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09-01-2009, 08:10 AM
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#18 | | Media Officer / MOD
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wow that's pretty awesome
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09-01-2009, 03:12 PM
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#19 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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wow, future toys for our children r gonna be sooo awesome.
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09-01-2009, 05:48 PM
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#20 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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i think it hit VTEC!
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09-01-2009, 06:04 PM
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#21 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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dude thats crazy
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09-02-2009, 03:53 AM
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#22 | | ESKETIT
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mustang is NUTS!!
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09-02-2009, 05:57 PM
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#23 | | Editor
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Originally Posted by clintonpoon88 i think it hit VTEC! | lol i didn't hear it.
that's damn crazy, i want to build one now!
but like someone else said, would it melt? i guess if you ran it at high rpm for a long duration...
so what.. 0w20? 5w20?
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09-02-2009, 08:36 PM
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#24 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Damn that's awesome! I wonder if it could go fast enough to crashes into many pieces.
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09-03-2009, 02:17 PM
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#25 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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aww man i thought i was gonna see a rod punch through the block on one of these vids at least  | |
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