The Ford Barn

Cool Hand Lurker · 01-03-2012, 09:24 PM

So you think you can build a motor, eh? Check out this guy!

http://m.wimp.com/tiniestengine/

flat-v8 · 01-03-2012, 10:34 PM

Wow! that was unbelievable!

TRUCK_RAT · 01-04-2012, 01:05 AM

thanks a lot i just wasted 3 hours that should have been spent sleeping watching crazy videos on that website.

Shadetree · 01-04-2012, 09:55 AM

Luke,
I think you are right, it is a motor, not an engine. The caption on the website says it is a V-12 engine. A motor relies on another source to make it run. Like an electric motor relies on electricity.

1)There are no spark plugs or ignition that I can see.

2)See the plastic tube, that could be compressed air.

3)Look at the camshaft gears. It looks like they are the same size as the gear on the crankshaft. Shouldn't they be twice the size for a four stroke engine? It looks like every downward stroke would be a power stroke and every up stroke is an exhaust stroke.

I could be wrong. Still pretty darn sophisticated and interesting. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Shadetree

TRUCK_RAT · 01-04-2012, 10:02 PM

that's an engine not a motor. i would assume it's running what is referred to as "glow fuel". its a methanol/nitro-methane/oil mixture and yes it's two stroke and i dont believe it requires a spark plug. it's what is used in tiny engines like in an RC plane.

CBoz · 01-04-2012, 10:17 PM

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As a Zephyr fan, I'm always glad to see a V-12 smaller than mine. But where's the oil leak behind the rear main?

Cool Hand Lurker · 01-04-2012, 10:33 PM

"But where's the oil leak behind the rear main?"
I think he used the new Q-Tip mini-seal.

And who cares... "motor" or "engine" anyway. On my first car in 1958, a 36 Ford 5-window coupe, I rebuilt the "motor." Some guys put in a bigger "motor" and some guys just hopped up the "motor" that was there.
"Engines" were on a scooter or kart. Everybody knew that. Common usage for 50 years makes it as right as "engine" is proper. I'm a motorhead, not an enginehead.

Lanny · 01-04-2012, 11:34 PM

The first cars were called Motor Cars.
Also, what about General Motors Corp,,,American Motors Corp,,,Ford Motor Company
How about Harley Davidson Motor Cycles

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Cool Hand Lurker · 01-05-2012, 11:29 AM

Lanny, maybe it is a "Minnesota thing"?

1952henry · 01-06-2012, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanny

The first cars were called Motor Cars.
Also, what about General Motors Corp,,,American Motors Corp,,,Ford Motor Company
How about Harley Davidson Motor Cycles

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And... International Motor Trucks.

01-03-2012, 09:24 PM	#1
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,570	World's Smallest V12 So you think you can build a motor, eh? Check out this guy! http://m.wimp.com/tiniestengine/

01-03-2012, 10:34 PM	#2
flat-v8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Magnolia Texas Posts: 586	Re: World's Smallest V12 Wow! that was unbelievable!

01-04-2012, 01:05 AM	#3
TRUCK_RAT Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: TULSA Posts: 41	Re: World's Smallest V12 thanks a lot i just wasted 3 hours that should have been spent sleeping watching crazy videos on that website.

01-04-2012, 09:55 AM	#4
Shadetree Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cottageville, WV Posts: 1,535	Re: World's Smallest V12 Luke, I think you are right, it is a motor, not an engine. The caption on the website says it is a V-12 engine. A motor relies on another source to make it run. Like an electric motor relies on electricity. 1)There are no spark plugs or ignition that I can see. 2)See the plastic tube, that could be compressed air. 3)Look at the camshaft gears. It looks like they are the same size as the gear on the crankshaft. Shouldn't they be twice the size for a four stroke engine? It looks like every downward stroke would be a power stroke and every up stroke is an exhaust stroke. I could be wrong. Still pretty darn sophisticated and interesting. Thanks for sharing it with us. Shadetree __________________ Son, you will never blow an engine up in high gear. Last edited by Shadetree; 01-04-2012 at 11:24 AM.

01-04-2012, 10:02 PM	#5
TRUCK_RAT Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: TULSA Posts: 41	Re: World's Smallest V12 that's an engine not a motor. i would assume it's running what is referred to as "glow fuel". its a methanol/nitro-methane/oil mixture and yes it's two stroke and i dont believe it requires a spark plug. it's what is used in tiny engines like in an RC plane.

01-04-2012, 10:17 PM	#6
CBoz Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 94	Re: World's Smallest V12 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) As a Zephyr fan, I'm always glad to see a V-12 smaller than mine. But where's the oil leak behind the rear main?

01-04-2012, 10:33 PM	#7
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,570	Re: World's Smallest V12 "But where's the oil leak behind the rear main?" I think he used the new Q-Tip mini-seal. And who cares... "motor" or "engine" anyway. On my first car in 1958, a 36 Ford 5-window coupe, I rebuilt the "motor." Some guys put in a bigger "motor" and some guys just hopped up the "motor" that was there. "Engines" were on a scooter or kart. Everybody knew that. Common usage for 50 years makes it as right as "engine" is proper. I'm a motorhead, not an enginehead.

01-04-2012, 11:34 PM	#8
Lanny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mn Posts: 2,423	Re: World's Smallest V12 The first cars were called Motor Cars. Also, what about General Motors Corp,,,American Motors Corp,,,Ford Motor Company How about Harley Davidson Motor Cycles . __________________ If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. But if daddy ain't happy...RUN What I GOT DONE TODAY... I put my rear-end in the recliner, and now I'm going to rest up & watch TV.

01-05-2012, 11:29 AM	#9
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,570	Re: World's Smallest V12 Lanny, maybe it is a "Minnesota thing"?