rv6ejguy
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I have a couple clients with the 7 cylinder engines and one is fitting our EFI to it. Hope they continue to build that one along with the 9 cylinder.
And there is the free market at work. If the market feels the product is too expensive, there is no market at all.I looked at them and decided I'd rather spend that much money on at least one complete UL...
One of my friends at the airport has a 3v, for an Airbike project. It is an absolutely beautiful little Jewel of an engine. But that's as close as I have been to one.Anybody here buy one?
BJC
or even Harley. There was a guy selling plans using VW parts,
Depends on model. Some use VW, some use Honda.IIRC, the Verner engines use Honda jugs (from Honda industrial engines). Or maybe I misremembered that
I got a 3 cylinder Verner a year ago from the guy in the SF bay area who bought 10 of them at once, 2-3 years ago. At the time he bought them, Verner would only sell in lots of 10 or so, to get the manufacturing unit costs under control. As was speculated above, an order of 10 or so might still get Verner's attention again. So, if somebody has a spare $100k.... , or a buying group could be assembled....Anybody here buy one?
BJC
I was looking at Citroen Visa Cylinders. NIkasil, Low displacement and cheap. If anyone has a set of plans I could look at or buy as a reference than I could give it a go in solidworks. I already have a Tormach PC1100 with a 4th axis looking for a good project.or even Harley
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but the new Jabiru units with the heads screwed to the barrels would be ideal
They could well be cheaper in batches.I got a 3 cylinder Verner a year ago from the guy in the SF bay area who bought 10 of them at once, 2-3 years ago. At the time he bought them, Verner would only sell in lots of 10 or so, to get the manufacturing unit costs under control. As was speculated above, an order of 10 or so might still get Verner's attention again. So, if somebody has a spare $100k.... , or a buying group could be assembled....
BTW, the plan for mine is to use it on an Airbike, where it should be a good fit. At least 3 more of the 10 are now on Legal Eagles, in Central CA, including Les Homan's ORV and SR 7 1/2.
Edwards radial on grabcad could be a starting point.I was looking at Citroen Visa Cylinders. NIkasil, Low displacement and cheap. If anyone has a set of plans I could look at or buy as a reference than I could give it a go in solidworks
Would that make a difference since just the cylinders and pistons would be used on a clean sheet deesign?The Citroens are rev happy engines. Probably need redrive to be worthwhile.
If you aren't using the heads, then no, it won't affect it. The heads have huge valves in a deep hemi chamber. The pistons are domed. Not going to be easy to put different heads on.Would that make a difference since just the cylinders and pistons would be used on a clean sheet deesign?
Would that make a difference since just the cylinders and pistons would be used on a clean sheet deesign?
Heads being one of the parts and machine time intensive bits needed to assemble an 'off the shelf mut of an engine' kind of diminishes the value of the 2CV/Visa for donor parts.If you aren't using the heads, then no,