alexideways Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I allways wondered how they connect the two engines together. Do they each have a tranny? Is there two diffs, with one driving each wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS1 240Z Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 there was a drag rail back in the 60s, had 2 nail head buick V8s side by side. they both attached to a flywheel. one crank spun clockwise, the other couterclockwise. (reversed firing order) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paz8 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Micky Thompson once held the world land speed record with a Four Pontiac engine salt flat car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z48LT-1 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Alex, IIRC when "TV" Tommy Ivo made two-engined and four-engined dragsters back in the day, he mounted them so their flywheel ring gears mated with each other! Like LS1 240Z said, one of each pair rotated in reverse. According to Street Rodder Magazine, on the Hot Wheels Twin Mill "The twin big-block engines are connected by machined steel transfer plates (built by SCS Gearbox out of Bellevue, OH) from a tractor puller...) which doesn't really explain much, alas. The Street Rodder article is available here: http://www.streetrodderweb.com/milestones/0307sr_milestone_twin_mill/ Cheers -- Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 heres a pic of that transfer plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primadonna z Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 A couple years ago at the Turkey Rod Run in Daytona, a guy had an Opel Manta with a pair of small blocks, 1 in front of the other (sorry no pics). He had stretched the frame rails ahead of the fire wall. From the fire wall back, looked pretty much stock. Hadn't really thought about keeping a pair of em cool though....two radiators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 The did that with a 2.3L QUAD Four that was bored out through the water jackets and sleeved down to a 2.0L then twin turbo charged. It was a monster of an engine. I had Grand Am with a 2.3L QUAD in it and it was awesome. That engine in stock form would walk on everything I raced outside of a V8. The only thing I hated was working on it. It's huge with dual overhead cams and the water pump and timing is really wierd. Great car though. Man I miss that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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