AkumaNoZeta Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V4_%28engine%29 Find one, get custom internals to bore and stroke it. Make some custom headers and custom intake using MSII and I'm sure it would be cool...Unique at the least. I've been awake for far too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi303 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I thought about it using a bedford V4, but discarded itbfore I finished the thought theres a reason most beforeds are now sporting LD28 and holden 202 motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaNoZeta Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 I just have a case of insomnia and when I can't sleep I talk about things I shouldn't. I'm usually a sleep HOURS before the time I posted the original message. But I do like the V4, it just sounds cool. I think they should make a new one, Toyota should do it, put it in the Corollas. Also make them RWD with a 7 speed close ratio manual transmission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfreer85 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Grim check out Gollums post in the High Revving V8 thread. He talks about the Honda VFR800 which seems like could be a killer little V4. A little google research and most people show you can get close to 200 hp with a supercharger. Probably more with internals, cams, turbo's, etc. But the weight savings could be killer, not to mention mounting the engine way close to the firewall. I think it would be an awesome project if you could prep it and make it super light, CF/FG, no interior, etc. It'd be quick, peppy, sound good, and handle like none other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 screw the honda engine, if you want a light weight, motorcycle V4, look into a Yamaha Vmax engine. the current iteration is rated at almost 200HP without any super or turbo charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The V-Max has a 360 degree crank, so it won't have that unique V4 sound, nor would it ever work for combining two like I'm researching, to achieve a flat plane crank sound. I'm going to be starting my own thread in just a moment if you sit tight... EDIT: I'm sorry, I've found myself wrong. There HAVE been flat plane cranks for the V-Max, but I haven't figured out which were are weren't. It might be a case of displacement, as with most bike engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAce Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 360.....you mean 90 degree crank? with each piston firing 90 degrees off from the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 A dual plane crank is also known as a 360 degree crank. It might not mean having a fire every 90 degrees, as in the case of a V4 that's impossible, it just means that it has multiple planes and therefor isn't a "flat" crank. Oh, and regarding the VMAX engine, the info I'd found in the first place was wrong. ALL Vmax engines are flat cranks. They're a 70 degree block design though, not a 90 degree, which is what gives them that slightly different sound compared to the VFR engine, or other 90 degree V4 engines. A 90 degree V4 like the VFR will sound rough at lower RPMS but once it gets going fast enough it smooths out. The VMAX engine never does smooth out, therefor resembles the sound of a crossplane V8 much more than the 90 degree V4s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAce Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Ah, I grok. I'd managed to forget that not all V's are 90 degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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