if its gonna be nitro it needs to be this.

[E-Revonut]

I came across these a couple years ago, there are several copies of the videos on youtube. I do beleive these are spark ignition motors, not compression at least the V8s. The second video/ first V8 is simply a scaled down Chevy V8 for the most part. The last video is a blown alcohol motor just as you would find on a top fuel drag car, dual magneto spark ingition and all. My friends and I had thought how cool it would be to make a RC car or go cart with one until we really started looking into them. Found the website for the guy that makes them. They are pretty much a novelty item and thats about all they're worth. First is the price tag, the standard v8 started at about $5k and the blown alcohol was considerablly more. Second was the HP ratings, the standard V8 was only about 5HP. For $5k I could buy a GM crate motor and stick it in a Chevette and have a car running around a 12sec 1/4 mile. Or put a 4cyl car motor on a go cart! All in all they are really cool but thats about all they are

[_paralyzed_]

the multi cylinder nitro motors are compression ignition. (connellys and others) but the scale v-8s I assume have a spark and I assume run on gas? If you think that was a mechanical marvel check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQFRWgW9bk

a 1/3 scale working ferrari. working clutch, working manual transmission, real ferrari sound, just awesome

[JThiessen]

Just amazing. Making detailed parts in full scale is time consuming enough - when you have tooling that fits the application. Now scale that down to where everything you use to build requires custom tooling, its just amazing. People that do that are an inspiration.

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

the multi cylinder nitro motors are compression ignition. (connellys and others) but the scale v-8s I assume have a spark and I assume run on gas? If you think that was a mechanical marvel check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQFRWgW9bk

a 1/3 scale working ferrari. working clutch, working manual transmission, real ferrari sound, just awesome

THAT IS SICK!!!! All I can say is wow to that, even the tach works!

Throw in a reciever and and some servos then it would be even cooler

....that guy must not have a social life :LOL: