Lego V8 - Amazing!

[Housey]

http://jalopnik.com/391187/lego-maniac-blows-minds-with-1440-rpm-mindstorms-v8-lego-engine

 

[Jon Frost]

Where can I buy one?

 

[schumi84]

Lol, that is pretty amazing, almost sounds like my Dad's Chimaera

On a serious note, that must have taken ages to complete, astounding what can be made with a bit of plastic.

 

[Cyanide]

I need that in my life!

 

[NathanE]

He should see how high it can rev until it explodes

 

[excaliborg]

That's an awesome piece of work! When he says it's powered by air I wonder if he means the air is injected as the fuel would ignite

 

[Lashout_UK]

Yea, it's just a little air motor - air goes in, drives piston down, and so on

 

[BigglesPiP]

He should see how high it can rev until it explodes

I bet the intake manifold would pop open before the engine blows.

 

[FrostedNipple]

i wonder if petrol would work ?

 

[Scuzi]

It sounds like a 1993 Ford Fiesta engine

 

[MikeHunt79]

That's impressive, I used to love lego when I was a young 'un.

 

[DreXeL]

That is truly awesome

 

[Crossy]

i wonder if petrol would work ?

And plastic....no.

 

[Stratos]

another one!

 

[Squark]

That is truly awesome

 

[p4radox]

Brilliant!

How does the airpower work? I had some pneumatic Lego, but never anything capable of that!

 

[Squark]

Basically you just blow compressed air into the inlet and that in-turn gets the motor running, I think on a 2-stroke cycle.

We made air motors at uni last term, mine made 2k rpm, I was rather happy as the basic expected is 1400

 

[Lashout_UK]

Squark, not at Tile hill by any chance

 

[Squark]

Im at Cov Uni, we went to MGTS which is just round the corner

 

[Lashout_UK]

Thought so - did the very same 2 years ago in my first year. Good fun doing that airmotor!

A la:

Excuse crappy old-school phone picture