Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Power rating: 112 kW (150 hp) at 1,800 rpm Displacement: 10.5 L (638 cu in.) Bore and Stroke: 108 mm (4.25 in.) x 127 ...

The largest sin the original VW Beetle ever committed was sporting a drivetrain seemingly made of wet paper bags. So to say, it could have been better in the power department. Well, we're not sure ...

When learning about the design of a machine or mechanism, reading and watching videos is certainly effective, but it’s hard to beat hands-on experimentation. In the video after the break, [Brick ...

Bore and Stroke: 130 mm (5.1 in.) x 150 mm (5.9 in.) The Homare (Honor) was Japan’s most-used engine in the latter years of World War II. It had a very high specific output, incorporating for the ...

One of the highlights of the annual tractor show in Burkhardtsdorf, is an amazing radial engine mounted on the back of a trailer. Now, we don't often get to talk about these amazing star-shaped ...

Through the process of experimentation, two “radial engine models” were produced. The engine model shown above uses a gear-reduced motor to power it. The other model uses CNC-cut gears and a motor ...

Last week, we introduced you to Robert “Jocko” Johnson, the desert-dwelling sculptor/cylinder head-porting master/would-be land speed record-breaker profiled in the May 5, 1997 issue of Autoweek. This ...