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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: videoholic on November 01, 2002, 01:14:17 PM

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: videoholic on November 01, 2002, 01:14:17 PM

I just thought this was pretty cool.  This is on a 12 Cylinder BMW M8.

THey have a coin standing upright on the motor while it\'s running.  They turn the motor off and on and rev it and the coin never falls.  Pretty solid.

http://a169.apm.etc.tu-bs.de/e31/mpegs/EuroOnEngine.mpg

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: theomen on November 01, 2002, 01:21:35 PM

ahh, the good old 12 cylinder, least vibration of any internal combustion engine configuration...or at least to the extent of my knowledge.

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: Kurt Angle on November 01, 2002, 01:27:03 PM

I don\'t think a V8 would have the same effect some how.

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: TheGR81 on November 01, 2002, 02:50:25 PM

mmmm....v12 bmw...

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: luckee on November 01, 2002, 03:32:33 PM

What really sucks is how the 8 series is no longer in production and the fact that the M8 was never mass produced. ONly one is known to exist and orders were given for it to be destroyed. Dont know if that ever happend though.

Theo, you are correct.

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: THX on November 01, 2002, 03:53:46 PM

If you were to shell out the cash for a V12 would you really settle for a BMW?  :)

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: clowd on November 01, 2002, 03:56:20 PM

The more cylinders an engine has the smoother is runs

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: theomen on November 01, 2002, 04:08:47 PM

from what I understand, it\'s not the idea of more cyclinders = a smoother ride, it\'s more of the balance of the engine, and the v12 does it better than others.

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: luckee on November 01, 2002, 05:13:33 PM

Quote

Originally posted by THX
If you were to shell out the cash for a V12 would you really settle for a BMW?  :)

shit yea, BMW makes EXCELLENT V12 motors.

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: THX on November 01, 2002, 09:17:35 PM

I know BMW makes excellent engines but I\'d go for something more exotic than a beamer (the V12 in that car might even be made by BMW :)).  The reason the more cylinders = more smoothness is because the explosions are closer timed together.  No 2 cylinders go off at the same time, so there\'s less gap in between combustion.

The 1001hp V16 in the new Bugatti should *in theory* run even smoother than BMW\'s V12s but I can\'t be too sure since it\'s also pushed by quad turbos.

Title: Steady Ride
Post by: luckee on November 01, 2002, 09:19:38 PM

Yea,but the bimmer would be cheaper and I love that old 8series.