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Spitfires used v12's, not V8's.

• orf 10y ago
  Ahh, shame, you're right. They where 27 litre as well! That would be a bit extreme. Seems someone was silly enough to put it in a car though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43pWEwI6xY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43pWEwI6xY
  • Sophistifunk 10y ago
    There are more of these projects than you might think. Final Objective (a 55 Chev) is the best, IMO: http://www.australiastoughestcars.com.au/news/video-merlin-v12-powered-55-chevy/ http://www.australiastoughestcars.com.au/news/video-merlin-v...
    • emmelaich 10y ago
      This guy "Lucky Keizer" made a 5l v-twin motorbike from a Merlin engine. http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/08/19/4296075.htm http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/08/19/4296075.htm I saw it live once, unfortunately he couldn't start it. I suspect it's a frequent problem.
• Blackthorn 10y ago
  Didn't those engines require 150 octane fuel as well? Tough to find that nowadays.
  • rjsw 10y ago
    The Meteor [1] tank engine was basically a Merlin running on normal fuel. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Meteor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Meteor