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11-30-07, 04:16 PM
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| | Mesa 3 Tenths 
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Motor Authority » Hennessey Venom GT supercar concept
It seems a challenge to get the car to the target weight with V10 iron block .... or has someone developed an ally block for the Viper engine? | 
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11-30-07, 05:00 PM
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| | gt40fran Sponsoring Vendor
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Big Elise...I am sure Lotus will be impressed.......
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11-30-07, 05:32 PM
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| | jac mac 10 tenths 
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Originally Posted by Mesa  | Viper (car) block is alloy- Truck block from which it was derived is cast iron.
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11-30-07, 05:42 PM
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| | Ron Earp Site Administrator
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I wonder if they have figured out what transaxle they will use..... | |
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11-30-07, 05:44 PM
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| | Keith1 10 tenths 
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Originally Posted by gt40fran Big Elise...I am sure Lotus will be impressed....... | " whose front end shares a striking resemblance with the Lotus Elise."
No shit! 
It is (as we say) a ringer......
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11-30-07, 05:53 PM
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| | Mesa 3 Tenths
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Originally Posted by jac mac Viper (car) block is alloy- Truck block from which it was derived is cast iron.
Jac Mac | Thanks Jac,
You know. I should pay better attention, then I would'nt make uninformed (stupid) statements like this :-P
So, how much does the ally block V10 engine weigh compared to the iron lump? | |
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11-30-07, 06:06 PM
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| | ckouba 5 Tenths
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Originally Posted by Keith1 " whose front end shares a striking resemblance with the Lotus Elise." |
Which will also likely save him the costs of tooling up and producing a windshield... Just use the Lotus one.
My opinion though is it's not a bad thing to resemble an Elise. | |
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11-30-07, 06:45 PM
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| | jac mac 10 tenths
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So, how much does the ally block V10 engine weigh compared to the iron lump?[/quote]
716 lb early with accessories--Alloy
648 lb 97>>------------------Alloy
816 lb Early iron-- Truck
836 lb Later iron-- Truck
Bare engine assy would show a greater weight difference between car/truck, probably around 40/50 lb. Have this somewhere in the forrgotten file dept if you really really 'need' to know as we had this motor on a short list for AG aircraft conversions some years ago.
Early motors had harmonic problems @ higher continous rpm.
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12-01-07, 10:52 AM
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| | Mark IV Silver Supporter
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12-01-07, 03:06 PM
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| | Mesa 3 Tenths
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Nice!
Makes me want to be the first in line to plunk down some hard cash on his "Elise" ..... NOT....never....no way Jose. | |
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