Mulling This Over In My Head... 26b

[- Fezcat -]

Ahh right lol that makes sense, though I think they are trying to bring a law like that in as part of the eu. Tossbags.

[Lacey]

Tossbags.

Ooooh, an accurate description of the DVLA! :Laugh

[- Fezcat -]

*awaiting being told off for bad language*


*ahem*

[B.Martin]

You might have got away with it too if it wasn\'t for these meddling kids

[- Fezcat -]

ANYWAY - Back on topic

Lets move on from the legality side, Im sure there will be some sneaky way around it all (handy that I work for the police, ill find a loophole im sure )

What about the technicalities - Could one be made quiet enough? like an active exhaust butterfly or something similar?

Emissions would be interesting im sure lol

[Lacey]

ANYWAY - Back on topic

Lets move on from the legality side, Im sure there will be some sneaky way around it all (handy that I work for the police, ill find a loophole im sure )

What about the technicalities - Could one be made quiet enough? like an active exhaust butterfly or something similar?

Emissions would be interesting im sure lol

With the emissions you could always just have an air pump blow \'fresh\' air straight into the exhaust to screw with the burned mixture during MOT\'s and emissions tests, thus give the illusion of a cleaner burn that has more \'fresh\' air than fuel.....

[Ada7]

Have you looked up what it\'ll cost in parts?
Custom crank, 4 new housings and rotors, 2x engine seals, bearing etc. And then there\'s fueling, cooling, ECU and structural modifications to think about as well as a custom exhaust and many other things you just don\'t think about till they crop up.
Not trying to sound negative but it\'s a hell of a lot of money just to get a \'noise\' when you could get the power easily on a normal engine/single turbo set up

Adam

[- Fezcat -]

Well aware of all of the costs involved mate, just so happens that a good mate of mine is an extremely talented cad designer who has unlimited access to a lot of 3d computer controled  CNC machines

Our plan would be to design our own 4 piece eccentric shaft and machine it ourselves, DIY P/P the rotor housings too

Whats the harm in it to be honest - As I said realistically it will take 4/5 years to get anywhere near having it in a car or started up - I just like to have things to think about and work on alongside what im already doing added to that my mate is really keen on designing and building it.

I estimate over the course of 5 years and baring in mind we can do all the massively expensive parts on the cheap - Im guestimating a figure in the region of £15,000-£20,000 although it will almost certainly be more.

I would say im very fortunate in that I come from a fairly well off family, so my paycheck gets spent on my cars - entirely

As I said - I know how expensive it\'ll be, I know theres a lot of work involved, but if I cant have it road legal then theres little/no point for me

Custom E shaft
4x rotors
4x modified P/P housings
3x modified intermediate plates
1x modified front plate
1x modified end plate
custom bearings for the modified centre plate
custom inlet runners
custom throttle body setup
custom fuel system
(probably dry sump)
custom engine mounts
cooling system
exhaust
engine management
drivetrain
shell modifications

and so on and so forth

The list is endless. Im not a dreamer, I know fullwell the MASSIVE undertaking it would be I like a challenege.

[Ada7]

It seems you\'ve done your homework :p
Lucky you having the backing of your family and a friendly tame CAD designer
If you wanted to get more advice on it all i\'d speak to Pip and WGT as he built and fitted a 4 rotor motor a few years back. It was for a track car but i\'m sure any advice he has would be valuble for you

Adam

[- Fezcat -]

Haha I have plenty of night shifts to read endless articles on the interweb - Ive got a lot more work to do before I commit any money to it to be honest and the last thing I want to do is waste someones time with questioms im sure they\'ve heard a thousand times unless im 100% certain that im going to go through with it all

[- Fezcat -]

to be quite frank - my intial post is more of an out loud "Muse" than anything else.

I really didnt want this thread to turn into another "im building a quad rotor" thing, im not and please dont take it as such as I expect some will come and go "yeh not possible, you\'re mad, you dont know anything" etc

Just having an outloud wonder about the likelyhood of getting one through an MOT and being able to (IF I wanted) drive it on the road I had a chat with my mate earlier last night and we\'re vaguely looking into it.

My above post about costs and parts is Just to highlight that I have realistic expectations of how much it would likely cost and how long it would take and right now - is nothing more than a thought experiement

[Lacey]

just to point out I\'m Definitely going for it.

Fixed that for you ;P

[- Fezcat -]

You\'re a poo!

[Lacey]

Muahahaha!!! Do it though, seriously, that\'d be awesome.

[- Fezcat -]

I dont doubt it but as above, theres no point putting a great lump of my time and money into something if I cant do what I want with it lol.

Anyway - Less about the "omg do you know what you\'re getting into" and more about my initial question please