John Painter
Elio Addict
Yeah right, they didn't put the engine together with that ATI super damper so it could sit until Feb 6, if it was just about engine bloc fitment they would have just put on a cheap dampner. They've spun that baby. o_O
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New Engine Unveiling And Testing
- Thread starter Joseph Kidd
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Yeah right, they didn't put the engine together with that ATI super damper so it could sit until Feb 6, if it was just about engine bloc fitment they would have just put on a cheap dampner. They've spun that baby. o_O
Ty
Elio Addict
They may not have spun it BEFORE taking the pictures but you can damned well guarantee that engine has been running by now. There's no way Elio would take an unstarted engine in front of the media and try to start it. Nope. That's why its the OFFICIAL "First start" instead of the "first start".
John Painter
Elio Addict
I'm not even in the same state as that engine and I'm fantasizing about starting it... I can only imagine what it's like for the engineers on site. 
Ty
Elio Addict
That's correct.
wheaters
Elio Addict
This is not just a case of starting the engine and listening to it. They will have a whole lot of work to carry out with regards to finding the optimum ignition and mixture mapping.
By the way, the engine shown in the latest press release shows no signs of a fuel system having been fitted so I doubt it had been run at that time.
The oil to coolant heat exchanger sitting under the oil filter is similar to ones fitted to some British cars as far back as three decades ago.
By the way, the engine shown in the latest press release shows no signs of a fuel system having been fitted so I doubt it had been run at that time.
The oil to coolant heat exchanger sitting under the oil filter is similar to ones fitted to some British cars as far back as three decades ago.
Hog
Elio Addict
I noticed that also, havent seen that set up in a long time (oil heat exchanger), why not go with a remote filter, much easier all the way around.
John Painter
Elio Addict
Paul Elio told Ronnie Schreiber on October 20, after dynotesting, assuming they meet power and torque specs, they will run the engine to failure. Following that, 25 validation examples of the engine will be built for pre-production pilot vehicles, some of which will be used for crash testing. The more of that pre-production testing they can show, the more likely it becomes they'll get enough capital with Corporate Fuel Securities for a first production run.
