The Elio Engine

[Jim H]

I was told it is out of a used car. Who knows? They did say it was "tired" which would imply this also. Well, it doesn't matter. The new engine is about to be put in the Elio!

The P4 is an old worn out Geo Metro engine

 

[ecdriver711]

Maybe the exhaust header out the front facing side of the engine is for cooling and or heat distribution.

 

[RKing]

I think the "printed engine" is the non running one on the stand at the tour stops. I thought it had a "funny" surface . interesting.

 

[ecdriver711]

That tour engine is just a model to show the size and a close approximation of what it will look like.

 

[Horn]

Blackbird, I still drive my Geo as a go to work car. I learned about the Elio from the Geo Metro Forum. But I do not go there very often any more because of the ill mannered people (flamers) who hang out there. When I replace the Geo with an Elio there will be even less reason to go there.

Sell me your geo now then....put that money towards the elio

 

[pistonboy]

This is the rear. I pretty sure it's the Elio engine before being completed.

Thanks for the picture. It is the only picture I have seen of the back of the engine.

 

[wheaters]

That tour engine is just a model to show the size and a close approximation of what it will look like.

As I said, I think it's a 3D printed model. That's probably why they didn't want folks touching it, it would be obvious to the touch.

 

[AriLea]

The engine that has been touring with the P4 was printed. I asked.

Something was lost in that conversation, I'm afraid. The P4 has a used Geo Metro engine in it. A worn out one as Jerome told me 8 days ago.

Oh wait, you meant the display. Yes that says something.
True, don't have to cast up the unmachined block these days, it can be 'printed' for building the testing engines.

If something went terribly wrong, they could just order a fast print.

In production it would likely fall back to cast blanks.

 

[Smitty901]

Ok yall must know the printed engine is just to look at. Eye candy it does not run nor would it ever. The real engine is not nor would it be printed.
I am sure you understand that and are just having some fun with all this.

 

[Cache Man]

I just noticed that the oil pan is a casting rather than stamped sheet metal. Maybe this is a temporary until Elio is in production.
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