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A 1920s experimental Almen A-4 axial engine (18-cylinder watercooled, 317 kW and 340 kg) An axial engine (sometimes known as a barrel engine or Z-crank engine) is a type of reciprocating engine with pistons arranged around an output shaft with their axes parallel to the shaft. Barrel refers to the cylindrical shape of the cylinder group (result ...
Eddie Paul (May 30, 1948 – July 12, 2016 [1] [2]) was an American inventor.. Paul was the owner of design house E.P. Industries, Inc and held multiple U.S. patents. He was born in San Francisco, California, and resided in El Segundo.
Most revolving cylinder, axial piston engine designs utilize a fixed, multi-lobed barrel-type cam and rollers on the pistons to control the reciprocating movement of the pistons. [1] The benefit of this approach, versus a conventional crankshaft -and- connecting-rod mechanism, is that the kinematics of the piston motion can be optimized with ...
The engine is a 500 cu in (8 L) Cadillac V8 with custom-built Holley fuel injection, mated to a Currie 9-inch (23 cm) rear axle. [4] The exhaust pipes exit through the rear bumper. [5] Springs are Koni coilovers, with a steering box from a 1985 Corvette. [4] The wheels are a 22 in (560 mm)-diameter billet aluminum design by Coddington. [4]
One of the famous custom cars in the classic American custom style, the Hirohata Merc [1] A custom car is a passenger vehicle that has been altered to improve its performance, change its aesthetics, or combine both. Some automotive enthusiasts in the United States want to push "styling and performance a step beyond the showroom floor - to truly ...
The Reactor is a custom car built by Gene Winfield. The low slung car featured height adjustable suspension, front wheel drive, and a powerful engine, and appeared in episodes of four TV series: Bewitched, Star Trek, Batman, and Mission: Impossible. [1]
The Hirohata Merc is a 1950s lead sled [1] custom car, often called "the most famous custom of the classic era". [2] [3] Setting a style and an attitude, it had a "momentous effect" on custom car builders, [4] appeared in several magazines at the time [5] and has reappeared numerous times since, earning an honorable mention on Rod & Custom ' s "Twenty Best of All Time" list in 1991. [5]
The engine was a leftover from one of Roth's 1955 Chevrolets, having been removed to make way for a then-new Mark IV big-block given to him by General Motors. It was one of the very few completed cars Roth deemed to be a "mistake" because he felt the car did not show well because the heavily chromed engine and most of the chassis were hidden.