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Chamberlain 8 2 stroke Race Car

Started by The Red Scourge, May 13, 2020, 09:33:56 AM

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The Red Scourge

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-chamberlain-8-2-stroke-4-cylinder-8.html

This thing is kinda wild.  I came across this because someone posted about it in a Facebook group the other day.  It's a 4 cylinder, 8 piston engine!  The 2nd set of pistons are smaller and I believe control the ports opening and closing.  You need to play the video clip on this page too.  Truly the sounds of Hell!
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The Red Scourge

https://primotipo.com/2015/07/24/chamberlain-8-by-john-medley-and-mark-bisset/

Here's another article about it.  This one is linked on the bottom of the first.  I find this kind of stuff incredibly interesting.
'76 Yamaha RD400C
'71 Kawasaki G3SS
'88 Honda CBR400RR
'90 Yamaha FZR400/600 hybrid

Barrie

This is a really good article, what an engine, a blown, valved 2 stroke.
I can't fix stupid , but I can give it a bill !

RDFL

Great link, firing like a Gatling gun in video interesting suspension too.

bigdavet

G** D***! That is truly wild
Are there videos of it WOT?  :taz:
:clap:
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27 Cycles

That is absolutely awesome, that sound.... :whoop: :whoop:

Sure does make me sad to think about what modern cars have become.  Great post!!

The Red Scourge

Quote from: bigdavet on May 14, 2020, 08:43:43 PM
G** D***! That is truly wild
Are there videos of it WOT?  :taz:
:clap:

The video in the article is on Youtube.  That was the only video of the car I've seen in my limited searching.
'76 Yamaha RD400C
'71 Kawasaki G3SS
'88 Honda CBR400RR
'90 Yamaha FZR400/600 hybrid

tony27

My friend who perfected TPI before KTM copied it is working on a opposed piston design at the moment, probably 1 of the hardest designs to get your head around what is going on
The guy has some very out there designs, 1 of his motors runs no throttle body & variable disc valve induction as well as his mark 2 TPI, it's a work of art that runs in a YZ250 chassis

sav0r

Have any video or pictures you could share?
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rodneya

That's pretty cool. It sounds wicked, but smokes like a SOB