Very OT for DIY Car Guys

**mah** · January 22nd, 2010, 12:39 AM

YouTube - Radial Engine Powered Goggomobil JUST NEEDS SOME 'VOICE OF THE HIGHWAY' TO DROWN OUT ENGINE NOISE.:2thumbsup:

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · January 22nd, 2010, 01:36 AM

Wow, that's incredible. I didn't realize it was such a little car until the end. I wonder how fast it can go...... not that I'd want to drive it fast with that goofy little car suspension with the engine up so high.

**theebadone** · January 22nd, 2010, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by Audio_by_Goodwill

Wow, that's incredible. I didn't realize it was such a little car until the end. I wonder how fast it can go...... not that I'd want to drive it fast with that goofy little car suspension with the engine up so high.

I wonder how many gallons to the mile he gets with that thing, cool build though

**Altec Best** · January 22nd, 2010, 02:38 PM

With a 9 cylinder Radial in the back seat you would only need a pair of Altec 4B's and a couple zillion watts.

:2thumbsup:

**Panomaniac** · January 22nd, 2010, 04:02 PM

So the gear box is open air?

I love the fire spitting out the sides. That's a 10 liter engine!

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · January 22nd, 2010, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by Panomaniac

So the gear box is open air?

I assumed it was oil filled, but I don't think he provided a shot of it sealed up.

I love the fire spitting out the sides. That's a 10 liter engine!

10 liters? That's it? That must be a small radial, then........ I thought they were more like 32 litres. Maybe that was just the huge multi-row engines.

I've always fantasized about a car powered by an airplane engine........ like a Merlin. I think Leno has one. He's got a car powered by a big air cooled tank engine too.

I'd even take an Allison....... they used to be everywhere, I think. In the late 80's early 90's they were used a lot in truck and tractor pulls.

**westend9** · January 22nd, 2010, 05:54 PM

He was better off with the Yamaha bike engine, IMO: http://www.deutsche-werke.de/goggo.htm . Evidently function is more important than even the most rudimentary safety concerns, sheesh.

**Panomaniac** · January 22nd, 2010, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by Audio_by_Goodwill

I assumed it was oil filled, but I don't think he provided a shot of it sealed up..

I looked at some more videos on his site. Looks like there is actually a box for the gears that might have oil.

Website says 10200 cc. It's from a crop duster, I think. That's 622 cubic inches.