Model V8 engine plans required

[Bevan Gifkins]

Can anyone help me purchase or obtain plans for a model V8 engine, this is for my own personal use in model boats.

[stevehuckss396]

Originally Posted by Bevan Gifkins Can anyone help me purchase or obtain plans for a model V8 engine, this is for my own personal use in model boats.

Coles has the Challenger
http://www.colespowermodels.com/engines.htm

There are plans on most of the Yahoo engine groups for the Amsbury and Whittle V8.

What size boat are you building? The Challenger is a 1/4 scale and would be a bit heavy.

I am currently making plans for a 5/8 bore and stroke V8 that is about 1/5 scale. The block is just short of 5 inches long. This way i can build it on my small mill and lathe. I will make the plans available but it wont be for a while.

[dynosor]

I tried the link to the Amsbury V8 I posted a year ago and it is dead.

As I have all 7 of the PDFs, I have posted them below and compressed the ones over 500k into one zipped file.

The system would not accept all seven files zipped together for some reason.

[JPW]

You might try searching Yahoo Groups. Some require that you join to recieve free plans.

[MikeGT40]

I just recently purchased the Coles Challenger V8 castings and drawings and quickly realized that this is not want I want. I am not pleased with the location of the exhaust ports/manifold.

I've searched and found several sites with really great looking and performing motors including the Conley web site. The Conley Stinger 609 looks and performs well but has a 1 year lead time with a price tag of $5300.00 Conley only sells the engines as complete running motors and not in kit form. I want to build my motor!

I would like to purchase plans for a V8 made from billet aluminum so I can machine the parts and assembly it.

If anyone could point me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

[jones]

That Amsbury V8 posted earlier can be made from billet aluminium. You just have to think about it for a while, because the original was made from brass plate soldered together.

[MikeGT40]

Jones,
Thanks for the suggestion. I did look at the PDFs of the Amsbury V8 and felt that it would not fit well into my current project. I will look at the Amsbury V8 again.

I prefer the following style V8 (but without the blower)
http://www.nvbackflow.com/engines/
http://www.weberprecision.com/
http://www.replicaengines.com/products.html
http://www.conleyprecision.com/609.htm

Thanks.

[Bevan Gifkins]

I have rang and ordered the plans for the Schillings V8 not an easy task as there english is not to good, bad actually. But looking forward to the plans.

[MikeGT40]

Bevan,
I found the link to where you can purchase the Schillings V8 plans.
http://www.vth.de/shop/warenkorb/art...ash=8407db4a24

The site is in German, but I did email them about purchasing the plans. While searching the site, I also found a link to a book Hubert Schillings published in 2001
http://www.vth.de/shop/warenkorb/art...ash=d6b2283613

From what I read, this book has lots of good information and pictures on model building.

[Adaware]

A billet motor is the way to go i belive but you need to think about cooling, air cooling is the simplest form in a billet engine but watercooling is also possible if you have a bright mind

[MikeGT40]

Adaware,
If you know of anyone selling billet V8 plans, please forward that information. I've done an extensive search and email many of the builders (who’s links were posted earlier) but have had no response yet.

[Adaware]

Sorry, don't know of anyone that sell such plans. I'm working on a billet v8 engine drawing myself but each time i fit a new component in the engine it's like opening a can of worms because of the scale and all the parts that needs to be there