tomo Posted 18December, 2021 Report Share Posted 18December, 2021 https://www.dmarge.com/2021/12/plane-engine-porsche-356-australia.html Troubleshooter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 18December, 2021 Report Share Posted 18December, 2021 Love it, seems to make sense in the 356, more than any other car I can think of… maybe a karmann Ghia… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 18December, 2021 Report Share Posted 18December, 2021 Ron Goodmans car. I wanted to meet Ron when he was visiting SA earlier this year, as he's just a bloody good bloke (as most know), and we had a chat for a few hours about many things including this project. The radial engine engineering is just bonkers, and as Ron is a staunch supporter of anything made in Australia, he was one of the first to jump onboard with the project to fit a radial engine to one if his 356's. One of the main financiers of the Radial project also dropped in to see Ron, and it is mind boggling to think what had to be put in place just to start the company up. I had no idea what the hell they were talking about, but it sounded impressive. I've also spoken to the engineers about the project, and it has the potential for some serious horsepower which they're keeping very close to their chest. Check out Ron's Instagram page to see how the car looks now, as it's been plumbed for N.O.S and the interior is like a fighter jet, all digital gauges to replicate the 356 and the steering wheel is just nuts. Have a good look around his whole page for more details, yet here's a teaser if what's to come sjm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 19December, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 19December, 2021 Yeah, that little 3 cylinder Joby delivers 95 KW per Ltr sheezze 199.5 KW pushing the 356 would still be a hell of a lot of fun . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 19December, 2021 Report Share Posted 19December, 2021 11 minutes ago, tomo said: Yeah, that little 3 cylinder Joby delivers 95 KW per pot, sheezze 385 KW pushing the 356 would be a hell of a lot of fun . Add nitrous like Ron has, and hang on! 😅 tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 19December, 2021 Report Share Posted 19December, 2021 But wasn’t the original engine developed from an aircraft engine ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 19December, 2021 Report Share Posted 19December, 2021 4 hours ago, tomo said: Yeah, that little 3 cylinder Joby delivers 95 KW per pot, sheezze 385 KW pushing the 356 would be a hell of a lot of fun . I think it is 95kw per litre in supercharged guise from my bleary eyed read of their website late last night. They’ve got hypo versions running 10k+ rpm in development and by the sounds of it there are quite a few variations upcoming. Interesting project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 19December, 2021 Report Share Posted 19December, 2021 13 minutes ago, OZ930 said: But wasn’t the original engine developed from an aircraft engine ? Basically yes, like any other internal combustion engine has been redesigned/improved upon. Radial engines are donkeys years old, so it's just the basic concept that's there to base their ideas on. All the engineering has been done in house, and it's been 'over engineered' to be reliable for more horsepower in the future. A few months ago, one of the engineers told me it's probably reliably putting out up to 200hp, yet I reckon he was being cagey. There's not only vehicle applications (the 356, a Beetle test car, and a recently completed Kombi), but there's also interest from the Australian and US defence to use in drones and what not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 19December, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 19December, 2021 4 minutes ago, sleazius said: I think it is 95kw per litre in supercharged guise from my bleary eyed read of their website late last night. They’ve got hypo versions running 10k+ rpm in development and by the sounds of it there are quite a few variations upcoming. Interesting project. Radial Motion’s motor is compact, internally rather simple and capable of some impressive power figures: naturally-aspirated, it’s good for about 95kW per litre , not pot typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick V Posted 19December, 2021 Report Share Posted 19December, 2021 My son is a lead engineer on this project @ Bespoke…… To say I’m proud of him is an understatement! Add in a bit of jealousy that he gets to play with such cool stuff and meet guys like Ron ( whom he reckons is a ripper bloke). They are really onto something with this engine Shedpest, LeeM, sleazius and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 19December, 2021 Report Share Posted 19December, 2021 Wow @Rick V that's fantastic! New donk for the GT3 imminent then? 😁 And yes, you only have to meet Ron once to know he is a helluva bloke. A very generous man who goes out of his way to help others Shedpest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick V Posted 20December, 2021 Report Share Posted 20December, 2021 I was thinking a chevy corvair!! LeeM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 20December, 2021 Report Share Posted 20December, 2021 3 hours ago, Rick V said: I was thinking a chevy corvair!! Would be an improvement on its original engine. Dunno bout the handling though. It's well documented that they're 'rather dangerous' things to drive 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted 20December, 2021 Report Share Posted 20December, 2021 I wonder which gearbox and clutch he uses to control that power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quackers Posted 21December, 2021 Report Share Posted 21December, 2021 On 19/12/2021 at 15:52, tomo said: 10 hours ago, Merv said: I wonder which gearbox and clutch he uses to control that power? & It would need a decent brake upgrade too! I’d sure love to see this thing going at full throttle though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21December, 2021 Report Share Posted 21December, 2021 7 hours ago, Merv said: I wonder which gearbox and clutch he uses to control that power? Ron does not do things by halves mate. He did tell me about the gearbox being custom built to handle big horsepower, but I couldn't tell you what's been done. Know it's got titanium axles and gawd knows what else made of the stuff, but that's about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 21December, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 21December, 2021 1 hour ago, Quackers said: Unfortunately it’s 95kw per L but still 200hp in a 356 would be an absolute Previous typo was corrected in previous post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted 21December, 2021 Report Share Posted 21December, 2021 Titanium axles! Ron Goodman never does stuff by halves. His relationship with US legend Vic Skirmants is interesting. Skirmants really rated him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21December, 2021 Report Share Posted 21December, 2021 34 minutes ago, Merv said: Titanium axles! Ron Goodman never does stuff by halves. That's just the start of the titanium mate. Plenty of very high end stuff in this car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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