TETHERED CAR V TWIN GLOW ENGINES

This project was started at the request of a client in England who was wanting a V twin glow motor of 5cc displacement for a tethered car. The engine required some form of fuel shutoff to stop the engine at the end of each race. There was a rather awkward limiting design factor that was required to be a top priority, the crankshaft center line could not be more than 13mm up from the chassis base, not a lot of room there. Photos below show the final production engine in the 2 types of mounting systems required by the client.

TYPE "A"

 

TYPE "B"

 

Family photo.