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Old May 3, 2013 | 10:22 PM
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The V4 is equally as badass as the V12
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The V4 is equally as badass as the V12
As radical as the V12 is, I can't stop thinking about how cool a turbo charged, large displacement, 3.5+ liter V4 would be.

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I think the V4 is cute. Wonder if I could fit it on a lawn tractor.
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I can't wait to see a LSV12 + Twin Turbo!
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Originally Posted by V12Baker
Motorcycles to blown alcohol dragsters to airplanes. Started when I was very young. I can't think of anything I haven't worked on.
Alcohol Dragster? My uncle ran for a while... Seafirst, T-Plus, self... Who did you work with around here?
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Alcohol Dragster? My uncle ran for a while... Seafirst, T-Plus, self... Who did you work with around here?
Do to the type of welding he does I have a good idea of where he works.theres only one place I know in puget sound who does,and if I am correct they know there stuff
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Can you do a 2-stroke conversion on an LS1?
Originally Posted by V12Baker

Yes, we could. It's only metal
Now that I would like to see. Surely you can find a customer who would use it in a boat or something?
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Do to the type of welding he does I have a good idea of where he works.theres only one place I know in puget sound who does,and if I am correct they know there stuff
Not living in the west anymore but I do remember a small plane builder from that area.
Just make sure the batteries don't overheat.
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Can't wait to hear this thing run, even the V4.
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Old May 4, 2013 | 06:24 AM
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Holy Batshit, Spongebob. That looks like some incredible machining and welding skills there. I used to work for C.J. Batten, Batten Heads
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Old May 4, 2013 | 06:26 AM
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That should fit the 240 with no problems. There's a Jag V12 swapped one on HybridZ.

In for the V4. I can see that fitting in so many awesome cars.
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V4 should have a lot of potential for weight saving and boosting it up. There is no doubt they could work in gocarts, motorcycles and lawnmowers
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How much would the V4 cost ? would be a fun project for a chopper or bobber build...
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Its the stock oiling and cooling systems adequate for the v12?
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Originally Posted by 71ANTICARB
Its the stock oiling and cooling systems adequate for the v12?
Speaking of which, how do you mate the oil galleys when you merge the two blocks together?
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Originally Posted by LSxChevelle
Alcohol Dragster? My uncle ran for a while... Seafirst, T-Plus, self... Who did you work with around here?
The incredible Bob and Paula Gage, and Gaines Markley, among others.

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Do to the type of welding he does I have a good idea of where he works.theres only one place I know in puget sound who does,and if I am correct they know there stuff
Thank you for noticing the welding, but that's probably not me. It's just a couple of guys working out of our garage, we had to downsize for a while. Hopefully we'll be back to something bigger soon enough.

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Now that I would like to see. Surely you can find a customer who would use it in a boat or something?
Nobody has threatened me with enough money on that one, yet.

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How much would the V4 cost ? would be a fun project for a chopper or bobber build...
How much you got?

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Its the stock oiling and cooling systems adequate for the v12?
It has been. Didn't seem to run any different than an LS1. But we used stock everything. Obviously you'd have to upgrade it according to what power levels you were looking at.

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