http://www.brammo.com/index.php?option=com...d=31&Itemid=102

WEIGHTS & MEASURES
- 600 CID (9.85L)
- 522 LBS.
- 4.125

 

Veryon > that

 

So are you supposed to sit on the engine while it magically takes you to 240 mph? The Veyron is more than just an engine. Its the packaging of the body, cooling systems, aero peices

 

Wasn't that originally going into a stretched carbon-fibre clubman thingy?

 

How much power does it get without race gas? I would kinda "expect" high HP numbers from a 10 liter engine... The Veyron's engine is however smaller and runs on standard gas.

 

Since Brammo is the NA disty for the Atom.. I wonder if they can stuff that motor in the Atom.

Hmm.. the damn motor probably weighs more than the Atom chassis thus making it a wheelie monster!

 

That's a motor. What about a reliable transmission?

It is moderately easy to make a high-powered motor. You can literally order parts from any of a number of suppliers, bolt it all together, add a huge cooling system, and away you go.

Building a system that can handle that power is a whole different story. The delay on the Veyron was the transmission, not the engine.

So yes, that's a sick engine. But it's only an engine, not a car.

 

They Veryon Engine weighs in at 900+ lbs and needs 20 psi of boost to get 1000 hp.

This engine is NA and weighs in at 500+ lbs. I hope you can see the engineering in this.

Race gas usually adds 10%+ hp.

 

More information from the manufacturer of the engine:
http://www.falconerengines.com/spec_v12low.htm
(They're designed to accept Chevy bell-housings, by the way. And they're targeted at custom hot rod and marine markets.)
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So you'd actually have to run a race engine in a street car to be in the same league as a Veyron...