Ben Branch December 8, 2020

Editor’s Note: We don’t typically feature choppers on Silodrome as it’s not really our wheelhouse, however we do make exceptions to this every now and then for special bikes. For a brief time the JRL…
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Ben Branch October 10, 2020

This is a detailed model of the original 1966 Porsche 911 flat-six engine, all internal parts move just like they do in the full-size engine – including the pistons, connecting rods, crankshaft, cam, valves,…
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Ben Branch October 6, 2020

Tuning For Speed is a book by legendary engineer Phil Irving about how to performance tune motorcycle engines, if you recognise the name Phil Irving but can’t quite put your finger on where you know it from…
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Ben Branch October 3, 2020

After some quick research I’m convinced that this Lincoln V12 is the cheapest V12 for sale anywhere on earth at this moment in time. The reason it’s so cheap is slightly tragic, a little…
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Ben Branch September 12, 2020

The Rolls-Royce Griffon is an aircraft engine that was developed as an evolution of the legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin – the engine that powered a staggering array of aircraft during the Second World War including the Spitfire and the P-51 Mustang (in Packard-licensed form of course).
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Ben Branch September 2, 2020

This VW Beetle flat-four boxer engine kit by Franzis, it’s an officially licensed 1:4 scale model of the air-cooled Volkswagen engine that was in production from 1949 to 1953. Impressively the model has fully functional…
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Ben Branch August 26, 2020

This astonishingly detailed 1:8th scale Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza was such a complex kit to assemble that it took three consecutive owners over 40 years to build, with each doing as much as…
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Ben Branch August 3, 2020

Editor’s Note: We now have an answer to this, please see the new addendum under the original post. This mystery motorcycle engine has us stumped, it’s also stumped the experts over at Bonhams so we’re…
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Ben Branch July 31, 2020

The 1,000 hp Mopar Hellephant 426 Hemi crate engine lit up the world’s motoring media when it was released in 2019, the engine sold out in just two days and as of yet there are…
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Ben Branch July 25, 2020

It isn’t everyday that we find the engine, 6-speed manual gearbox, and rear differential from a Lamborghini Murcielago for sale. This group of three items is on offer as the owner of the Murcielago it…
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Ben Branch July 18, 2020

This is a complete and recently rebuilt McLaren-Mercedes MP4-19 Formula 1 engine from 2004, it’s a 2997cc, 90º V10 capable of almost 900 hp at 18,300 rpm. Formula 1’s V10 era is often hailed…
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Ben Branch July 16, 2020

This is a rare HKS Speedway Special from 1976, it was designed and built for Japanese Auto Racing – a form of motorcycle racing somewhat similar to American flat track racing but held exclusively on…
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