car with 3 wheels?

[_MstANg_ 10+ year member]

Have any of yall seen that new car/bike, its got 2 wheels in the front and one in the back. it was in that new movie biker boyz. i was just wondering what it was called. it looked tight.

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[_MstANg_ 10+ year member]

nevermind here it is:

http://www.go-t-rex.com/

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Actually, it's called a "trike".. or try-cycle.. more motor-cycle than car.. no roof, no real windshield, no heater, etc etc..

That looks kind of cool.. a twist on the clasic trike.. There are a lot that are VW Bug rear ends with a moto-cycle front fork attached (open construction, seat over the motor).. I'd have to immagine that putting the 'two wheels' up front makes it more stable, and the design of this one is pretty streamlined.. aero-dynamic.. The only problem I have with it is that it's just a V-Twin.. I just don't like those that much.. I'd rather an I-4 or V-4 .. just me..

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

That was in the Jadakiss video I believe, about a year or so ago...

 

[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Savant Actually, it's called a "trike".. or try-cycle.. more motor-cycle than car.. no roof, no real windshield, no heater, etc etc..

 

That looks kind of cool.. a twist on the clasic trike.. There are a lot that are VW Bug rear ends with a moto-cycle front fork attached (open construction, seat over the motor).. I'd have to immagine that putting the 'two wheels' up front makes it more stable, and the design of this one is pretty streamlined.. aero-dynamic.. The only problem I have with it is that it's just a V-Twin.. I just don't like those that much.. I'd rather an I-4 or V-4 .. just me..

v-4? How does that work? Do you mean box 4?

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Originally posted by BonusBobo v-4? How does that work? Do you mean box 4?

Box 4? not sure what that is.. BMW has a flat 4 bike (and VW Bugs are flat 4s too).. I know I've heard/seen v-6 bikes, not posative about v-4s.. for some reason I'm thinking they are out there.. smoother than v-twins.. not as lopey..

I'll do a search and see if I can find any v-4s..

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Yeah.. V-4.. the Honda VFR is one of them..

So, yeah.. I-4 or V-4 for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif V-6 on a bike would be ok too.. maybe a bit much.. but..

 

[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

well, explain to me the physics of a V-4. There are 4 cylinders, and they form a V. That means it's shaped like a square. That's the configuration also referred to as a Box 4, if I'm not mistaken. But maybe some company patented "Box 4" configuration.

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Originally posted by BonusBobo well, explain to me the physics of a V-4. There are 4 cylinders, and they form a V. That means it's shaped like a square. That's the configuration also referred to as a Box 4, if I'm not mistaken. But maybe some company patented "Box 4" configuration.

V-4 is exactly like V-twin and V-6.. only it's got 4 cylinders.. I suppose it could look like a "box" since it might be as long as wide.. while a twin is wider than thick, and a 6 is longer than wide *shrug*..

 

[BonusBobo 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Savant V-4 is exactly like V-twin and V-6.. only it's got 4 cylinders.. I suppose it could look like a "box" since it might be as long as wide.. while a twin is wider than thick, and a 6 is longer than wide *shrug*..

ok, that makes sense. What automakers currently produce "v-4"s?

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Originally posted by BonusBobo ok, that makes sense. What automakers currently produce "v-4"s?

none that I know of, I'm talking bikes here.. motorcycles..

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Savant none that I know of, I'm talking bikes here.. motorcycles..

Ummm....I believe motorcycles don't have cylanders...

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Originally posted by snova031 Ummm....I believe motorcycles don't have cylanders...

You're kidding, right?

what do you think provides the place for the combustion in an engine? a cylinder.. it's a tube that is sealed on one end (the head end, with valves closed) and has a piston that moves up and down creating a vaccume to fill the chamber, and pressure to make the mixture more volatile..

All "internal combustion engines" have cylinders....

EDIT: the closest you could come to arguing something not having a "cylinder" would be a wankle motor.. rotary engine (mazada RX-7s had them, it's what most prop planes have).. that is commonly refered to as a 'chamber' as it's a triangle (for the mazda) or odd shaped space with a floating "piston".. forget what it's called.. Otherwise, you have tubed cylinders..

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Savant You're kidding, right?

 

what do you think provides the place for the combustion in an engine? a cylinder.. it's a tube that is sealed on one end (the head end, with valves closed) and has a piston that moves up and down creating a vaccume to fill the chamber, and pressure to make the mixture more volatile..

 

All "internal combustion engines" have cylinders....

 

EDIT: the closest you could come to arguing something not having a "cylinder" would be a wankle motor.. rotary engine (mazada RX-7s had them, it's what most prop planes have).. that is commonly refered to as a 'chamber' as it's a triangle (for the mazda) or odd shaped space with a floating "piston".. forget what it's called.. Otherwise, you have tubed cylinders..

See...I know jack **** about motorcycles...oh well. Rx-7's are technically 2 cylinders....I believe...

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

Motocycles engines do have cylinders, although smaller than car engines.

A V-configuration, is when the pistons are lined up in a V-shaped, usually 90 degrees in cars, and narrower for bikes, about 30~45degrees or something...

A boxer 4 is when the pistons are lying flat, 180 degrees, like a VW bug, as someone mentioned, and also on the Subaru WRX's...

Farrari used to have a boxer 12 way back...

Just thought you'd like to know...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Originally posted by snova031 See...I know jack **** about motorcycles...oh well. Rx-7's are technically 2 cylinders....I believe...

Like I said, not sure if they are called cylinders in rotary engines.. I thought it was chambers.. I could be wrong though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Savant Like I said, not sure if they are called cylinders in rotary engines.. I thought it was chambers.. I could be wrong though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

The moveable part of the chamber is called a rotor, hence the name rotary..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Yes, RX-7 has a disaplcement of 1.3 liters, but that's cause they need just a little space to work the things...

There was a car from Mazda called a cosmo.. it was a failure,b ut had one of the best engines available, a 3 rotor motor, and it's got a log list of devout followers... the only jap car to win the Le mans in the 80's was a mazda with 3 rotors, the 828B, I think...

Actually, the workings of a rotor is quite fun to learn...why don't you check it out in

http://www.howstuffworks.com

the only real problem with rotors is that they are very hard to service (a rotory engine is cheap, so modders usually just replace the whole thing) and petrol consumption is, well, not so favorable...

Oh, and big differences with motorcycles and modern car engines... motorcycles tend to have 2 strokes and a host of them are carbs, whilest cars with their fancy EFI have 4 strokes... and only 1 power stroke... the rotary engine can do three at once..(or was that 4?)

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Originally posted by paikiah The moveable part of the chamber is called a rotor, hence the name rotary..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Yes, RX-7 has a disaplcement of 1.3 liters, but that's cause they need just a little space to work the things...

There was a car from Mazda called a cosmo.. it was a failure,b ut had one of the best engines available, a 3 rotor motor, and it's got a log list of devout followers... the only jap car to win the Le mans in the 80's was a mazda with 3 rotors, the 828B, I think...

 

Actually, the workings of a rotor is quite fun to learn...why don't you check it out in

http://www.howstuffworks.com

 

the only real problem with rotors is that they are very hard to service (a rotory engine is cheap, so modders usually just replace the whole thing) and petrol consumption is, well, not so favorable...

 

Oh, and big differences with motorcycles and modern car engines... motorcycles tend to have 2 strokes and a host of them are carbs, whilest cars with their fancy EFI have 4 strokes... and only 1 power stroke... the rotary engine can do three at once..(or was that 4?)

We weren't talking about the rotor, we were talking about what the rotor moved in.. like talking about cylinders not pistons //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

And for the 2 stroke, not too many bikes are 2 stroke anymore.. loud and smokey.. There are still some made, but most are 4 stroke (which is what makes V-twins **** so bad, IMO).. yeah, carbed though, and usually one carb per cylinder.. though you are starting to see a lot of injected liquid cooled motors out there on bikes..

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Savant We weren't talking about the rotor, we were talking about what the rotor moved in.. like talking about cylinders not pistons //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

And for the 2 stroke, not too many bikes are 2 stroke anymore.. loud and smokey.. There are still some made, but most are 4 stroke (which is what makes V-twins **** so bad, IMO).. yeah, carbed though, and usually one carb per cylinder.. though you are starting to see a lot of injected liquid cooled motors out there on bikes..

ah, in that case, I did hear my mechanic mention the word chambers...so I guess you were right with the chambers...

what kind of superbikes use a 4stroke liquid cooled fuel-injection? This I didn't know... most of my knowledge is quite outdated...

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

Well, they are saying the new Honda VFRs are running VTECH engines? V-4 liquid cooled.. not sure about injected..

The liquid cooled 4 stroke is very common now, especially on high performance bikes.. I think the injection is relatively new to bikes and probably only on high end bikes (dukati and the like?)