22-06-2012, 02:52 PM
Dont be swayed by the title, here me out - and NO spam please.
Background; So, here on the island and especially, my home town (Cowes), it's one of the biggest sailing/yachting areas in the world. I meet a fair few wealthy people and discuss each others lives. Well, a group of men know about me, my car, and what it does/runs on etc.. and got them all thinking.
So, they come up to me and put a proposition forward: what’s the capability of putting this engine in a boat..
Why; the price of fuel for the boats is so expensive, maintenance is extortionate and with a cheap XUD lump, repairs and power delivery can be cheap and respectful; after all, no one is going to SEE the engine, be it a V6 lump, or a cheap XUD lump.
Cost; He's already said for me to check the viability of this idea, he's very enthusiastic about the whole thing, as am i, and the funding isn't a problem. i quote "If you need 1, 2, 3 million, i can get that for you.." actually wanted to punch him at that point, but hey ho.
Fabrication; Again, being the industry that it is, the amount of boat yards around this area is silly, fabricating engine mounts, shafts isn't an issue.
Issue; Now obviously the engine is going to be surrounded by, or at least, exposed to the elements at sea, clearly it wouldn't be submerged, but what issues would i come across when exposing an XUD to the elements. For the turbo, a snorkel inlet wouldn't be a problem, with a backwards inlet (as apposed to the common front facing 4X4 inlets) Cooling, a standard cooling system would suffice? again, what effect would salt air/water have on intercoolers and rads?
I know Srowerll is a yachty and may have some knowledge on this, and i remember seeing DJLobb putting an XUD lump in a boat? did it work? any hiccups? any advice?
Basically, once i have all the information together, i can put this all forward, pass it to the engineers, let them look over it, if it could be a viable business opportunity, he's more than happy to spend his retired days putting his "Amstrad knowledge" into getting this up and running.
I find it INTRIGUING more than anything.
So, what dy'a reckon?
Background; So, here on the island and especially, my home town (Cowes), it's one of the biggest sailing/yachting areas in the world. I meet a fair few wealthy people and discuss each others lives. Well, a group of men know about me, my car, and what it does/runs on etc.. and got them all thinking.
So, they come up to me and put a proposition forward: what’s the capability of putting this engine in a boat..
Why; the price of fuel for the boats is so expensive, maintenance is extortionate and with a cheap XUD lump, repairs and power delivery can be cheap and respectful; after all, no one is going to SEE the engine, be it a V6 lump, or a cheap XUD lump.
Cost; He's already said for me to check the viability of this idea, he's very enthusiastic about the whole thing, as am i, and the funding isn't a problem. i quote "If you need 1, 2, 3 million, i can get that for you.." actually wanted to punch him at that point, but hey ho.
Fabrication; Again, being the industry that it is, the amount of boat yards around this area is silly, fabricating engine mounts, shafts isn't an issue.
Issue; Now obviously the engine is going to be surrounded by, or at least, exposed to the elements at sea, clearly it wouldn't be submerged, but what issues would i come across when exposing an XUD to the elements. For the turbo, a snorkel inlet wouldn't be a problem, with a backwards inlet (as apposed to the common front facing 4X4 inlets) Cooling, a standard cooling system would suffice? again, what effect would salt air/water have on intercoolers and rads?
I know Srowerll is a yachty and may have some knowledge on this, and i remember seeing DJLobb putting an XUD lump in a boat? did it work? any hiccups? any advice?
Basically, once i have all the information together, i can put this all forward, pass it to the engineers, let them look over it, if it could be a viable business opportunity, he's more than happy to spend his retired days putting his "Amstrad knowledge" into getting this up and running.
I find it INTRIGUING more than anything.
So, what dy'a reckon?
Diablo Hdi Dturbo and 205 1.9 project - it lives!