# Rotoblock - New Engine Design **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 7, 2005, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631 "2005-07-07T10:37:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/1 "2005-07-07T10:37:23Z")
[http://www.rotoblock.com/howitworks.shtml](http://www.rotoblock.com/howitworks.shtml) Quite interesting!! ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/2 "2005-07-07T11:17:41Z")
WAAAAAAAY to many moving parts … heavy moving parts at that a fucking rotating block ? and oh yea … they needed a FIVE HORSEPOWER starter to fire up the engine ! IB4a piston snaps off and creats the worlds most expensive tamborine and oh yea … the dispacmenet to “space the whole concoction takes up” ratio is disgusting ---
**Author:** ![jeeves744](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeeves744/32/7619_2.png) [@jeeves744](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeeves744)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/3 "2005-07-07T11:22:32Z")
that seems way to confusing. I wonder how big a shot/boost it can take ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/4 "2005-07-07T11:29:04Z")
an oh yea … water cooling \> air cooling when it comes to having to meet emission standards and jeeves : yes it does look confusing … and the damn thing doesnt even have vtec :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/5 "2005-07-07T11:34:50Z")
i bet it would blow up really cool like ---
**Author:** ![Jonny\_Montrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@Jonny\_Montrose](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jonny_Montrose)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/6 "2005-07-08T13:07:54Z")
That shit is wayyy too over complicated. Tell me if this makes sense to anyone. [WWW.Coatesengine.com](http://WWW.Coatesengine.com) ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/7 "2005-07-08T13:48:11Z")
That’s an answer looking for a question :smash2: ---
**Author:** ![whitenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/da6949/32.png) [@whitenblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitenblue)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/8 "2005-07-08T13:56:35Z")
and what do they plan on using that in? ---
**Author:** ![Juan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@Juan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Juan)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/9 "2005-07-08T14:10:04Z")
that’s pretty cool ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/10 "2005-07-08T15:37:49Z")
2stroke technology is old skool. I want a 2stroke deisel in a civic. ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/11 "2005-07-08T15:44:46Z")
why? ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/12 "2005-07-08T16:09:46Z")
power to weight, mad revvs. and they had it on powerblock… so its all the rage these days ---
**Author:** ![FourEyed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/foureyed/32/7216_2.png) [@FourEyed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourEyed)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/13 "2005-07-08T17:54:38Z")
looks like it was made by mistake. I dont know why anyone would plan to make that. It just looks way to complicated to be practical. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/14 "2005-07-08T17:58:36Z")
good idea…would like to see a prototype in action ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/15 "2005-07-08T18:10:23Z")
:gay: ---
**Author:** ![Denton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Denton](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Denton)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/16 "2005-07-08T19:26:01Z")
[http://www.ox2engine.com/engine\_profile.htm](http://www.ox2engine.com/engine_profile.htm) 179 lbs 35.5 hp 193 lb/ft N/A ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Jr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_jr/32/7253_2.png) [@Onyx\_Jr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Jr)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/17 "2005-07-09T01:11:36Z")
i think its cool, yeah sure those guys are uber nerds, until u design a motor that is intranet worthy then u can hate. props to the chess clubberz ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/18 "2005-07-09T02:02:59Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > power to weight, mad revvs. > > and they had it on powerblock… so its all the rage these days i dunno… that’s an awful lot of moving parts :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/19 "2005-07-09T06:47:22Z")
If it doesn’t have pistons, it won’t work. x… ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631/20 "2005-07-09T22:38:21Z")
it has 8 pistons i thought? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rotoblock-new-engine-design/631.md?page=2)