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Offline voxonda

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MTC V8
« on: November 20, 2010, 09:54:34 AM »
Anyone knows anything about this 'beast'?

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2010, 10:03:20 AM »



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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2010, 10:28:34 AM »
  HOLY CB V8 BATMAN !!!!  :o :o :P :P 8) 8)
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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2010, 11:39:00 AM »
I plan to use it as a commuter!  ;D ;D
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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2010, 12:32:50 PM »
A bike with that engine would make you look small  ;D ;D
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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2010, 12:45:15 PM »
V8's are old news rob, V12's are the "in" thing now :)

This months Classic Bike has a feature on Alan Millyard the V12's builder, he makes stuff like that (also Kawaski 5 cyl two storkes) in his one car garage, cutting the engine blocks with a hand saw....

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2010, 01:00:21 PM »
Hey TG,

Aahh, that's not even tuned! Just a bog standard V12 ::) ::)
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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2010, 01:51:01 PM »
How would you like to heft that lump of an engine in & out of there? Either one actually.

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2010, 08:51:58 PM »
How would you like to heft that lump of an engine in & out of there? Either one actually.

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2010, 02:59:17 AM »
Hey TG,

Aahh, that's not even tuned! Just a bog standard V12 ::) ::)

yeah, now that you mention it i think ill pass,

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2010, 03:02:37 AM »
I wonder what it was built for, anyone know ?

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2010, 10:05:38 AM »
I wonder what it was built for, anyone know ?

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2010, 10:20:00 AM »
I wonder what it was built for, anyone know ?

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  it was built for my dreams..... is that a turbo unit?

           Yes, it's a draw through turbo setup.   ;D
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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2010, 10:41:04 AM »
draw through+ Injected..

 Ithink it may have been built for LSR, if not dragracing..

 I wonder when it was built, has 73 or later heads..
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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2010, 02:45:35 PM »
I've contacted MTC asking for any info they might have on it, will post when I hear from them.

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2010, 02:53:08 PM »
Eric, th4 current owner of MTC would not have seen it.  I saw it when MTC was in Calif. I believe it was made in the UK. I think that this one was only a mock up and didn't run.

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2010, 03:00:45 PM »
this one actually runs, just not a joined sohc  :P


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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2010, 03:23:46 PM »
Eric, th4 current owner of MTC would not have seen it.  I saw it when MTC was in Calif. I believe it was made in the UK. I think that this one was only a mock up and didn't run.

Jay, the address on the poster in the first post is the same as it is today in Florida.

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2010, 04:45:10 PM »
Seems like it was on the back or front of one of their old catalogs,late 70's.I don't recall it ever running either.Bill
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« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2010, 07:04:00 PM »
The anodized covers are neat.
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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2010, 08:00:24 PM »
The anodized covers are neat.

 Yea, but they should be BLUE !   ;D
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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #21 on: November 22, 2010, 02:08:58 AM »
The rear bank of cylinders don't seem to line up with the crank centre of the front ones, perhaps it's not a true V8, more just two straight fours linked in a V formation.

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #22 on: November 22, 2010, 05:54:45 AM »
I wonder if there is any connection with this



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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #23 on: November 22, 2010, 06:21:34 AM »
The V on the RC bike is spaced much further apart Eric.

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Re: MTC V8
« Reply #24 on: November 22, 2010, 06:40:29 AM »
I guess you're right Sam, not enough room for the blower on the MTC version. Just wondered though if perchance the MTC engine was a prototype for the RC one. Hope you get a response from MTC then we might know. Awsome engineering.

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