This is not the primary time we have seen a tiny, totally useful V-8 engine. It isn’t even the primary V-8 we have seen in a radio-controlled automotive. However that is palms down the best-looking and best-sounding setup of all of them. And it is dialed in to close perfection.

This challenge involves us from JohnnyQ90 on YouTube. This time round, the engine is a 44cc Cison V-8 that runs on good ol’ gasoline. It is a traditional pushrod cam-in-block design with a easy distributor, topped with a single four-barrel carburetor and capped with a 3D-printed air scoop. Large exhaust headers stick out the edges not not like a traditional one thing you’d see from NASCAR, which explains the epic sound this factor makes.

In very actual automotive vogue, it is a liquid-cooled engine that additionally has electrical begin. New spark plug connectors are fabricated for higher electrical connections, and a {custom} air filter housing is milled from aluminum. Maybe an important little bit of fabrication comes originally of the video, with a {custom} clutch. A earlier setup wasn’t aggressive sufficient for the ability and the truck’s full-time four-wheel drive. This one, nevertheless, snaps to consideration with gusto. Pulling wheelies is not an issue. Simply appropriately with a radio-controlled monster truck.

With all the things assembled, the general dimension and wheelbase equate to a 1:10 scale truck, although technically the engine is taken into account 1:6 scale. The physique is a traditional sq. physique Chevy Stepside, wired up with useful lights entrance and rear. A small alternator on the engine offers some energy to the onboard electrical programs, although batteries are nonetheless required.

In motion, this factor is simply flat-out cool. The engine has that distinct V-8 rumble, however at increased revs it additionally has that attribute NASCAR racing howl. We do not know the way a lot horsepower it generates, however it appears to be like lots fast throughout this car parking zone check drive. The one actual downside is gearing. The truck is severely redline-limited, so do not be shocked to see a future video with a greater transmission in place.

The engine alone sells for round $2,000, by no means thoughts the price of the servos, wheels, chassis elements, and the radio. After which there’s all of the custom-fabricated components produced from aluminum which you could’t put a value on. However after watching the video and listening to the massive noise from this small truck, we might say it is value each penny.