Torque ....Makes HP :~)
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Ya think the engine has enough power to drive that supercharger?
The intake and exhaust ports are larger and located differently. Crankcase is different too. Maybe the blower drives the engine ? Perhaps it's a Wankle / VW / Ingersol Rand compressor for a high speed rotary jack hammer !............Bruce
Itll be a tite fit into a speedie.
Hmm... If I had to put a caption to that photo, it would be.
"Now that's a 3 fire extinguisher setup"
looks to me like some kind of aircraft engine case, although both Lycoming and Continental engines have the cam and pushrods on top.
Definitely type1 heads. And where is the intercooler, 'cause they're gonna need one...
Dang.
Seriously though: what the even?
This is what a Flux Capacitor really looks like.
@DannyP posted:looks to me like some kind of aircraft engine case, although both Lycoming and Continental engines have the cam and pushrods on top.
Definitely type1 heads. And where is the intercooler, 'cause they're gonna need one...
Danny is correct. Those were made by Revmaster.
I spent a little time going down the rabbit hole, this is a really interesting article.
@LI-Rick posted:Danny is correct. Those were made by Revmaster.
I spent a little time going down the rabbit hole, this is a really interesting article.
That’s super cool. Thx for digging it up.
Right after my brother got out of flight school in the 70’s, I was enamored by an article I read in one of his magazines about a homebuilt aircraft called the Turbulent, inspired by the discovery of a cache of Kublewagon engines buried in France.
I believe this one might actually be the one that was featured in the article. 
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If you want to look into VW powered homebuilts, check these guys out:
https://www.sonexaircraft.com/
The many different planes can be VW powered, plus there are a couple other power options. Yes, they even sell a small jet kit. They are based out of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the home of homebuilt aircraft.
My favorite is the turbo VW in a Waiex(v-tail). Great performance envelope, efficiency, and aerobatic too. I did a lot of research and almost started building one. I built a kit car instead.
Remember, HP ratings on aircraft engines are measured at around 3000 rpm and are constant speed/constant load and are all about TORQUE, not HP. If the rpms exceed a certain number(I forget) the prop tips will go supersonic, which you don't want.
Great links, Danny.