http://www.corvettereport.com/corvette-odd-ball-the-one-and-only-falconer-v12-conan-the-corvette/
http://www.corvettes.nl/gm_prototypes/zr12/index.html
Proof of Concept
Enter Ryan Falconer Industries, producers of high powered racing engines with unusual designs. The Falconer V12 used in the Corvette ZR-12 is an aluminum block engine based on small block Chevy architecture, and can be built in displacements ranging from 400 to 600 cubic inches. Designed for marine and aviation applications, the Falconer V12 has even been built in reverse-rotation versions for paired installations.
Because the Corvette is designed to accept V8 engines, there was no way the half-again-as-long-as-a-SBC Falconer V12 engine was going to fit into the engine bay of a C4. Needless to say, some modifications needed to be made before the V12 engine would fit into the ZL-1 mule selected for the conversion.
How was that dilemma solved? A Wixom, Michigan company, SportsFab, extended the front end and engine bay of the ZR-12 Corvette prototype by eight inches (the engine itself is almost nine inches longer), which, of course, made the hood and the entire car longer than a production Corvette. Even with the increased size of the ZR-12’s engine, thanks to the aluminum block with cast-iron liners, it only added 100 extra pounds of weight to the entire car, which in itself was quite an engineering feat.
http://www.corvettes.nl/gm_prototypes/zr12/index.html
Proof of Concept
Enter Ryan Falconer Industries, producers of high powered racing engines with unusual designs. The Falconer V12 used in the Corvette ZR-12 is an aluminum block engine based on small block Chevy architecture, and can be built in displacements ranging from 400 to 600 cubic inches. Designed for marine and aviation applications, the Falconer V12 has even been built in reverse-rotation versions for paired installations.
Because the Corvette is designed to accept V8 engines, there was no way the half-again-as-long-as-a-SBC Falconer V12 engine was going to fit into the engine bay of a C4. Needless to say, some modifications needed to be made before the V12 engine would fit into the ZL-1 mule selected for the conversion.
How was that dilemma solved? A Wixom, Michigan company, SportsFab, extended the front end and engine bay of the ZR-12 Corvette prototype by eight inches (the engine itself is almost nine inches longer), which, of course, made the hood and the entire car longer than a production Corvette. Even with the increased size of the ZR-12’s engine, thanks to the aluminum block with cast-iron liners, it only added 100 extra pounds of weight to the entire car, which in itself was quite an engineering feat.
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