Planet 9

extanker · #1 07-01-2009, 05:13 PM

they told me at the dealer that the motor may blow some oil out on start up and i joked with the salesman. i asked him if i have to crank it over like an M18 hellcat to clear the cylinders before starting[radial 9 cylinder] .ive got less than 100 miles and it was like puff the magic dragon on startup today....so where is the handcrank ?...j/k

greycroc · #2 07-01-2009, 06:39 PM

Some people just don't know a good Ole school joke. You should have asked them if this here fancy sport car has spark plug or do you have to control the speed by shutting off fuel to the different cylinders.

silberrosa · #3 07-02-2009, 08:18 AM

I have a T-28 Trojan piston (9-cylinder radial) on my garage workbench just to remind me of the similarities, although if that piston were in the CS I think it would equate to somewhere around 1200 cubic inches!

**Chupacabra** · #4 07-02-2009, 08:38 AM

I did an engine swap and dropped in a Rolls Royce Merlin. Haven't had any issues since. Also added some trunk flaps to get into those tight parking spaces a little slower as the CS is so nasty in a stall :-)

matts74 · #5 07-02-2009, 09:28 AM

Make sure you do your flaps flair to land. I wouldn't want the ground effect to prevent you from getting down in time.