Lego Engines
Tags: Design, Engineering
I’ve been fiddling around with all sorts of compressed-air engines over the past few years, but these Lego Technic engines by Alex Zorko are really something. Check out these two examples, an inline 4 cylinder and a V8, each of which goes over 1000 RPMs. You really can make anything with Legos. Assembly instructions, parts lists, and live videos of the running engines after the jump.
I just ordered the pneumatic cylinder and switch parts to start fiddling around with these designs over the summer and will report on progress as I go. In the meantime, start fiddling yourself!
Here are the assembly instructions for the inline 4, and the parts list
Check out this video of the inline 4 engine running at 1200 RPMs.
Here are the assembly instructions for the V8, and the parts list
Check out this video of the V8 engine running at 1700+ RPMs.
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7 Comments, Comment or Ping
Samer
Hey that is sooo cool!!! i want one!!!! can you help me find out where i can get one or order it or anything to get my hands on it… that v8 is sick… thank you
Nov 12th, 2008
kman
waha to cool!! i have to have one. like that outher guy said, where can i get one. and dose this engins have like small cranck shaft and cam shafts and valve springs and valves i need mor in fo on the engien. it’s to cool a small engine. dose legos sale this stuff?. i got a lot of ? to ask! its cool stuff
Jan 17th, 2009
Anonymous
Hi! the lego motors are really cool! i want one, but i cant see the pictures in the instructions ’cause they are all PNG-files :S
Feb 8th, 2009
Aditya
Where can I get parts and instructions to build this engine
Feb 14th, 2009
Borja
Ohhhhhh!. This is cool. This is a dream come true for us, the lego freaks. http://twitter.com/ESS_BILBAO
Apr 22nd, 2009
Daniel Jeppe
Nice. It actually sounds kinda like a real V8
Jul 23rd, 2009
Robert Clark Rutkowski
These engines are absolutely remarkable! They are so cool.
Jul 30th, 2009
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