Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This is a small model I made from scratch to look and run like a real engine, even though is electric.
This is part 2 showing a top speed upgrade from 3800 RPM to 4400 RPM. I also had to modify the tachometer to show a more accurate speed since before it was calibrated to show a higher speed compare to the real one.
Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=B2LqtCjqjEU
It has:
• Throttle pedal with full control of the engine speed.
• Engine stalls at very low speed.
• Analog tachometer.
• Battery light.
• Solenoid starter to look and sound like a real starter.
• Auto-start timer to run the engine after holding the starter for a set period of time. If you release the starter too early the engine doesn't run.
• After-start speedup to increase the speed in a very short time after starting.
• Ignition switch with lock after starting to prevent starting the engine while running.
• Internal flywheel to simulate more mass and make some noise.
• Real screws on the back of the engine and the flywheel to be able to install a transmission.
To make it, I use mainly paperboard and a lot of epoxy glue. The main motor is on the bottom, which has a big pulley attach to another smaller motor that works as a generator for the tachometer. The tachometer is an volt meter gauge.
It uses a 32v power supply for the running speed, 12v for the relays, solenoid, etc, and 4.7v to rotate the engine slowly when is starting, independently from the pedal.
When I get a 3D printer I will make an automatic transmission and a manual transmission to connect it to my engine and simulate a working car.
Website: interlinkknight.wixsite.com/interlinkknight
Patreon: patreon.com/InterlinkKnight
This is a small model I made from scratch to look and run like a real engine, even though is electric.
This is part 2 showing a top speed upgrade from 3800 RPM to 4400 RPM. I also had to modify the tachometer to show a more accurate speed since before it was calibrated to show a higher speed compare to the real one.
Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=B2LqtCjqjEU
It has:
• Throttle pedal with full control of the engine speed.
• Engine stalls at very low speed.
• Analog tachometer.
• Battery light.
• Solenoid starter to look and sound like a real starter.
• Auto-start timer to run the engine after holding the starter for a set period of time. If you release the starter too early the engine doesn't run.
• After-start speedup to increase the speed in a very short time after starting.
• Ignition switch with lock after starting to prevent starting the engine while running.
• Internal flywheel to simulate more mass and make some noise.
• Real screws on the back of the engine and the flywheel to be able to install a transmission.
To make it, I use mainly paperboard and a lot of epoxy glue. The main motor is on the bottom, which has a big pulley attach to another smaller motor that works as a generator for the tachometer. The tachometer is an volt meter gauge.
It uses a 32v power supply for the running speed, 12v for the relays, solenoid, etc, and 4.7v to rotate the engine slowly when is starting, independently from the pedal.
When I get a 3D printer I will make an automatic transmission and a manual transmission to connect it to my engine and simulate a working car.
Website: interlinkknight.wixsite.com/interlinkknight
Patreon: patreon.com/InterlinkKnight
