In the late 1990s Ian Drysdale mated pair of four-cylinder banks to a common crankshaft in order to create a V8 motor-engine. In 2015, we saw a similar project Aurora Hellfire OZ26, powered by a 2575cc V-8 claimed to produce 417 horsepower. And now we suggest to estimate the brainchild of Pat Maloney - the PGM V8.
Pat worked as a mechanic in World Superbike and at Sauber F1, where he helped develop the ill-fated Petronas three-cylinder MotoGP engine. After retiring from motorsport, Maloney opened Maltec Performance Engineering shop in Victoria, just only about 100 km from Drysdale’s shop. This fact can hardly be considered as a coincidence.
Maloney first began work on his V-8 project by pairing two Kawasaki ZX-7RR cylinder units to build a 1500cc engine. But he then discovered Yamaha’s mid-2000s R1 motor had the right shape and design, so Pat decided to build a 2.0-liter V-8 engine joined at 90 degrees between cylinders. The PGM V-8 produces 334 hp at 12,800 rpm and 214 Nm of torque at 9500 rpm.
PGM V-8 Specifications:
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