Something for all those who want a bit more HP

I'd like to see the piston ring compressor for that.

 

I always liked this shot of it...
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wow

 

Wow... there are even ladders that go down into the crank case!

I wonder how much a timing belt change is on this puppy...

 

Insane. Was it just recentlythat I saw the HP figures on the old Saturn 5 rocket?...22 MILLION HP!!

 

p.s. Imagine the 0-60 time!!...

 

I got those engine pix in an email forwarded to me. All I have to ask is "can it spin 8,000 rpms like my Ferrari?"

(My guess is that at 2500 RPMS that thing would explode like a bomb)

 

Hmmmm.... I thing that might require just a LITTLE modification to the rear hatch cover on my 328. LOL Try fitting that baby in your garage when you're done with the install.

Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm

I have just one thing to say -- OMG!!!! 5 MILLION lb/ft of torque!!??!! At 102 rpm! Are you kidding me? Supertanker engine, or I guess you call that a power plant, for sure. No wonder it takes a couple of miles to stop one of those things.

Wow! Thanks for sharing that.

 

A little oil leak out of the valve cover gasket could be a major environmental disaster.....

 

Cmon, that pic was photoshopped.......theres no timing belts on that sprocket! Dead giveaway!!

 

So much for the environmentalists. 2 stroke.

 

Now, whats the turbo lag like on that?



PDG

 

These engines are amazing, insofar that they make them float...

2-stroke turbocharged diesel, makes a lot of sense.

Knowing very little about American truck-engines, but isn't the Detroit V12 also 2-stroke and supercharged + turbocharged?

 

I know little about diesel engines, I just figured in these days when 2 stroke lawnmowers and outboard boat motors are being phased out and new ones outlawed, I got a chuckle. However I could imagine that a four stroke that big would be an even more monumental task.

 

It's not just a monumental task, it's also that 2-stroke engines have very good efficiency.
Speaking pollution, small 2-stroke engines are small environmental disasters, but big ones such as this are setup very differently and are not as bad because they do not burn their lubrication. I doubt going four stroke would have environmental benefits in that sense.
Also, who monitors air quality over the oceans?

On another note, I always found it interesting and a bit tragic that most of the sulfur that is taken out of the petrol sold at gas stations today (to prevent acid rain and the like) is supposedly finding its way into the bunker oil for these ships.

 

I think your vehicle acceleration will be pretty poor === 42lb/hp and that's JUST the engine-- not counting the car and fuel tank/fuel with the 14cyl engine. And what if you miss a shift and over rev it to 103 RPM???

 

I put one of those in my '59 Ford pickup....works great...frontal view is obstructed a little, so I installed a camera system for safer driving.

 

Too bad Mark E is not on the site - he would love to take on the project and shove it into his 308 - just as soon as he gets the V12 running.

 

How do ya start the thing? dynamite charges?

 

Hand crank

 

Hello. New here but I saw this thread and had to comment. I worked in a Power generation station with engines like these. The engines we had started with compressed air injected into each cylinder timed to make the engine rotate, then light it off with diesel, and then run on natural gas. Better wear hearing protection. It was always thrilling to hear these things start up!

Bill

 

As long as it isn't a kick start.

 

Ok, 25th post in this thread, I'll ask the most relevant question: Cam belts, anyone?