Like a normal engine.. only MUCH bigger...

[Jim 2]

Check out the building of these diesel plants for container ships!

 

http://www.bath.ac.uk/%7Eccsshb/12cyl/

 

Pretty incredible.. especially the HP and torque figures!

[catch_twotwo 0]

Do SNS do a chip for this :?:

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Discussed a year or so ago Jim mate :-)

 

There's one of those in the world's biggest supertanker! The propeller alone is 230 tonnes and takes 8 weeks to manufacture and balance!

 

I love stupid size stuff like that :-)

[logicaltuning 0]

108,000 BHP @ 102 rpm :lol: sweet

[4stud 0]

Gota agree with you kevHaywire, there's something about stupidly big motors. Take a look at this 27 litre monster. You have to see it to believe it trust me!

 

http://www.superjohn.f9.co.uk/thebeast.htm

[Jim 2]

Discussed a year or so ago Jim mate :-)

 

There's one of those in the world's biggest supertanker! The propeller alone is 230 tonnes and takes 8 weeks to manufacture and balance!

 

I love stupid size stuff like that :-)

 

I er.. I know. I reposted for the benefit of our newer members.

 

Cough.

 

;)

[4stud 0]

The engine is out of a WW2 spitfire plane i think

[dinkus 10]

I remember seeing an old 50's racing car that was on display when I went to Brands last year to watch some historic car racing.

 

I can't remember what it was, but that also had what looked like a Merlin engine in it. It was truly nuts! :lol:

[Kevin Bacon 5]

There's an American road car with a Merlin in it, done in the 70s I believe. It runs non Supercharged and 'only' good for about 750hp and around 900ft/lb at 1600rpm in road trim....they don't rev much more than that so the gearing needs to careful attention :-)

 

Superchargerd Merlins are good for 1600+hp with scary mpg!

[Timo. 0]

The engine is out of a WW2 spitfire plane i think

 

Spitfire. I've got a 4 foot blueprint of that engine on my bedroom wall. Total beast and sounds ****ing beautiful.

 

T.

[steve_16v 0]

There was thread on here a few months back about an american one done recently with a merlin engine that was on ebay, can't remember the exact details but pretty sure it was running over a thousand bhp!

[Blue_Joe 0]

108,000 BHP @ 102 rpm :lol: sweet

 

But even more impressive, Imagine trying to keep traction on a road with this:

 

Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm