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Posted: 3/21/2006 6:36:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/21/2006 6:37:30 PM EDT
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Seen it before, but I'm not sure if it was here and it was years ago anyway, so no D-word from me.
They're mainly used in ships and power generators, I believe. |
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Posted: 3/21/2006 6:39:06 PM EDT
[#2]
how many gallons to the mile? |
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Posted: 3/21/2006 6:39:25 PM EDT
[#3]
that was in a 4wheeltruck magezine i read the same article, quite amzing you see how much torque it has haha
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Posted: 3/21/2006 6:42:28 PM EDT
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Fuel consumption at maximum power is 0.278 lbs per hp per hour  Even at it's most efficient power setting, the big 14 cylinder version consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour. |
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Posted: 3/21/2006 6:42:47 PM EDT
[#5]
Steps inside the crankcase FTW
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Posted: 3/21/2006 6:42:57 PM EDT
[#6]
[will ferrell]I drive a Dodge Stratus[/will ferrell]
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Posted: 3/21/2006 6:49:55 PM EDT
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I saw photos of an even bigger one once. The thing showed dudes in the cylinder, and you could tell they'd only get out with help from someone else. It was beyond reason.
For me... the three hour tour of the Detroit Diesel plant had enough big stuff to keep me satisfied. They've got engines twice as tall as I am, and cost $800,000... most applications use two. Though, I'm sure the above engine cost closer to $10 million. |
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Posted: 3/21/2006 7:02:05 PM EDT
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I think that was a tanker engine, so they werent reall worried about fuel efficiency lol
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Posted: 3/21/2006 7:03:51 PM EDT
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at that RPM the torque output is 5,612,431.
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Posted: 3/21/2006 7:13:36 PM EDT
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I think the whole set, or most of them anyways, was posted here a couple of times. But it's been at least a couple of years. A truely amazing piece of machinery!
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Posted: 3/21/2006 7:25:49 PM EDT
[#11]
What is the lift and duration?
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Posted: 3/21/2006 7:26:28 PM EDT
[#12]
Huge and a long time? 
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Posted: 3/21/2006 7:47:07 PM EDT
[#13]
I'm not sure what it is exactly, but I do know that it is measured in yards and hours. |
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Posted: 3/21/2006 11:41:40 PM EDT
[#14]
It's a crankshaft, not a camshaft. 
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Posted: 3/21/2006 11:49:39 PM EDT
[#15]
I was just about to come back and say that...
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Posted: 3/22/2006 12:03:01 AM EDT
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What's the stroke and bore..................... |
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Posted: 3/22/2006 12:06:11 AM EDT
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What exactly, do you use for a starter?
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Posted: 3/22/2006 12:08:31 AM EDT
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stroke is probably about 8-10 feet, bore of maybe 5-6 feet? |
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Posted: 3/22/2006 12:09:16 AM EDT
[#19]
It needes some "type R" stickers and a whale tail spoiler.
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Posted: 3/22/2006 12:11:34 AM EDT
[#20]
You kick it over with the pedal on the side, naturally 
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Posted: 3/22/2006 12:12:02 AM EDT
[#21]
I think they might use High pressure air pumped into the #1 cylinder to start the engine rolling. The inertia of the pistons keep it moving untill combustion takes place. If not that, they would have a smaller diesel engine that they use as a starter (smaller being the size of an average semi-truck engine.) |
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Posted: 3/22/2006 12:20:31 AM EDT
[#22]
I hope they use propane injection to increase the go-power
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Posted: 3/22/2006 2:08:23 AM EDT
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I'd like to see what they use to machine all those parts!
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Posted: 3/22/2006 2:17:26 AM EDT
[#24]
Dremel! 
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Posted: 3/22/2006 2:47:40 AM EDT
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Not that big, but anyway--
I live near St Louis; north along the river there is at least one place that (apparently) does engine work on tugboats. Sometimes they leave an engine block sitting outside along the shop. These blocks are about 14 feet long and 8 or 10 cylinders; the cylinders appear to be just about the right diameter for a bar stool. I've not ever stopped in and asked them about the matter though. And if the pistons weigh 50 or 75 lbs each then it might not be the greatest idea. But one of these days...... ~ |
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Posted: 3/22/2006 6:21:52 PM EDT
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Doh. Got me too. Not thinking. How many animals did Abraham take on the ark, including those to be sacrificed? |
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Posted: 3/22/2006 6:46:08 PM EDT
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Well, I wasn't thinking it would be in the next lawnmower I bought.... 
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Posted: 3/22/2006 7:26:17 PM EDT
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That crank is what powers the wallmart express.
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Posted: 3/22/2006 8:55:26 PM EDT
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Efficiency jokes aside, the huge 2-stroke diesel engines are about 50% thermally efficient, as opposed to less than 30% for a typical automotive gas engine. |
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Posted: 3/22/2006 9:08:53 PM EDT
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DUPE!
come on, you knew it was coming
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Posted: 3/22/2006 9:09:47 PM EDT
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I wonder if its as loud as the 2 stroke detroit diesels.... 100rpm probably sounds more like 6k.
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