Big engines.

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: exdeath

Originally posted by: BornStar

Originally posted by: mariok2006
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)
Length: 89 feet
Height: 44 feet
Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm

Pfff, only 4hp/L. Pathetic.

Only 102 rpm thats weak. Everyone knows that an engine is high tech, exotic, and awesome, if it rev's past 10,000 RPM regardless of power/torque/engineering simplicity.

I'd rather have a small efficient engine that made 200 HP and 50 TQ at 15,000 RPM than this clunky piece of junk. At 15,000 RPM that boat would be blistering fast.












/sarcasm

Ass still burning from the F1 debate? :laugh:

No, I think I made my point in that debate. They go that route because they have to due to arbitrary rules, not because its better in any way.

If you lifted the displacement limit, I promise Ferrari would be using a 6+ L V12 with a 9,000 RPM red line, they wouldn't be sticking to a 19,000 RPM 2.4L engine because it's "better" in any way.

If small displacement high revving F1 engines were so awesome, we would be using these high tech super efficient 700+ HP/L 30,000 RPM engines to power our cars. :laugh:

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: mariok2006
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)
Length: 89 feet
Height: 44 feet
Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm

As a little side note: generally when you see studs that big like for the head bolts they usually heat up the studs to elongate them then assemble at finger pressure then allow them to cool and shrink to the desired torque.

Not that they couldn't have done it more conventionally. I've seen some 30 foot wrenches that were used to torqued down nuts that were more than 2 feet across. This wrench was used in conjunction with a crane.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: exdeath

No, I think I made my point in that debate. They go that route because they have to due to arbitrary rules, not because its better in any way.

If you lifted the displacement limit, I promise Ferrari would be using a 6+ L V12 with a 9,000 RPM red line, they wouldn't be sticking to a 19,000 RPM 2.4L engine because it's "better" in any way.

If small displacement high revving F1 engines were so awesome, we would be using these high tech super efficient 700+ HP/L 30,000 RPM engines to power our cars. :laugh:

And of course there would be those out there with the what they think is the biggest and baddest of them yet never track their car. At the same time they'd counter anyone that races because they know 'they' are right.

CF valve covers FTL.

 

[Throckmorton]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Lets start a thread about engines that are impressive, that are too big for wheels

Starter:
600HP

...but check the torque out.

If it was a Honda it would be 70 tons and make 600hp at 160rpm. Talk about gutless.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Try to keep these controls straight

Okay, so it has wheels (24 of them), but it makes about 135,000 lbft of torque .

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Try to keep these controls straight

"If the engine goes out of control, just turn the red knob to the right without touching any of the other knobs."

ZV

 

[Raduque]

How about a tiny engine?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0eSGqn2Bl4&NR=1

Now that's a true pocket rocket!

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: BornStar

Originally posted by: mariok2006
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)
Length: 89 feet
Height: 44 feet
Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm

Pfff, only 4hp/L. Pathetic.

imagine if it was a Honda vtec engine

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: BornStar

Originally posted by: mariok2006
http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)
Length: 89 feet
Height: 44 feet
Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm

Pfff, only 4hp/L. Pathetic.

imagine if it was a Honda vtec engine

it would have 5 billion HP/L but it would only be 1/(5 billion) liters so it would make 1 HP and and nobody would care.

 

[LordMorpheus]

Originally posted by: Raduque
How about a tiny engine?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0eSGqn2Bl4&NR=1

Now that's a true pocket rocket!

youtube comments:
"You almost made the sound effects wright.. do you know dopplin sound effect? Go study that in Phisic! ASSHOLE"