[VEGA 3503508.5]

WOW


http://www.ultimatestupidity.com/pics/1/diesel/

 

[mosstrooper]

I was an Engineer Officer with the Blue Funnel Line (Alfred Holt & Co) Liverpool.

I sailed on ships which had these Sulzer engines, also Twin Burmeister & Wayne engines, 6 cyls each and Supercharged. Each cyl had 3 pistons, and fired top and bottom of the stroke.

They were 4 storey's high and fairly quiet when you consider the size. If you think it is hot in Nevada, you should try crossing the Equator in the Engineroom of one of these ships. Apart from the Main engine, we had 6 nine Cyl Generators, a Refrigeration Plant, 2 Steam Boilers, 4 giant Compressors, and various other pieces of machinery all running down there.

The engine is started up with compressed air, on Diesel oil at first, then changed over to Boiler Oil, which is so thick it has to be superheated with steam to get it to flow through the pipes. The ships I sailed in burned 24 tons of fuel per 24 hours sailing.

 

[VEGA 3503508.5]

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I thought it was started up with that flywheel looking thing. Thats probably something that gets geared to the propeller.

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That one is 1.5 MILLION cubic inches!

Here I am trying to get 33 more out of my 350. lol

 

[kuhn-77]

GOOD LORD!!!!! Thats what I'm talkin about!!!!

Current Project is now to fit one of those into a '70 Chevelle HAHAHAHAHA!

 

[peteshotrodshop]

just showed this to my daughters, 16 and 18, gearheads too. they are flabergasted. we all think its awesome. they are both familiar with those parts in a car engine and know how big they are.

 

[peteshotrodshop]

i'd like to build a street rod with an allison airplane engine.

 

[kuhn-77]

i'd like to build a street rod with an allison airplane engine.

That would be awsome but it would require an extreme heavy duty suspension to accommodate a nearly 1500lb engine, plus who knows how many custom fabed parts, but I've seen an early 50's drag car powered by one in a museum a few years back.

 

[xntrik]

i'd like to build a street rod with an allison airplane engine.

been done, don't be a belly button.

 

[xntrik]

WOW


http://www.ultimatestupidity.com/pics/1/diesel/

I saw that in a hot rod mag a couple months ago.

Thanks for the link :thumbup:

5.6 million lb/ft of torque at 102 rpm.

 

[Blazin72]

i'd like to build a street rod with an allison airplane engine.

Here's one for ya. It's not an Allison though, it's a Rolls Royce.
http://www.rodshop.com.au/project55.htm