Gen 4 Viper engines being developed as we speak.

[Russ M]

Now this is a big BLOCK!!!

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/

 

[Moundir]

sweet, but will it fit in the gen 2 cars

 

[Nexus-6]

Wow!

They've got oompa loompas working on that thing!

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[ViperJoe]

Whats that a ship or powerplant jobbie?

 

[Torquemonster]

Looks like a ship engine.... wow - holy cow that is a big piece!

Get this guys - a 50,000bhp ship engine might peak at 180rpm.

So - the torque will be 5252 x 50,000 / 180 = 1,458,889 lb/ft of torque! No wonder those supertankers can haul 500,000 tonnes at 16 knots!!

 

[SnakeBitten]

Looks like a ship engine.... wow - holy cow that is a big piece!

Get this guys - a 50,000bhp ship engine might peak at 180rpm.

So - the torque will be 5252 x 50,000 / 180 = 1,458,889 lb/ft of torque! No wonder those supertankers can haul 500,000 tonnes at 16 knots!!

talk about your torquemonster

I cant imagine a crank shaft weighing more than a Bus at 300tons.
The whole engine is 2300tons. Whats that heavy, to put things in perspective. 2300tons sound like its more than a Jumbo Jet...

 

[SNAKOIL VA]

Check out the steps to lower one's self into the crankcase area.

I assume the electric motor is the starter?

 

[Tom and Vipers]

If I would ever engineer again, it would be on the gargantuan or the nano...

 

[wcollera]

Honey I shrunk the employees!