Now THIS is a big block!
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Re: Now THIS is a big block! (vettenoir)
thats funny..
seen the pic before.
If I rember correctley that moter turns 1200 rpm :eek: :eek:
wow just the sheer mass moving at that speed is impresssive.
seen the pic before.
If I rember correctley that moter turns 1200 rpm :eek: :eek:
wow just the sheer mass moving at that speed is impresssive.
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Re: Now THIS is a big block! (theandies)
I used to work at a company named DeLaval in Oakland, CA.. We made large displacement V12,16,20, and 24 cylinder diesel engines for: boats, power plants (mostly sold to Saudi Arabia because of their cheap oil) and back-up emergency water pumps motors for Nuclear Power Plants. The Nuke motors had to be ready to fire off and come to full power within about 20 seconds to 2 minutes after inital start-up if the reactor ever shut down and they needed an emergency water supply. The testing procedures were rather difficult and it was always a specticle to watch them going through their NRC trials and approval tests! They start with a"BANG" and scream up to 1,500-2,500 with earth shaking performance. Sad to say the old factory is now another abondodned Silicon Valley industrial park! The picture seem to be from Korea, we used to make stuff like this in the USA!
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Re: Now THIS is a big block! (marshrat99)
I read the article about that engine and believe that it ran WFO at 100 RPM. Over speed was 101 RPM.
I work at a nuke and the DGs at our plant are for back up power in case of a major power loss. They are 3rd backup power source. Anyway, ours start up and are at full power within 9 seconds which is 900 RPMs. 6900 volts 4.4 MWs. That is humpin.
I work at a nuke and the DGs at our plant are for back up power in case of a major power loss. They are 3rd backup power source. Anyway, ours start up and are at full power within 9 seconds which is 900 RPMs. 6900 volts 4.4 MWs. That is humpin.
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Re: Now THIS is a big block! (Eddie 70)
Here is the link to the DG in the picture.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/
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Re: Now THIS is a big block! (SmokedTires)
Will that and an RPM Air Gap manifold fit under my stock hood ?
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Re: Now THIS is a big block! (71'AirStrike)
[QUOTE]If I rember correctley that moter turns 1200 rpm :eek: :eek: [QUOTE]
better divide that by about 10... this thing turns at around 100 rpm. It is a 2 stroke diesel btw.
better divide that by about 10... this thing turns at around 100 rpm. It is a 2 stroke diesel btw.