What's your favourite engine that can't be found in a car?
I was recently talking to one of our freelancers about 1000bhp wood-chippers (as you do), and it got me wondering about other non-car things that have big-power engines.
I was recently talking to one of our freelancers about 1000bhp wood-chippers (as you do), and it got me wondering about other non-car things that have big-power engines. Then Brittany Ferries released a (frankly bizarre) press release boasting about how its ferries have four 12-cylinder engines making 65,000bhp, and I felt like I wanted to know more.
So, what are your suggestions for cool, big engines found outside the car world?
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It’s a rotary generator!! Incredibly practical use of the engine. Google “rotary generator” for a pic of the engine.
Merlin v12!
Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C defines the term big engine.
2jz
the v8 2 stroke boat engine. you know what im talking about.
I’d have to go with the Crawler-transporter powerplant that moves NASA’s launch pad.
“Engine 2 × 2,050 kW (2,750 hp) V16 ALCO 251C diesel engines
2 × 750 kW (1,006 hp) generators, driven by two 794 kW (1,065 hp) engines, are used for jacking, steering, lighting, and ventilating.
Transmission 16 × traction motors, powered by four 1,000 kW (1,341 hp) generators”
Chrysler xiv-2220 v16 hemi aircraft engine
Have to say the V12 engine inside the Lamborghini Countach or the flat-6 found in the air cooled 911’s
Outside of the car world…
The Fairbanks Morse 38 it’s a submarine diesel engine!
V12 merlin spitfire engine
People have had those engines over 5000hp (competition engines, usually only last a race!)