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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Kuznetsov NK-12, Soviet turboprop engine from the Cold War. Just about 15000 horsepowers, not too much.
Volvo D16K750. 750HP and 2618 FT LB of torque.
I worked with the Pielstick 185 series engine. It’s not as big as a ship but, it will not fit in my Volvo.The is 185 mm the stroke is 210mm, 4 stroke, 4 valve/cylinder turbocharged with water cooled intercooler. 112KW/cylinder ( 152HP) @ 1500 rpm. I meet only the welded crankcase version, V layout from 6 to 18 cylinder, all of them with 90 degree V.It was fun :)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/hu/b/b3/Pielstick_d%C3%ADzelmotor_2.jpg
greetings from Hungary :D
the only problem with pielstick is that they are self-disassembling engines
the GE Lm2500 gas turbine aka “the silent beast”. 25megawatts of power and you cant even hear it running, only the size of a large van
My favorite engine is cheat engine 6.5
Napier saber 2 from the hawker typhoon 24cilinder h block with a huge supercharger
Napier deltic
LSX454R
Will it fit in my Honda tho
Supercharged v8