wow, what an engine

[sxviper32]

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

 

[madmax]

i'd hate to see that thing throw a rod

 

[tomseal6]

i think thats why the navy went to nuclear carriers. Imagine the fuel spent to run these in just a single day!!!!!!

 

[Sheomet]

i think thats why the navy went to nuclear carriers. Imagine the fuel spent to run these in just a single day!!!!!!

Yeah no kidding, it says it uses 1,660 gallons per hour. Each cyclinder is 111,143 cubic inches

 

[ovalracer]

each cylinder has 38" bore! that is just insane!

 

[1CrazySledder]

Okay, how do I get this in my sled? lol.

1CS

 

[mountainman]

dam thats HUGE!

 

[yamaholic22]

WOW, and i thought waukesha engine here in my hometown bult some big ones. Waukesha builds the diesels that run the pumps on the alaskan pipeline. The pistons in those are bigger than a 5 gallon bucket.

 

[Junior]

Cathedral engines are a gas, I love 'em. and they're more fuel efficient than any other engines on the planet (assuming you're measuring in kg/kw/h ofcourse)

 

[03viper159]

I build cat 3516s and 3524s for the haul trucks when i first started building them i thought they were huge and they would fit inside this

 

[03viperguy]

wow, that is amazing!