bdennis Brendan Dennis Member 750 Member For: 22y 6m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic Posted 29/04/03 10:24 PM Share Posted 29/04/03 10:24 PM Bore: just under 3'2" (965mm)Stroke: just over 8'2" (2489mm)Cylinders: 6, 8, 10, 12(all inlineWeight: 2000+ tonnes in the 12 cylinder variant (the crankshaft aloneexceeds 300 tonnes).Power: maximum 89,640 HP (66,844kW) at 100RPM (12cyl)Power: 53,244 HP (37,704kW) at 90 RPM (most economical)Fuel consumption: 0.278 lbs/HP/hour (max power)Fuel consumption: 0.260 lbs/HP/hour (max efficiency)The 12-cylinder engine exceeded 100,000 horsepower during overspeed testing(all of 101.5 RPM!) while under test at Japan's Diesel Union works (whobuilt the first engines and from who these pictures are taken). At maximumeconomy the Sulzer engine exceeds 50% thermal efficiency (I.e. more than50%of the fuel going into the engine is converted to power). For comparison,consider that automotive and small aircraft spark-ignition engines haveBritish Standard Fuel Consumption figures in the 0.40-0.60 lbs/HP/hourrangeand 25-30% thermal efficiency. A Caterpillar 3516s consume roughly0.42lbs/HP/hour of diesel (unknown thermal efficiency). Even at its mostefficient power setting, the Sulzer 12 cylinder consumes nearly 1,660gallons of heavy fuel oil an hour.The cylinder and stroke dimensions work out to roughly 1.82 cubic meterspercylinder, or almost 22000 litres swept capacity for the 12 cylindervariant.In the photo of the engine block, each cylindrical object with a large hosecoming out of it is an injection housing. I don't know how many exit pointsper nozzle, or even how many nozzles there are per injector.Pics on Yahoo site Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 7m 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 29/04/03 10:31 PM Share Posted 29/04/03 10:31 PM DAMN!!!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/#findComment-20110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kryzak260 Guests Posted 30/04/03 12:08 AM Share Posted 30/04/03 12:08 AM My father was the manager of a power station with one or maybe two of those things. They were backup deisels incase the Gas Turbine tripped offline. Made about 40 MW from memory... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/#findComment-20120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtang Member 40 Member For: 22y 2m 8d Location: Melbourne Posted 30/04/03 12:27 AM Share Posted 30/04/03 12:27 AM a ride on lawn mower by any chance?good post bdennis Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/#findComment-20122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasQLD Lifetime Members 1,197 Member For: 22y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: Albany Creek QLD Posted 30/04/03 12:32 AM Share Posted 30/04/03 12:32 AM Only a matter of time before someone tries to fit it in a Falcon. Then Unichip can offer an RPM upgrade say to 150RPM. Then it might have some decent grunt.......Actualy it belongs in an XR8 whats a few more tons going to do. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/#findComment-20124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NT TURBO Member 1,128 Member For: 22y 1m 28d Gender: Male Location: Darwin NT Posted 30/04/03 04:06 AM Share Posted 30/04/03 04:06 AM You'd need a bigger exhaust and K&N filter if youre going to rev it to 150!!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/#findComment-20163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURSUTE Member 48 Member For: 22y 7m 2d Posted 30/04/03 07:15 AM Share Posted 30/04/03 07:15 AM I think it would only fit in the XR8, it needs the bulge. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/#findComment-20185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhawk ....Time to lay this fairytale aside...... Donating Members 2,657 Member For: 22y 2m 3d Gender: Male Location: In the Ferry on the River Styx, not getting out just yet! Posted 30/04/03 02:35 PM Share Posted 30/04/03 02:35 PM Does it come with 18" wheels as standard,all 160 of em? :D Would need speakers bigger than the ones on the Nth/Sth Korean boarder to here your favourite Ozzy Osbourne track Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/#findComment-20226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjs Donating Members 525 Member For: 22y 4m 17d Location: Sydney Posted 30/04/03 09:40 PM Share Posted 30/04/03 09:40 PM Where can I place my order? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/#findComment-20233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 22y 1m 28d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 01/05/03 08:24 AM Share Posted 01/05/03 08:24 AM Dang that sounds pa-fect fer that thar tractor out de back cletus...We could work our dirt farm real fast then...Huyuck Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/2347-thats-no-an-engine-this-is-a-engine/#findComment-20319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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