The Biggest Fucking Engine In The WORLD
 

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

Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)
Length: 89 feet
Height: 44 feet
Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm



holy shit.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/rta96c_crank.jpg

whats it used for??

a dam or somethin?

oh.. ships

guess i should have read

dang, that really is one BIG engine :winkwink:

my dad works as a marine engineer

those tanker engines are enoooooooooooooooooormous

Thats a pretty cool read.

I'd like to see a ricer try and drop that in to their civic :thumbsup

Got one of those in my 93 civic, shes a beast!! you pop the hood and those chinese guys are under there working

I saw that on the Discovery Channel.. pretty amazing

put one of those in a honda civic :thumbsup

"Even at it's most efficient power setting, the big 14 consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour."

I'm glad im not paying that gas bill!

The first completed 12 cylinder engine:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/rta96c.jpg

Woah!

daaaaym

thats a huuuge bitch :1orglaugh

wouldn't that shit consume way too much fuel from the tanker ?

holy shit

:1orglaugh