Talk about an engine upgrade

(bigjessup) · (bigjessup) **Join Date: May 2002** 04-13-2004, 11:33 PM

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

Maybe I can get one for my X-Star.

whitechocolate 04-14-2004, 7:50 AM

OMG that is awesome! cool link

sandman 04-14-2004, 9:19 AM

I think you could skip the ballast

(mac_attack) · (mac_attack) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 04-14-2004, 9:36 PM

Pretty neat!! What's it gonna be used for?

(bigjessup) · (bigjessup) **Join Date: May 2002** 04-14-2004, 11:53 PM

"These engines were designed primarily for very large container ships. Ship owners like a single engine/single propeller design and the new generation of larger container ships needed a bigger engine to propel them."

Stuff like this amazes and fascinates me. It is just amazing to me that people can manufacture such complex pieces of metal. I mean come on the crankshaft alone weighs 300 tones!!!! How the ••••••• you machine something like that!!!

(rodmcinnis) · (rodmcinnis) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 04-15-2004, 8:05 PM

I figure that the ship would need another engine of pretty good size just to generate enough power to start that monster!

(jeffcanary62) · (jeffcanary62) **Join Date: Apr 2003** 04-16-2004, 8:32 PM

Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm

Its kinda interesting how it makes all its power at only 102 rpms

(kristian) · (kristian) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 04-17-2004, 8:24 AM

I want to know how they get it into a boat! Like a huge grain or lift? Or do they build the boat around the engine (wouldn't that be fun finding out you have a lemon)?