Tesla Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) While having my morning coffee, a thought occurred to me: what is the world's largest diesel engine? I think I found the answer...http://wonderfulengineering.com/worlds-largest-and-most-powerful-diesel-engine/ This is truly an engineering marvel. Converting KW to HP this behemoth puts out 107,390 HP!! Can't imagine the torque output! The size of this and its associated parts is unbelievable. Edited June 19, 2014 by Tesla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappy625 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) 107,390 HP! I need that! Edited June 19, 2014 by cappy625 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarf Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 holy smokes that's big! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scale trucker Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 pretty big when the crank gear is bigger than the truck pulling it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 And I thought those 16 cylinders I worked on was impressive That is a monster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 This pic is just mind blowing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbrad Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Wartsilla Sulzer is the company that makes these. I think they are in Finland. They have a great website, lots of pics and info. The big one has like a 3 foot bore and 11 foot stroke! redline is 105 rpm. That crank in the picture weighs over 300 tons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpeterbilt Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I was building something similar to this using a Revell visible V8 cut in half. Whenever its done, I have a Giant Autocar with 11 axles of lowboy to set it on. I had stumbled on to these pics a while back and was loosely using them for reference.That motor is Crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 I was building something similar to this using a Revell visible V8 cut in half. Whenever its done, I have a Giant Autocar with 11 axles of lowboy to set it on. I had stumbled on to these pics a while back and was loosely using them for reference.That motor is Crazy! That's sounds awesome Terry..can't wait to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 I wonder how they start an engine this big. Must have one heck of a pony engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 .....hey buddy, how about an oil change?.... lol, that thing is huge.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alangarber Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narampa Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 OK so big deal the engine is big. Wait till you see the mechanics tool box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rign14 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Wärtsilä Reinforces Its U.S. West Coast Presence with New Facility in Seattle Wärtsilä North America, Inc., Local Press Release, 22 May 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelmartin Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Very cool! As a machinist I would love to see the equipment that machined all of those parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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