MotorsportsGordon
MotorsportsGordon HalfDork
6/18/20 1:12 p.m.
ShawnG
ShawnG UltimaDork
6/18/20 2:08 p.m.

I can't wait for gearheads to get over the obsession they have with engines not designed for automotive use.

Engines like tank, boat and aero engines are designed to perform well in very narrow range of operation.

That means they suck at everything they weren't designed for.

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt PowerDork
6/18/20 2:19 p.m.

It's surprisingly less cramped under the hood than I'd expect.

I had almost been wondering if he had any plans to use it for tractor pulling - a lot of European tractor pull builds seem to use these motors. But I see he plans to go top speed racing instead.

Mndsm
Mndsm MegaDork
6/18/20 6:06 p.m.

I like this. 

Mr_Asa
Mr_Asa Dork
6/18/20 7:37 p.m.
ShawnG said:

I can't wait for gearheads to get over the obsession they have with engines not designed for automotive use.

Engines like tank, boat and aero engines are designed to perform well in very narrow range of operation.

That means they suck at everything they weren't designed for.

You might be waiting a while

jharry3
jharry3 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
6/18/20 7:50 p.m.

and there is this:

John Dodd and the Merlin-engined monstrosity that infuriated Rolls-Royce

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/john-dodd-and-merlin-engined-monstrosity-infuriated-rolls-royce

 

 

 

 

 

Bent-Valve (FS)
Bent-Valve (FS) Dork
6/18/20 8:01 p.m.

I wonder how much that engine weighs.

A Ford 460 is heavy enough, I dropped one into a F150 once. That thing has to mess with the handling.

MrFancypants
MrFancypants Reader
6/19/20 6:32 a.m.
ShawnG said:

I can't wait for gearheads to get over the obsession they have with engines not designed for automotive use.

Engines like tank, boat and aero engines are designed to perform well in very narrow range of operation.

That means they suck at everything they weren't designed for.

There's a time and place for optimal, efficient choices. There's also a time and a place for cars with hilariously oversized 27 liter tank engines crammed into them.

stroker
stroker UberDork
6/19/20 7:21 a.m.

<Waiting for a Lada with a T-34 mill...>

GIRTHQUAKE
GIRTHQUAKE Dork
6/23/20 2:39 p.m.

Not to dredge this back up, but where the heck do they find tank engines? Sites like Govplanet don't typically have special sections for stuff like that.

Mr_Asa
Mr_Asa Dork
6/23/20 3:08 p.m.

In reply to GIRTHQUAKE :

eBay, other auction sites.

I want to see them do a swap with the turbine engines they have now

https://bringatrailer.com/2019/03/18/bring-a-forklift-rolls-royce-meteor-tank-v12/

noddaz
noddaz GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
6/23/20 5:53 p.m.

Looks more like wrapping a Crown Vic around a tank engine.

SkinnyG (Forum Supporter)
SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) UberDork
6/23/20 6:11 p.m.
ShawnG said:

I can't wait for gearheads to get over the obsession they have with engines not designed for automotive use.

I'm reading the text, but I have no idea what you're saying.  Oh, and....

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