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11-06-2007 03:02 PM #1
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what engine is this
alright i was handed this at work today, quite a unique build, kinda a rat fink freak car. i think it is awsome. sorry my scanner is acting up so i had to shoot camera shots. can anyone guess what this unusual powerplant is? i will post the correct answer later if knowone can figure it out. some one has seen one of these before i am sure.
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11-06-2007 03:28 PM #2
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Sherman tank engine.You don't know what you've got til it's gone
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11-06-2007 03:38 PM #3
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That there is BIG BLOCK
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11-06-2007 04:00 PM #4
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wankel...?
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11-06-2007 04:07 PM #5
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I am going to go with Matt on this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt5uSx3eFYU
Specifications BoreStrokeDisplacementCompression RatioTorqueHorsepower5.4" 6"1100 Cu. In. 7.51050 Ft-Lbs @ 2200 RPM500 @ 2600 RPM137.16 mm 152.4 mm18.0 LitersLast edited by Madman; 11-06-2007 at 04:09 PM.
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11-06-2007 04:07 PM #6
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something caddy
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11-06-2007 04:56 PM #7
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here is a newer tank engineIrish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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11-06-2007 05:07 PM #8
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A Wankel is a "rotary" engine that Mazda used.
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11-06-2007 05:44 PM #9
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matt you are the man, how did you know? here is the article that came with the pictures. also i found this video of the car running.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1E_OBPpEVs&NR=1Last edited by mooneye777; 11-06-2007 at 05:51 PM.
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11-06-2007 06:01 PM #10
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what do ya feed that thing
i reckon anything it wants
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I was joking... Originally Posted by erik erikson
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11-06-2007 07:41 PM #12
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I saw this article on it a few months ago. http://positiveapeindex.blogspot.com...nd-clever.html Originally Posted by mooneye777
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11-07-2007 12:29 PM #13
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Allison or Merlin???
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11-07-2007 04:34 PM #14
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Neither. It's a Ford GAA DOHC tank engine. They didn't want to franchise the Rolls engine, so they built their own.
5.4" Bore, 6" Stroke
1100 Cu. In.
7.5 CR
1050 Ft-Lbs @ 2200 RPM
500 HP @ 2600 RPMLast edited by Henry Rifle; 11-07-2007 at 04:37 PM.
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11-08-2007 08:07 AM #15
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All aluminum block , hemi heads ............and sound that heavenly
Its gunna take longer than u thought and its gunna cost more too(plan ahead!)
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