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Here are the specs

Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm ----- yes, thats 5.6 MILLION Foot pounds.


CRANK! and thats only the 10 cylinder version, goes up to 14! See the ladders to the crank case!


DECK!


Each cylinder displaces 111,143 cubic inches

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


Here is the first vehicle to use the 12 cylinder version http://www.snaj.or.jp/ship/pando-e.htm

BTW, dont forget to notice that its about TWICE as efficient as a standard vehicles engine.

Here is some more info http://www.yikang-marine.com/yikang/Htm ... rta96c.htm

That's engines huuuge, that crank is crazy looking.

I saw a whole show on discovery channel on those things. Hyundai is the leading manufacturuer of the biggest ships in the world. Working with tolerances and such as I do, I can really apreciate how hard it must be to make those things.

I wonder what throwing a rod on one of those would be like

I wonder what throwing a rod on one of those would be like

An earthquake

Mark,