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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ OT: Wow ! that is big bore !

Posted by: johannes Apr 2 2007, 08:05 AM

Will it fit ?

http://knuttz.net/hosted_pages/Most-Powerfull-Engine-20070401

Posted by: Bartlett 914 Apr 2 2007, 08:56 AM

QUOTE(johannes @ Apr 2 2007, 06:05 AM)

Will it fit ?

http://knuttz.net/hosted_pages/Most-Powerfull-Engine-20070401

I used to have some really big pistons. They were 24" tall and about 12" in diameter. I thought those were big. Think about starting that engine. That alone is probably no easy task.

Posted by: davep Apr 2 2007, 09:09 AM

QUOTE(Bartlett 914 @ Apr 2 2007, 06:56 AM)

I used to have some really big pistons. They were 24" tall and about 12" in diameter.

I saw some of those 'garbage cans' on a junk heap at a compressor station for natural gas. The crankcase had access doors. Newer stations had gas turbine engines. I was told that half the gas from the wells was used to power the engines to deliver the other half of the gas to consumers.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Apr 2 2007, 09:36 AM

QUOTE(Bartlett 914 @ Apr 2 2007, 07:56 AM)

QUOTE(johannes @ Apr 2 2007, 06:05 AM)

Will it fit ?

http://knuttz.net/hosted_pages/Most-Powerfull-Engine-20070401

I used to have some really big pistons. They were 24" tall and about 12" in diameter. I thought those were big. Think about starting that engine. That alone is probably no easy task.

locomotive engine pistons tend to look like "paint cans"