samehereasthere said:
My '01 GTS has been at DLM for a while and I requested that they send me a pic of the engine as it now is in the car...let me know what you think and any changes I might want to make before he puts the hood back on.
www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=609601
Your input is appreciated.
Clark
You'll need to beef up the suspension and get a bigger gas (diesel) tank for starters and also stretch the body so the engine will fit under a custom hood. You'll also need a different tach that can go up to 105 RPMs. Oh, and a bigger, stronger tranny will be a must, too. /images/graemlins/gr_driving3.gif
The Wartsila NSD (Sulzer) RTA96-C two-stroke diesel engine is the most
powerful and most efficient piston prime-mover in the world today. Bore
-
just under 3'2" (965mm). Stroke - just over 8'2" (2489mm).
Available in 6 through 12 cylinder versions (all inline). Engine
weight
exceeds 2000 tons in the 12 cylinder version (the crankshaft alone
exceeds
300 tons).
Point of maximum continuous power is 89,640 HP (66,844kW) at 100RPM
with
the 12 cylinder version. Point of maximum fuel economy is 53,244 HP
(37,704kW) at 90 RPM. The 12-cylinder engine exceeded 100,000
horsepower
during overspeed testing (all of 101.5 RPM!) while under test at
Japan's
Diesel Union works (who built the first engines and from who these
pictures
are taken).
Fuel consumption at maximum power is 0.278 lbs/HP/hour (BSFC). Fuel
consumption at maximum economy is 0.260 lbs/HP/hour.
At maximum economy the Sulzer engine exceeds 50% thermal efficiency
i.e.
more than 50% of the fuel going into the engine is converted to power).
For
comparison, consider that automotive and small aircraft spark-ignition
engines have British Standard Fuel Consumption figures in the
0.40-0.60
lbs/HP/hour range and 25-30% thermal efficiency.
The Caterpillar 3516s consume roughly 0.42lbs/HP/hour of diesel
(unknown
thermal efficiency).
Even at its most efficient power setting, the Sulzer 12 cylinder
consumes
nearly 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil an hour.
