Tank engine in a Mustang
02-12-2007, 04:14 PM
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Tank engine in a Mustang
This was sent to me over the weekend...car of a friend of a friend of a friend's dogs old boyfriends cousin...
Yep that means I dont know him from Adam...Cool stuff though
The engine is a GAA Tank Engine, one of the engines used in Sherman Tanks during WW2...Apparently it was a Rolls Royce Merlin engine with 4 cylinders lopped off...cant confirm that though.
Its All Aluminium, 1100CI rated at 500HP and 1050 Ft Lb torque standard.
60 degree V, 5.6 bore x 6 stroke, shaft driven DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder and 180 degree crank
Stock weight 1400Lbs with all accessories. As per installation shown its about 960.
Apparently the guy expects that with some work and twin massive turbos that he could push it up around the 3000HP mark...who knows but FARK.
Heres the same guy starting a different engine on the stand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt5uSx3eFYU
The Mustang is a 70 model...The engine has just been polished, not painted
Yep that means I dont know him from Adam...Cool stuff though
The engine is a GAA Tank Engine, one of the engines used in Sherman Tanks during WW2...Apparently it was a Rolls Royce Merlin engine with 4 cylinders lopped off...cant confirm that though.
Its All Aluminium, 1100CI rated at 500HP and 1050 Ft Lb torque standard.
60 degree V, 5.6 bore x 6 stroke, shaft driven DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder and 180 degree crank
Stock weight 1400Lbs with all accessories. As per installation shown its about 960.
Apparently the guy expects that with some work and twin massive turbos that he could push it up around the 3000HP mark...who knows but FARK.
Heres the same guy starting a different engine on the stand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt5uSx3eFYU
The Mustang is a 70 model...The engine has just been polished, not painted
02-12-2007, 04:21 PM
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wow, thats crazy, ok now who wants to put one in a Z? Get me the engine and I'll volunteer my 280zx! Only thing I dont like is the rough sounding idle, but then again it might not be that bad for it's age because it's such an old engine
02-12-2007, 04:34 PM
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thats the best sounding idle ever. soooo lopey hahaha. i would love to pull up to someone like that and mess with them.
"what? my car's running like crap?"
"im just not going fast enough yet thats all"
"what? my car's running like crap?"
"im just not going fast enough yet thats all"
02-12-2007, 04:43 PM
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Holy *****. .that is HUGE. Why not make a tank instead? I mean, its cool and all i guess to shove it in a stang. But i dunno, its not even like it has gobs of power. Its just huge, heavey and, well, ginormous. ****. . .
02-12-2007, 05:34 PM
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BTW I still think the Merlin its based on is the best sound in the world...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJuS0jR6_E4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sa1_XO5MNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJuS0jR6_E4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sa1_XO5MNY
02-12-2007, 08:31 PM
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Well any engine that was designed in the 30s is going to run on that sort of fuel. They are making new light engines to run on JP-8 slowly and retrofitting some but it wont be standard outside of the military for many years I wouldnt think
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