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  1. 11-06-2007 04:02 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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  3. 11-06-2007 04:28 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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  4. 11-06-2007 04:38 PM #3
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    That there is BIG BLOCK
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  5. 11-06-2007 05:00 PM #4
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    wankel...?
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  6. 11-06-2007 05:07 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 Liters
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  7. 11-06-2007 05:07 PM #6
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    something caddy
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  8. 11-06-2007 05:56 PM #7
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    here is a newer tank engine
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gusaroo
    wankel...?
    A Wankel is a "rotary" engine that Mazda used.
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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=1
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    what do ya feed that thing i reckon anything it wants


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    Quote Originally Posted by erik erikson
    A Wankel is a "rotary" engine that Mazda used.
    I was joking...
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  13. 11-06-2007 08:41 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by mooneye777
    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=1
    I saw this article on it a few months ago. http://positiveapeindex.blogspot.com...nd-clever.html
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  14. 11-07-2007 01:29 PM #13
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    Allison or Merlin???
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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 RPM
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  16. 11-08-2007 09:07 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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