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Old 09-24-2019, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by glassdave
yeah, i looked 'em up after the fact . . . was just trying to figure out how four of anything could fit in there. It does look like the front to back spacing is a modified staggered with the rear engines maybe raised? . . . . That thing is NUTS! Cant imagine the sound at WOT
The rear engines are raised up , the engines are parallel with each other and the driveshaft passes directly under the back engines and 2 of the engines are counter rotation .
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Any Idea of the displacement of the engines?
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Old 09-24-2019, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by green lightning
The rear engines are raised up , the engines are parallel with each other and the driveshaft passes directly under the back engines and 2 of the engines are counter rotation .
kind of figured that with the belt idler on opposite sides, so the front engines are coupled through a gear box with 1 output to the drive ?
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Any Idea of the displacement of the engines?
The engines are like 654cu and make 1100hp
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Originally Posted by F-2 Speedy
kind of figured that with the belt idler on opposite sides, so the front engines are coupled through a gear box with 1 output to the drive ?
Each engine has a transmission and they are connected to the gear box with two inputs and one output
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Originally Posted by green lightning
The engines are like 654cu and make 1100hp

Awesome!
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You guys all drooling over this thing.

Don't you know it would be more bad ass with 6 egg beaters on the back? LOL
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That thing must throw a rooster tail for the record books
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Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix
You guys all drooling over this thing.

Don't you know it would be more bad ass with 6 egg beaters on the back? LOL
Egg beaters dont make the right broom broom noises
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