Need more power?

centash · Mar 29, 2017

Everyone likes to get a bit more power out of their tractor. Here is a couple of units to repower yours. 2700 hp V 16 Detroit used in 300 ton rock trucks in the copper mine south of Tuscon.R 4360 28 cylinder gas engine used in the B 36 and other aircraft. Around 3000 hp depending on model. The diesel is rated at 40 gph, the gas probably 3 times that. Better own oil stocks. Ben

jacksun65 · Mar 29, 2017

used to be a trucker who drove for werner had a v16 him and his father put in a freightliner classic. You knew when he was passing you lol

Anonymous-0 · Mar 29, 2017

That'll help my old farmall go! 🤓

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Mar 29, 2017

Wonder if I could fit one of them in one of my cubs? :lol:

Dean · Mar 29, 2017

Versions of the R4360 28 cylinder radial engine were turbo compounded, i.e., after the exhaust gasses exited the turbochargers, there was still enough heat energy left to drive a second stage turbocharger geared directly to the engine output shaft, adding another 250 HP.

Fascinating engines.

The B36 at the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio is a thing to behold. Six turnin' and four burnin'.

Dean

Bob Harvey · Mar 29, 2017

That R4360 is probably the most complicated engine ever made by man nor beast ! Amazing they could keep those suckers running - it is a radial with about a gillion moving parts and at least 5000 spark plugs ! Saw/ heard one run on a stand many moons ago - AWESOME ! ;^)

centash · Mar 29, 2017

Saw that one years ago, and the one at Pima just last week. Ben

NIK OWEN · Mar 29, 2017

NOPE, RELATIVELY SIMPLE...TRY GOOD OLD BRITS, BRISTOL CENTAURUS OR NAPIER SABRE...SEE COMMENTS NEXT POST...BE BLESSED, GRATEFUL, PREPARED, NIK USED @ B-50, MARTIN MAULER SINGLE, C-124...

oj · Mar 29, 2017

I always liked the Napier Deltic... After all, who needs cylinder heads.

NIK OWEN · Mar 29, 2017

THAT WOULD BE THE WRIGHT R-3350, AS IN DOUGLAS DC-7, CONNIE...BE BLESSED, GRATEFUL, PREPARED...

Ian Beale · Mar 29, 2017

A Napier Nomad might shade it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Nomad

Dean · Mar 29, 2017

Very space efficient design.

Dean

Batel · Mar 29, 2017

Love those 4360's. Turbines make more power, are cheaper to operate...I get that. But when you stand on the flight line with four of those corncobs running, well, that's what real power is just supposed to sound like. Ok, so I'm stuck in another era, I don't think any apology is needed.

4520BW · Mar 30, 2017

How about 95 liter 4500 horse power. Made right here in Indiana.

UncleTom · Mar 30, 2017

try this.
r 4360 startup video

Married2Allis · Mar 30, 2017

(quoted from post at 03:48:02 03/30/17) try this.
r 4360 startup video

Incredible ... even the skull looks worried. lol

Dean · Mar 30, 2017

Agreed, Batel.

I've been to the Dayton air show several times.

The 1995 show commemorated the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII. At one time they had, IIRC, 50 WWII vintage aircraft in the air at the same time. I was able to get near to the aircraft as they were warming up before takeoff. Standing within 20' or so of an idling P51 or F4U, listening to the engine is mesmerizing.

Dean

Married2Allis · Mar 30, 2017

Dean, were those aircraft part of the Commemorate Air Force (formerly Confederate Air Force)?

GVSII · Mar 30, 2017

Some models of the 4360 were rated to 4000+ HP.As kid I can remember B 36's flying over at high altitude.A low pitched hum rather then the chop of other recip. aircraft.

Crazy Horse · Mar 30, 2017

I believe that all radial engines have an odd number of cylinders (if they were a four-stroke engine). Apparently there are even-numbers of cylinders on some radial engines but they're not that common. All of this from something I heard years ago and then verified with some Googling. I suspect you were referring to four 7-cylinder radials in your post, just guessing on that.

GVSII · Mar 30, 2017

The 4360 did consume or leak a lot of oil.In the C124 cargo compt.there were large tanks holding extra oil.They were manifolded to the engines so that if one got low a crew member could pump oil out to the engine that needed it.

buickanddeere · Mar 30, 2017

Last row of cylinders tended to run hot. Had to be selective with the throttle and mixture to reduce the number of cracked cylinders .

Mike(NEOhio) · Mar 30, 2017

This one may be a bit bigger. It's at the Ashtabula County Antique Engine Club.

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