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Steve@Advance · Nov 8, 2017

Interesting.

Just how much torque/horsepower can be applied to a crank?
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grandpa Love · Nov 8, 2017

What ???!! You don't have one in your 8N.... camera broke or I would post pictures....,..lol.

oldtanker · Nov 8, 2017

I want one in my next pickup......and controlling interest in an oil company!

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2002sliverado · Nov 8, 2017

Very interesting article. I enjoy reading about this sort of thing. I picked up a magazine some years ago which had write ups about the 12 cylinder engines available in production automobiles around the world. One of the more intriguing ones happened to be the W-12. Two cylinder banks of 6 cylinders, but within each bank, there was a 15 degree offset between cylinders, with each cylinder bank canted 72 degrees from one another, whereas typical V-8 engines have a 90 degree cant between cylinder banks. If I recall, this engine was intended to fit into the engine bay of a car built for a V-8 and originally installed in Bentleys. The engine is built by VW.

paul · Nov 8, 2017

It is amazing how much power one can slam through those bent up shafts we call crankshafts. I realize speeding them up lets you put more power on the same diameter, but then everything has to be more precise, more balanced, more lubricated, more heat dispiriting.......

I wonder what the logjevity of such an engine would be.

Paul

kcm.MN · Nov 8, 2017

Don't have a clue about longevity, but I'd imagine it would mow a lot of grass. *lol*

Russ from MN · Nov 8, 2017

Volkswagen had a W12 in the Touareg from 05-10 it looks like, I remember reading about it. A little different than the beetles!

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

6.0 W12 2005?2010 5,998 cc (366.0 cu in) W12 450 PS (331 kW; 444 bhp), 600 N?m (443 lbf?ft)

Oliver 500 Wa · Nov 8, 2017

.......I wonder what the logjevity of such an engine would be.

36 PSI is a crazy high amount of manifold pressure. I wonder what the compression ratio is? Pretty low, like 7.5:1 would be my guess. Longevity is a real question mark on the V16 for sure, but in some high output engines can be pretty decent. I've got a 2 liter (~120 Cu. In.) 4 cylinder that cranks 440 wheel HP on the dyno. It has ~60k miles on it now. Transmissions are a whole nuther story......

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