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The World's Most Powerful Diesel Engine

Posted by kdawson on from the zero-to-sixty-eventually dept.

trex279 writes "The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the world's most powerful diesel engine built to date. Each cylinder displaces a whopping 111,143 cubic inches (1,820 liters, equivalent to a cube 4 feet on a side) and produces 7,780 horsepower. The engine is about the size of a small building." The engine is intended for use in container ships.

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  1. The real question is... by PurifyYourMind · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...will the web server for this site need to be running one to survive the slashdot effect? ;-)

  2. Re:I wonder if it will fit by udderly · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Right...I wonder if I could be any stupider. Is "stupider" a word? Maybe I should have said "more stupid."