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No matter how many 71 series engines are put together, everytime they are started they roll just like that until they warm up! I was curious to see how they got a V24-71, I first assumed they took two 12V71's and tried to put them together. DD used to have a 16V71 that was actually two 8V71's blocks joined so I guess it makes sense to try a 24 V configuration from the 8's.

I ran many an offshore fishing boat with twin 16V71's screaming underneath the sleeping quarters! (And yes it sounded just like that video!) On fishing boats, they normally only used spark arresters with no mufflers so that 2 stroke Jimmy noise screamed out the exhaust for hours on end!

Later on I worked on tugs that used the 12 or 16 series 149's with the same screaming only louder and deeper (lot more horsepower outta them 16V149's!)

BTW....for those who are not familiar with the Detroit Diesel series engines, the 1st numbers are related to how many cylinders, "V" is the configuration and last number represents the size of the cylinder (53', 71's, 92's, 110's or 149's)
 
The guy says at the beginning it is going into an 18 wheeler. Imma thinking it's either a pull tractor, or a drag race tractor. I can't see someone going thru the trouble of building/chroming "zoomies" for something that will obviously NOT fit into a regular tractor frame. Just imagine how much $$$$ someone has in that monster! Yeeeesh! :shock:
It is neat as hell, tho, ain't it? :moped: :yahoo:
 
Ahhhh.....I found a website with a description of the engine and I was right the first time, it is two 12V71 engines bolted together! The top half is nothing more that a special intake manifold designed to allow twelve 6-71 blowers to tie together into two intake manifolds! It is confirmed that this was a marine engine to start off with. He is apparently putting this into a custom Peterbuilt Cab.

https://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engi ... er_engine/

Here is a picture of the engine in the rig:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/34974404@N07/7505668576/

Also turns out the "superchargers" on top are for show! :smilie_happy: The original 4 superchargers on the engine are actually running the engine and they are out of site under all of those belts and pullies!
https://www.sportsnimports.com/board/mul ... iesel.html
 
It's for a show twuck....


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Not exactly an economical ride but that would be way cool on the cross country rides. Very hard to catch and near impossible to stop.
 
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=126273#p126273:hcmktpjo said:
ianstaley » Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:06 pm[/url]":hcmktpjo]
Stop that dead easy, 1 x 120mm DU round would take all of 1.3 seconds to stop it dead and I mean DEAD. However, the shell probably costs more than the rig.

oh my aint that the truth ..... :shock:
 
[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=126273#p126273:jhigoknz said:
ianstaley » Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:06 pm[/url]":jhigoknz]
Stop that dead easy, 1 x 120mm DU round would take all of 1.3 seconds to stop it dead and I mean DEAD. However, the shell probably costs more than the rig.
Not exactly a common shell for a side arm. :smilie_happy:
 
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