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Who says diesels are slow?

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:30 pm
by spazegun2213

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:58 pm
by sirwilliam
Diesels are beasts when it comes to torque. Actually, over in Europe they have diesel variants of the Audi, BMW, Mercedes, etc. Their diesel counterpart is usually cheaper, faster and gets better gas mileage.

Audi R10

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:02 pm
by Sabre
:shock:
CN:The JCB Dieselmax which resembles a "speeder" from the "Star Wars" movies is powered by two JCB444 4-cylinder, 4.4 liter diesel engines that have a combined total of 1,500 horsepower. The engines normally drive JCB's backhoe loaders and Loadall telescopic handlers. The car is 29.8 feet long and 3.8 feet wide.

The long version:
Engine -Two JCB444 common rail injection diesel, bored and stroked to 5000 cc, dry sumped and inclined at 10 degrees. Twin compound turbochargers with twin compound intercoolers. Ice tank cooling (capacity 180 litres
Power -750 bhp (560 KW) at 3800 rpm
Torque -1105 lb.ft (1500 Nm) at 2000 rpm
Fuel tank Capacity -9 litres

Transmission -Forward transmission and final drive connected to forward engine; rear transmission and final drive unit connected to rear engine. Six-speed barrel-shift transmissions driven through torsional dampers and oil-immersed multi-plate clutches.

Steering -Rack and pinion, to front wheels

Brakes -Split circuit; unique design carbon rotors and twin stators.Exhaust brakes for front and rear engines, manually operated twin parachutes.

Suspension -Independent all round via twin wishbones, coil springs and hydraulic dampers

Chassis -Hybrid square steel tube spaceframe with bonded carbon composite panels

Body -Aerodynamically designed - cdA <0.15m2; carbon composite materials

Wheels and Tyres -23 x 15, Goodyear

Dimensions

Length 9091mm
Width 1145mm
Height 979mm (to top of canopy, at run speed) 1337mm (to top of fin)
Front track 800mm
Rear Track 600mm
Wheel Base 5878mm
Weight 2700kg including fuel, oil, ice and water coolant and driver

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:25 pm
by zaxrex
Go biodeisel!

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:38 pm
by Cereb Daithi
imagine if like.... a small desert creature were to wander in front of that thing while it was going 365mph...

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:41 pm
by Sabre
At those speeds... that's call desentigration for the both of them....