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hello Jonathan
the current repower program has been using cat 3116 electronic diesel's
with allison automatics i got a chance to crawl all over one and took a
few pics
Rich Burrell
Jonathan wrote:
>
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> >.. In practice they have perhaps a 30%
> >advantage
>
> OK, so I was wrong, it's nut just under 100%.... but then I just ran some
> numbers on two engines I am familiar with and I come up with a 50% advantage
> as far as hp/cuin.
>
> 1) A 2.4L (144cuin) NA 4 stroke Diesel rated at 62hp means 0.431 hp/cuin.
>
> 2) A 3-53 Detroit (159 cuin) NA (other than the scavenger pump) 2 stroke
> Diesel rated at 103hp means 0.648 hp/cuin.
>
> That's 50% higher.
>
> But then getting back to the original question, why not put in a Cummins
> like the military is doing in thier repower program?
>
> je
>
> and then they need to turn a higher rpm to get the horsepower
> >because the lack of torque compared to the slower turning four strokes.
> >Meanwhile, the four strokes, with the larger swept area, per revolution,
> >typically burn less fuel at the same horsepower output.
> >
> >
>
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