Topic: Diesel 750

[333]

I realize that I'm a little late to the party, but I would like to point out that there are synthetic two stroke oils.



I'm never one to miss a good oil debate.

[Hush]

He didn't even get around to fitting a Cafe' style seat!

[The_Crippler]

This will most likely eliminate the use of forward controls.  Rearsets might be possible.

[SOHC Digger]

Not to be the huge dork at the cool kid party, but I work on these engines.  The engine at the start of this thread is a General Electric 7FDL 4 stroke V-16 diesel engine that puts out around 4000 horsepower.  I am a mechanic for Union Pacific Railroad and about 1/4 of our units run this engine.

Another one of our big engines is the EMD 710 2 stroke.  This puts out around 4400 horses in the V-16 version.  About 1/4 of our units run this one too.  The remainder are the new GE 7HDL's and the older EMD 645's.

Here's a pic of an EMD 710.

[The_Crippler]

So...no rearsets, then?

[Gonzowerke]

I'd go with the EMD, but you will have to scrap the airbox. The EMD looks to have an integral supercharger, so just go to VatoZone and get a K&N riceboy cone for it. Rearsets will fit, but not the battery needed to turn that things starter. With the compression ratio, I wouldn't want to kickstart that #$%*!!! So, I would look for the old 60's Briggs and Stratton crank starter. Us older types remember this thing, it's a crank on the top of the engine instead of a pull cord. You wind it up, set the choke and throttle, then fold the crank handle back down, releasing spring tension and starting the lawnmower. Go with premix, and for that custom touch, use fuel scent as it's a two stroke. "Gonzo Grape" is a favorite, for obvious reasons.



It is also available in coconut, cotton candy, cherry,bubblegum,rootbeer, orange, banana,blueberry, vanilla, strawberry, and cinnamon.


Good luck with that!

[HavocTurbo]

Ok 4400 horses.... but what's the torque?

I always love to ride a bike with enough torque to spin the earth.

[mgbgt89]

Not to be the huge dork at the cool kid party, but I work on these engines.  The engine at the start of this thread is a General Electric 7FDL 4 stroke V-16 diesel engine that puts out around 4000 horsepower.  I am a mechanic for Union Pacific Railroad and about 1/4 of our units run this engine.

Another one of our big engines is the EMD 710 2 stroke.  This puts out around 4400 horses in the V-16 version.  About 1/4 of our units run this one too.  The remainder are the new GE 7HDL's and the older EMD 645's.

Here's a pic of an EMD 710.

Our locomotive at work has an EMD 645. I love going in the engine bay to change its diaper, and just spending a few minutes looking around at how massive everything is. Sure puts my little 350F to shame.

[SOHC Digger]

In case anyone cares, EMD engines are designated 710 or 645 based on cubic inches per cylinder.  So, a 645 v-12 has 645 cubic inches per cylinder times 12 for a total of 7,740 cubic inches.  The 710 I posted is a v-16 at 11,360 cubic inches overall.