Silly Horsepower

[Ste]

Just wondering, if an engine has 5,000bhp is everything just made bigger?. I know it sounds like a daft Q but in pics etc the engines just look like V8's etc with aload of superchargers or turbos running nitro methane. But surely a big turbo and nitro methane cant make that much power.



Like are they running stupid boost with a mega thick block and super heavy duty pistons and mega gearboxes.

Or is it a normal engine produced by a car maker thats running stupid boost with uprated internals etc.

I was thinking maybe the engines are from planes, or boats that are tuned up.



I mean engines like this, not supras, vipers or skylines that have 1200hp etc;


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PyvodTwy2Ek&feature=related

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jn7iTcjUmTo&feature=related

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jkwt79AxDQ&feature=related

[vtr130]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IokQf21NANo&feature=related

[bullit]

ive seen a 1000bhp mg and the turbo was like a dusbin lid

[VTEC-Saxo]

Planes run jet turbine engines XD no pistons ect and thiose drag engines are like custom made beafy just for that job engines made by like race engine builders, pistons in them things are like 10 inch lol

[saxowebby]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wdSQAvP3Dk8&feature=related - 8000 bhp

and its an engine

[Barry123]

this is a big fuck off engine (http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-27987.html)

[grantlowery]

this is a big fuck off engine (http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-27987.html)

what is that out of, a ship?

[Nick_106]

Drag cars are like 9+ litre chevy blocks either twin supercharged or or twin turbocharged!
The internals are very high strength thats for sure!

[VTEC-Saxo]

fucking hell, whats that for, like a ship or somthing ? 108.920bhp at 102rpm lol! its turbocharged aswell, imagen the fucking turbo!!

[de4n0]

what would even be used for?

[Barry123]

what is that out of, a ship?

ma saxo :cool:

[VTEC-Saxo]

what would even be used for?

just diod some research :P its out of a container ship :D:y:

[Nick_106]

this is a big fuck off engine (http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-27987.html)

haha, apparently it takes 3 days to time the engine up, crazy! And the turbos are like the size of cars, no joke!

[Ste]

Planes run jet turbine engines XD no pistons ect and thiose drag engines are like custom made beafy just for that job engines made by like race engine builders, pistons in them things are like 10 inch lol

Not the ones with propellors and exhausts....

http://rapidtravelracing.com/images/racing-plane.jpg

[hellonpluto]

this is a big fuck off engine (http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-27987.html)

Wonder how many gallons to the inch it does? Imagine the fuel tank!

[webby]

yeah your right things like drag cars a what not, nothing is standard custom block, inernals, huge amouts of boost and very very deep pockets.

plus they are granade engine.

[gd16]

fucking hell, whats that for, like a ship or somthing ? 108.920bhp at 102rpm lol! its turbocharged aswell, imagen the fucking turbo!!

Forget imagining the turbo - imagine the torque!!!

At least 5600 ft/lbs of torque :panic: :panic:



***EDIT - now wishes that he'd clicked the link before spending time work out the torque figure :( ***

[joshish]

my grandad has a pro street rod chevy pick up which is 5.8 v8 and is 700bhp without a turbo or supercharger mostly all internal work done

[CampDavid]

Most big power stuff uses either a "small block" Chevy V8 at 5.7 litres or a "Big block" at 8.2 litres.

Facto - The small block is the most produced engine ever, a crazy number like 100 million have been made

[CampDavid]

Fancy buying one? Oddly they're piss cheap (A VTS lump would be about £4000 new, which gets you a decent spec smal block)
http://www.britishamericanengines.co.uk/chevy_prices.asp