 | Diesel or Petrol engines?| Old Threads Discuss Diesel or Petrol engines? in the Old Stuff forums; and why not, the T-34 had a diesel, it was one of the best tanks of the war and ... |
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05-02-2004, 06:36 AM
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#61 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | and why not, the T-34 had a diesel, it was one of the best tanks of the war and the cold didn't slow it atall, unlike the germans tanks..................
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05-02-2004, 06:38 AM
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Country:  | yes but tanks werent exactly designed for acceleration speed or handling 
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05-02-2004, 06:41 AM
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#63 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | no, but could you imagine a petrol tank, it coulod barley move through lack of tourque.................
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05-02-2004, 06:43 AM
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Country: | petrol engines do have a lot of torque - take the bentey continental gt  bentley were unable to measure it cos it kept breaking the machine
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05-02-2004, 06:45 AM
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#65 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yes, a bently tank, it would be couvered in leather, aerodynamic, no gun as it would look ugly................
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05-02-2004, 06:49 AM
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Country: | all bentleys are tanks anyway  i wasnt intending if they were to make a tank, i was just using its engine as an example of how petrol engines can have high torque
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05-02-2004, 06:51 AM
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#67 | | Master of Ewes
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05-02-2004, 06:52 AM
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05-02-2004, 06:53 AM
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#69 | | Master of Ewes
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05-02-2004, 06:55 AM
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Country: | diesels are generally more reliable and are easier to maintain unless you get a big block chevy v8 -easiet and most simple engine ever
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05-02-2004, 01:55 PM
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#71 | | Hairy one of Old Judea
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05-02-2004, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese petrol engines do have a lot of torque - take the bentey continental gt bentley were unable to measure it cos it kept breaking the machine | doesnt that ugly heap o' crap have 580ft/lb or something like that of torque? | |
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05-02-2004, 03:57 PM
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#73 | | Master of Ewes
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There are many, many petrol tractors!
| i've never seen a petrol tractor in my life!!!!!!!
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05-03-2004, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by cheddar cheese petrol engines do have a lot of torque - take the bentey continental gt bentley were unable to measure it cos it kept breaking the machine | doesnt that ugly heap o' crap have 580ft/lb or something like that of torque? | i think its over 600  and i wouldnt say it was ugly, just "overweight" 
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05-03-2004, 01:46 PM
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#75 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | you see, and that was with a petrol, if it was a diesil, it would be as light as a feather................
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