To: virgil283
Does anyone know how large those WWII Packard V-12s they used in PT boats were?
3 posted on
12/05/2014 7:50:45 PM PST by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: yarddog
don’t know the cubic inches but a PT boat had four of them.
5 posted on
12/05/2014 7:53:13 PM PST by
virgil283
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To: yarddog
27 litres or 1,650 cubic inches. Your mileage may vary.
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To: yarddog
Well, one source says 2490 cubic inches. Three engines and 1200 to 1500 HP.
19 posted on
12/05/2014 8:04:37 PM PST by
Rockpile
To: yarddog
2500 cubic inch
US WW2 military piston aircraft engines were given a letter number name the told you the cylinder layout and cubic inches
V1710 =The GM Allison vee12, V1650 = US built RR Merlin Vee 12, R2800 = PW Wasp Major Radial, R3350 = Wright Duplex Cyclone Radial
21 posted on
12/05/2014 8:11:43 PM PST by
tophat9000
(An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
To: yarddog
They were XXL.
Pistons are 6-1/2 inches in diameter
29 posted on
12/05/2014 8:25:34 PM PST by
smokingfrog
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To: yarddog
They must have been pathetically anemic. Couldn't get out of the way of a Jap destroyer even with a heroic Democratic presidential candidate at the helm.
36 posted on
12/05/2014 8:45:57 PM PST by
CrazyIvan
(I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
To: yarddog
almost positive they were Packard Merlins, 1650 cid.
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