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To: labette
Believe it or not, your average 85HP diesel farm tractor is capable of 1000-1500HP...with the original crankshaft, rods, and pistons...for a short while.

I used to wrench on a pulling tractor. Stock block, modified crank (longer stroke), shaved pistons, modified fuel pump, one massive blower and water injection. Burned 5 gallons of diesel and about 3 gallons of water every 300 feet. Wasn't exactly an economy ride. We never got it on a dyno. I would guess 750HP.

18 posted on 07/26/2006 5:05:02 AM PDT by IamConservative (Humility is not thinking less of oneself; humility is thinking about oneself less.)
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To: IamConservative

Can you explain how injecting water improves performance? I keep hearing that when watching tractor pulling on the boob tube, but I just guess I don't grasp adding water for fire?????


22 posted on 07/26/2006 2:39:14 PM PDT by TheBattman (Islam (and liberalism)- the cult of a Cancer on Society)
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