Bullrifer.......................clarification
As to two V-8's being bolted end to end...and my doubting it. Justifiably so...I went to series 2000 V engine website.
These are not V-8's or any other engine(s) bolted "end-to-end"
I am sure you used the term only to call up a picture in my mind. I am very familiar with this type engine configuration(s)
These engine types are common throughtout the diesel world. They are medium power, mid-range engines.
I worked on the very original and first iterations of this design from General Motors (aproximately 1938). I have maintained, repaired and overhauled many many 16V diesels. The original 278's with an 8-3/4 inch bore are like a bed mate in my mind. (16-278-A)
There was many a day I spent torqueing crabs on the 16-567B's with 3 men and an 8 foot cheater...lol...lol
My experience in diesels is deep, long term and extensive...at present I work with 100,000+ cu.in. 50,000 h.p. in-line diesels, which utilize 20-V diesels for auxiliary power. We run waste heat boilers and turbines off the exhaust(s)
By the way, V-8's bolted end-to-end were an oddity on dragstrips.
marcos has been stirring shit ever since I commented on the high degree of complexity in an engine he seemed over enthusiastic about.
I told him that yacht owners might buy them but diesel engineers that owned yachts wouldn't. lol...lol
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