Engine building can be dangerous regardless of what style engine you're dealing with, but even more can go wrong while building performance engines. This video shows just how disastrous those problems can be.
This video was uploaded by Bruce Wilson, whose YouTube channel is filled with insightful analysis of all things engine-related. Wilson walks through why a triple turbo Cummins diesel would randomly explode while dyno testing. The engine was produced by D&J Precision Machine and Firepunk Diesel; both garages are based out of Ohio.
"These guys test everything to the absolute limits," Wilson said in the video. "They have broke [sic] records, they have done absolutely amazing things."
The video went viral on Reddit, and thanks to that thread, we know that the engine was pushing out 145 psi and more than 2,000 horsepower.
And then it exploded.
"They just, if they haven't done it, then no one has. They pushed this thing to the absolute max," Wilson noted when talking more about the engine's builders at D&J Precision Machine. "I can't imagine the amount of money lost on this thing."
There are plenty of videos on the internet of blown engines losing a connecting rod or gasket head. There are even some like this video from 1320 Speed & Kustom on YouTube that shows the engine blowing out flames. However, most of those videos show that a majority of the engine remains intact. This video details the demise of the whole engine block!
Luckily for everyone involved, this didn't happen at the track. It happened in the relatively controlled environment of a dyno room. (For those who are not car inclined, dyno rooms are testing centers that are normally industrial noise treated specifically for engine testing in performance racing and automotive restoration.)
Japanese automaker Honda will stick to its diesel engines in the Indian market beyond 2020. Yes, Autocar India reports that the company will introduce BS-VI diesel engines in the country.
Currently, Honda is developing the BS-VI compliant 1.5-litre i-DTEC 'Earth Dreams' diesel engine. The BS-VI emission norms will be implemented from 2020 in India.
President and CEO, Honda Cars India, Yoichiro Ueno said that the Indian market has a high demand for diesel engine and the company cannot stop catering the customers beyond 2020. Several automakers have altered their engine strategies due to the high cost of upgrading the diesel engines to BS-VI.
Upgrading the current BS-IV diesel engines to the BS-VI emission norms will involve a lot of investments. Ueno added that the BS-VI diesel engines would have a significant impact on the pricing of the diesel cars in India.
With the strict emission norms coming into effect from 2020, several automakers are reluctant to offer BS-VI diesel engines as the cost involved in upgrading the oil burners will be very high. But Honda has stuck to its plan of upgrading the 1.5-litre diesel engine, but the pricing of new diesel models will be crucial in the price-sensitive Indian market.
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