"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:12:20 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Dec 29, 11:03 am, (Richard Casady)
wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:53:54 GMT, Tom Francis

wrote:
Then again, your point is well taken - the whole point of diesels is
lots of power at low rpms.

Nonsense. The only point to Diesels is fuel economy. Were that not so,
they wouldn't even exist. They have both gasoline and steam beat in
that regard. That is what you get in exchange for cost and weight.
They make 300 RPM gas engines by the way. Caterpillar makes large,
slow turning, spark ignition engines. They mostly run on me

Runs on YOU?

LOL!

300 RPM? How about 600 hp at 80!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxssIc4HUNM

Pfffhhhttttt.....

That's just the starter for this one:

http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

108,920 hp at 102 rpm

I remember the Radar Picket ships of the 1950's-early 60's. We toured one
in my youth. Old Liberty Ships and I seem to remember as we walked by the
piston rods, that the RPM was 4. Piston rods were about 2 decks long and
were exposed, with fences around the hole in the deck.