328.767mph Diesel

brummie · August 22, 2006, 22:56:49 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/5273540.stm

they did it LOL

snellgrove · August 22, 2006, 23:20:24 PM

Wahey, they did it

nice bit of kit that is.

Serious · August 22, 2006, 23:21:44 PM

Thing needs a bump start to 30mph before it will go by itself though.

Posted an article about this some time ago in another thread, good news they managed it though and getting a JCB to that sort of speed cant be mocked

mr_roll · August 22, 2006, 23:24:05 PM

I neally crashed into a JCB once, due to tiredness.

knighty · August 22, 2006, 23:24:32 PM

QuoteThe previous diesel land speed record is 236mph (380km/h), set in August 1973

1973 ? rofl

niot exactly that hard to beat then ?

mr_roll · August 23, 2006, 08:22:40 AM

Quote from: knighty
QuoteThe previous diesel land speed record is 236mph (380km/h), set in August 1973

1973 ? rofl

niot exactly that hard to beat then ?

Maybe that was a machine ahead of its time? But I doubt this one will be beaten for some time.

funkychicken9000 · August 23, 2006, 09:32:31 AM

I reckon it could be, easily. I just dont think anyone else can be arsed to pour the time & money into it.

M3ta7h3ad · August 23, 2006, 10:25:47 AM

lol... fk that i wanna see an actual jcb do that speed

bear · August 23, 2006, 10:32:00 AM

How big are the engines, torque etc. compared to the R10 ?

Serious · August 23, 2006, 18:45:36 PM

Quote from: brummiehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/5273540.stm

they did it LOL

Did it again too...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/5279268.stm

Quote from: bearHow big are the engines, torque etc. compared to the R10 ?

Their site on the web

http://www.jcbdieselmax.com/html/home.php

Cypher · August 23, 2006, 19:08:57 PM

Engine Spec Sheet (PDF). Its the JCB 444.

http://electriclemon.hosted.pipemedia.net/uploads/general/JCB444%20Spec%20Sheet.pdf

So in short, the stock version comes up a bit short, against the V12 TDI of the R10, tons of torque mind. But when you consider what the dieselmax was designed to do on the Bonneville salt flats and what the R10 has to do on the track, they didnt need/want a thumping V10. For one it only has a 9 litre fuel tank.

Maldonado · August 23, 2006, 19:13:32 PM

Quote"The car has still got loads to give. I throttled back on the second run and we havent even used sixth gear yet, so the car can still go faster."

lol

bear · August 23, 2006, 19:16:15 PM

Not bad 1500 Nm in one engine the R10 gives 1100 Nm

Deaths Head · August 23, 2006, 19:26:50 PM

"The heart of the Audi R10 TDI is a completely new V12 TDI engine with a cubic capacity of 5.5 litres ? the maximum permitted at Le Mans. Audi ventures into previously unexplored diesel-engine terrain with power exceeding 650 hp and torque of more than 1100 Newton metres from the V12 power plant."

"The results of the JCB DIESELMAX engine development work are truly impressive and the headline figures speak for themselves: with each delivering peak power of 750hp and torque of 1500Nm, the engines are over five times the power of the production version and at 150hp/litre, they exceed even motorsports applications as the world?s highest specific power diesel car engines."

Mark · August 23, 2006, 22:32:37 PM

Quote from: bearNot bad 1500 Nm in one engine the R10 gives 1100 Nm

Scanias biggest monster currently gives well over twice that !

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328.767mph Diesel