coolest sounding starters and engines

[Even 11]

Engine? Cummins 6bt
Starter? Not a Honda or any gear reduction style

-Dane

 

[Tantara]

How does the pony motor engage the main engine?

It has a clutch and engages the ring gear, I think. I was not even born until 6 years after dad bought the R.

 

[A_Pmech]

Napier Deltic T18

The Deltic is an opposed-piston, 2-stroke, 3,300 HP railroad and marine engine which began life as a Junkers aircraft engine concept. Deltics have 3 crankshafts, 18 cylinders, 36 pistons.

Here's a Deltic T9 starting. The T9 has only 9 cylinders:

A T18 running at full rack:

 

[Greatbear]

Engine? Cummins 6bt
Starter? Not a Honda or any gear reduction style

To hear that 6BT in all it's glory, you have to hear its reduction gear starter first.

 

[viking01]

Here's a few of my favourites, most of these are in the 4.5T unlimited category with V10's, V12's or even turbines.....

Dragon Fire has a 42 cylinder, 143L engine (or rather assembled engines) totalling 8000hp !

 

[Flathead Youngin']

uh, flathead ford v8 with a set of lake pipes and a cam with the starter on 6 or 12 volts......end of conversation....

yeah, i'm biased...

 

[Ironpeddler]

A gear drive starter on a race hemi

 

[AV8OR]

For the train nuts -

And the plane nuts -

http://www.icepilots.com/ringtones/Ringtone_start_DC3_01.wav