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Nitro said:
That looks like a pretty hot setup....what exactly is it for?
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Well, I assumed it was a car engine ... but it turns out that it is the following


"The MV10 725 is the highest performing naturally-aspirated marine engine available for EU certification. All Gen IV MV10 engines are fitted with the new Ilmor manufactured "ICE" engine control system and Ilmor designed fuel anti-vapor lock system complete with full time fuel cooling, as well as twin electronic "Drive-by-Wire" throttle bodies."

http://www.ilmor.com/en/marine/MV10-725.aspx

Random question - are engines purely designed for function? So many of them are very aesthetically pleasing, even the rusty ones without shiny silver components, they have a kind of order to them. Just wondering if their attractiveness is purely a byproduct of producing a functioning piece of machinery.
 
Ok,now I understand it. That engine is a Dodge Viper V-10 set up for marine use which meets or exceeds the specifications for being lesser polluting for areas that require them such as California USA or Europe.

Many engines are purpose built to suit an application alongside ones that are adapted to other uses such as that engine being applied to one that is marine based..

The basic designs have not moved very far forward from their beginnings I'm afraid to say. Almost everything has already been tried that often is offered as something new. WWII was when the most advancement was made in the internal combustion engine as it was a matter of being better to accomplish the missions at the lowest costs.War has a funny way of making progress as the attempt to destroy each other provides the motivation.Nazi Germany gave us polyurethane as a substitute for natural rubber when they began to lose alliances with the countries that still had it.

The basic cylinder and crankshaft locations have not changed much over the years. There are only so many ways to tell any story as it goes when writing,so it also applies to how they are designed too.

To me,even the simplest engine designs are works of art,so possibly you have a similar eye for that kind of beauty :)
 
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