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The TVR Speed Twelve engine is the name of a V12 engine manufactured by TVR for use in the TVR Speed 12 race car, and later the TVR Cerbera Speed Twelve road car. [2] The engine was developed by essentially joining two Speed Six engine blocks to a common crankshaft. However it featured a revised cylinder head design with bucket valve actuation ...
In 1994, all 2.2-liter engines were updated to sequential multi-port fuel injection and power increased to 120 hp (89 kW), with torque increasing to 140 lb⋅ft (190 N⋅m). The MPFI and SFI versions produced enough power to allow the 2.2 to replace the old Pontiac Iron Duke engine as the 4-cylinder offering in the S/T trucks and A-body cars.
The Rolls-Royce Experimental Machine Gun was a prototype British heavy machine gun, designed by Rolls-Royce during World War II.. Britain wanted to equip aircraft with the Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun by buying direct from America, but since this was the main heavy caliber machine gun of the U.S. Army and its Air Corps none could be spared for export.
The first known example is a 7.2 litres (440 cu in) engine in the 1920 French Corona car; [1] however it is not known if any cars were sold. Packard also experimented with an automobile powered by an inline 12 in 1929. [2] The straight-12 has also been used for large military trucks. [citation needed]
The TVR Cerbera Speed 12, originally known as the Project 7/12, is a sports car designed by TVR in 1997. Based on the TVR Cerbera , the vehicle was intended to be both the world's fastest road car and the basis for a GT1 class endurance racer.
Type 910 with 2.2-liter eight-cylinder engine, Type 771 910/8B: 1967–1968: Lightened 2.0-liter Type 910/8 for hillclimb competition 911: 1964–1965: Commercial designation of Type 901 911/00: 1969–1970: Four-speed transmission for Type 911T 911/01: 1969–1970: 2.2-liter engine for Type 911E; five-speed transmission 911/02: 1969–1970
The 12"/50 caliber gun Mark 8 was a US naval gun mounted on the Alaska-class cruiser. The gun, like the "large cruiser" that mounted it, was intended to fill the gap between US "heavy cruisers" (6-8") and US battleships (14-16"). The name describes the size of the shells, 12 inches in diameter, and the length of the bore in calibers (50 bore ...
In 2004, the 2.7 liter engine was adapted for use in the LX series of cars, dropping peak power to 189 hp (141 kW) at 6400 rpm and 190 lb⋅ft (258 N⋅m) of torque at 4,000 rpm; but increasing torque at launch and during mid-range operation for everyday driving.