No matter the field of action, whether in competition, architecture or mechanics, when the limits are sought, sometimes we find them abruptly and painfully. Boost an engine of a car to the limit to achieve higher powers than many train locomotives and seeing it happen on a power bank is quite a spectacle.
Unfortunately for the driver of this pick-upthings went wrong, and some pistons too, but it is even more hypnotizing for us.
More than 3,000 HP before exploding
During a recent power competition, a very American modality that consists of boosting a car’s engine to unsuspected limits to then see who can achieve the greatest power.
In this case, it is a Cummins diesel which was equipped with a Ram HD pickup. Its owner had the goal of reaching 3,000 HP using the most common method in these cases to achieve it: with three turbos larger than his own head.
The Ram nicknamed “Red Delicious” It was built by Randy Reyes, the owner of Randy’s Transmissions, of Utah, who posted the slow motion video of the incident. It started life in 2006 as a Ram 3500 HD as standard, a pickup that is more like a truck than a pickup due to its high towing capacity, its double-wheel rear axle and its enormous GVW.
According to Diesel World, “Red Delicious” equips a Cummins with a displacement reduced from 6.7 liters to 5.9 liters by the Industrial Injection specialists. The engine block has been reinforced with concrete and with “all the necessary hardware to produce thousands of horsepower.”
That is, an intercooler as large as the pickup, injection of water and methanol for cooling and a configuration of three turbos, truly enormous, capable of generating a pressure of 8.9 bars.
That gives you some 2,200 HP measured at the crankshaftwhich is considered the real power of the engine as opposed to the power to the wheels. As a general rule, when a manufacturer gives the power of its cars it is to the wheels, whether it is a Dacia Spring or a Bugatti Chiron.
More than 2,000 HP for a diesel It is a more than honorable figure. There are freight train locomotives with less power. But to be the king of the power bank, you need the help of our friend the NOSu nitrous oxide. A system that injects laughing gas in three stages to bring the boost pressure to a whopping 10 bars. In other words, 10 times the pressure of a Volkswagen Golf GTi turbo.
By activating the NOS, Randy acknowledges in his Instagram post that they exceeded 3,000 HP. This also gave wings to the engine. Almost literally, because one of the pistons and some shirts decided that they could no longer withstand so much pressure and flew towards their freedom, leaving a scene of flames and desolation in their wake. And all of this captured in slow motion, of course.
Now, Rany Reyes faces a dilemma: rebuilding the Ram with a new block, knowing that even the firewall burst doesn’t seem ideal, or trying again with a new car.
Source: www.motorpasion.com
