At no point will I make any mention, inference, or mildly suggest the cliché of engine-swapping this honker into your jalopy. With that out of the way, let me hit you with the spec sheet from the engine that was designed by engineers obsessed with triangles. And no, it’s not the Wankel rotary engine. The Napier Deltic is a diesel engine that employs 18 opposing cylinders, 36 pistons, and 88.3 liters to make over 1,000 horsepower happen. Legend says, at one point, an engine was turbocharged and tested up to 5,500 horsepower, but nary would it make such power for any of its use cases. Close your mouth, you’ll catch flies.
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