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Subject: Diesel Streamliner
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:28:27 -0700 (PDT)
Thought this news item might be of interest:
   
  worlds highest specific power diesel engine for land speed record vehicle  
(link to this article)
  April 22, 2006 The JCB DIESELMAX has been created to break the world land 
speed record for a diesel powered automobiles. JCB is aiming to set a new land 
speed record for diesel vehicles with a super sleek streamliner car to be 
driven by Wing Commander Andy Green, the fastest man on Earth. The record 
attempt will take place on the famous Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah during 
August 2006.The stunning, nine metre long JCB DIESELMAX car boasts twin 
4-cylinder, 5-litre JCB444-LSR engines with the worlds highest specific power 
diesel engines used in any automobile application. With each delivering 750hp 
and 1500Nm torque, the engines are over five times the power of the production 
version and at 150hp/litre, they exceed even motorsports applications as the 
worlds highest specific power diesels. At the same time the engines retain 
excellent fuel efficiency and very low emissions through the use of advanced 
combustion control and diesel particulate filter technology.
   
   
  DickJ
  In East Texas

                
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