There’s No Replacement For Displacement: 10,000 Cubic Inch Enterprise DSG-36 Diesel Fires Right Up After 30 Years

Click here to view the embedded video. It does sounds like it should be the name of a spaceship on Star Trek but the Enterprise DSG-36 engine was made for more earthbound vessels. Enterprise Engine and Foundry dated back to the 19th century and they started building engines for stationary and marine purposes in 1917. Located near San Francisco, they were known for "their very heavily constructed four-stroke cycle diesels that had operating speeds on the lower end of the medium speed range."  The DSG-36 is a six cylinder four cycle diesel with a 12 inch bore and a 15 inch stroke. If I remember my geometry, that works out to 1.7 liters of displacement per cylinder, over 10,000 cubic inches total. In normally aspirated form it was rated at over 600 horsepower @ 600 rpm and with a turbocharger, more than 900 hp. During World War II, Enterprises engines were in high demand by the military and some can still be found in marine service. From the landscape in the background and the patina on the engine, this particular Enterprise DSG-36 hasn't been near water for a while. It looks like it was used to run a generator, perhaps having been purchased as war surplus. Enterprise's reputation for heavy duty construction appears to have been well earned. According to the poster on YouTube, it hadn't been started in 30 years and it seems to have started right up. Time to call the Blastolene boys. Ronnie Schreiber edits Cars In Depth, a realistic perspective on cars & car culture and the original 3D car site. If you found this post worthwhile, you can dig deeper at Cars In Depth. If the 3D thing freaks you out, don't worry, all the photo and video players in use at the site have mono options. Thanks for reading – RJS from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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