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The tank engine roars to its life.
This is what happens when you put a 27-liter V12 engine in a Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. This is the first time the car has been tested. However, the car will be upgraded to a twin-turbo system later. The Rolls-Royce Meteor, a new development from the legendary, was designed for motorized artillery tanks and other applications. The Meteor was not supercharged, and needed to be run on lower-octane gasoline than the Merlin’s high-octane fuel. In the 1940s, this was sufficient to produce 600 horsepower (447 Kilowatts) and 810 HP (604 kW), in later versions.
The Meteor has undergone extensive modifications, including the installation and operation of the twin-turbo system. The team aims to produce 2,500 horsepower (1,864kW) and 3,806 pounds-feet (5.160 Newton-meters). Because the turbos don’t send boost to the engine, the engine doesn’t yet have the massive power it needs. It is not easy to get the thing moving. The machine starts but then stops. The laptop’s owner makes adjustments until the machine finally starts to work. A thermal camera can show all the operating cylinders as the engine idles.
Next, start the engine and give it some revs. This time, there are no issues. This project still has a lot of work ahead. The video’s final part shows that the gearbox is still in its initial configuration. There will need to be significant modifications to the body. The firewall will occupy a space that renders the front doors almost inaccessible. To make this vehicle realistically driveable, the team must create a new cockpit.