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I work in the tugboat industry. A quite standard engine there is the EMD 645. That was never a "mass-produced automotive engine" and it is not custom. Our smal
by mcculley 4y ago
I work in the tugboat industry. A quite standard engine there is the EMD 645. That was never a "mass-produced automotive engine" and it is not custom.
Our smallest truckable tug uses John Deere engines. Everything else uses engines that would never fit in any automotive application.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoMost marine engines in that size range are used in either rail, power generating or other stationary applications. The manufacturers aren't idiots. They're gonna get as many sales out of a design as they can. Regardless, the point is they're not bespoke for your industry.
- mcculley 4y agoI am well aware of the other uses of these engines. I argued only with the assertion made about "automotive engines".