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Twin engine drive

Twin engine drive

Twin engine drive

(OP)
Is there a way to link two engines side by side so the drive shafts drive a third main drive shaft that is powered by both engines?

RE: Twin engine drive

Input power at each of a differentials axels -remove power at the single "driveshaft".

Was used by american tanks in WW2 which used two radial "aircraft" engines for power.

RE: Twin engine drive

(OP)
Is there any website on the web that show a diagram or have more info?

RE: Twin engine drive


How about using the sprockets and chain from a transfer case to link the two engines and then driving your third shaft off one of the two (mated) cranks?

Most 4x4 tranfer cases use chains so they are cheap and easy to find in scrap yards. If you google images of transfer case chain you'll see what I mean. It will be lighter than using a diff and you won't have to reverse the one engine (or drive off the "wrong" end of one engine.

cheers, derek

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RE: Twin engine drive

Porsche's 917 used basically two 911 engines end to end with gears driving a common output shaft below the cranks. Reduced the torsional problems of a long flat 12 crank.

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