It comes out of a Cat V12 marine engine, which is over 18 feet long and weighs over 41,000 pounds.
Of course, thanks to the Feral Irishman, there is also this beast to consider:
The 109,000-horsepower Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C, which first set sail in the Emma Mærsk in 2006, weighs in at a rotund 2,300 tons, and it's 44-feet tall and 90-feet long. In other words, the TRA96 is the height of a four-story building, and longer than a Christmas Eve line at Sam's Club. Within that massive exterior rests 14 cylinders that each consume 6.5-ounces of diesel fuel every cycle. And, if you like torque, there's enough twist to rip an M1 tank to shreds, though the massive mill churns at only 102 rpm.
Pffffft... I'll see your Cat Diesel and raise you THIS on ;). It is amazing what man can build.
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