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Continental AV1790
American engine used in armored vehicles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Continental AV1790 is an American V12 engine used in armored vehicles. Produced by Continental Motors, the AV1790 was used in a variety of limited production and pilot heavy tanks, including the M53 and M55 howitzers, and the T30 and M103 tanks.
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There were also diesel versions (AVDS,[1] Air Cooled, V-engine configuration, Diesel, Superturbocharged) for the M47, M48, and M60 Patton tanks, and the Swedish Stridsvagn 104 (British-built Centurions, re-engined with diesel engines in the 1980s).
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The engine prefixes are:
- A-Air cooled
- V-Vee cylinder arrangement
- D-Diesel
- S-Supercharged
- 1790-Displacement in Cubic Inches
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