Caterpillar C27


The Caterpillar C27 is a V12 diesel internal [combustion engine] made by Caterpillar. The engine is in displacement. Each cylinder has a bore of and a stroke of. The engine can produce at 2100 RPM. The peak torque occurs at an engine speed of 1400 RPM. This engine began production as Caterpillar 3412. As emissions controls were tightened, engine management and combustion chamber were redesigned such that two different engines emerged: the mechanically controlled Caterpillar C27 and the electronically controlled Caterpillar C30. The C30 block was later scaled up and the Caterpillar C32 emerged. The C27 also began to be produced with electronic engine control and management after 2007.