Cheers Terry :) Yes the V-angle is not regulated by FIA. It is Renault running the 111 degree V-angle. This could be a 110 but '111' for marketing.. They had huge vibration/self destruction problems early in the year and had to rev limit them. Since then they have developed stronger components and have been getting some speed out of them. I think there are at least two other V angles in use but I can't remember them off the top of my head.
zac > Terry, > > Wasn't one of the teams (Benetton or Jordan) running a new engine design > this year that incorporated 111 degree cylinder angle? I remember them > having lots of trouble with reliability earlier in the year, might of eve> n > been a Renault engine. > > Mark. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 1:42 PM > Subject: Re: Boost vs Cubic inches > > > > May i suggest that some of you should stick to Dattos (:- although all of > them being V10 is correct. > > F1 2001 specs are: > Technical specifications > Engine design > 10-cylinder V-design normal aspiration engine > > Cylinder angle > 90� > > Capacity > 2998 cc > > Valve > Four per cylinder > > Valve drive > Pneumatic > > Engine block > Aluminium > > Cylinder head > Aluminium > > Crankshaft > Steel > > regards > Terry > > > F1's are 3.6 litre and i think the rules have recently changed to make > them > > all V10's > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "James Marmont" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:19 AM > > Subject: RE: Boost vs Cubic inches > > > > > > > fornula one cars are limited ti 1.6l.the benneton team used to run > bigger > > capacity v8s before the rules changed. and yes toyota and ferrari do ma> ke > > quad cam v8s, but they are only in very expensive luxury cars. they nee> d > to > > maked them more wide spead in their use > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: James Cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2001 3:39 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Boost vs Cubic inches > > > > > > > > > Correct me if I'm wrong but I belive that both Farrari and Toyota put > out > > > high tech qaud cam V8s. And I could be wrong but I think a lot of th> e > F1 > > > cars use small V8s, 3.5L etc > > > > > > > > > > >i am well aware of this > > > >but another thing to remember is that v8s use 1950s technology. they > > still > > > >use push rods for fucks sake! if a manufacturer made a well balanced> 3 > > > >liter v8, using quad cams and 4 or 5 valves per cylinder, that would > > change > > > >the whole equation and put out the same if not more power. torque ma> y > be > > > >down a bit, but nothing forced induction cant fix!!! > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: James Cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2001 2:52 PM > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: Boost vs Cubic inches > > > > > > > > > > > >Gentlemen, > > > > > > > >I enjoy seeing a L20B beat a V8 off the lights as much as anyone els> e > but > > > >you must remember we are talking a highly modified L20B vs a fairly > stock > > > >V8. Its all about how much air and fuel you can get into an engine, > and > > a > > > >larger motor will always have the cability to intake more air and fu> el. > A > > > >twin turbo RB26 can put out 1000hp but a equaly worked blown V8 will > put > > > >out > > > >10,000hp. There is a reason why the quickest cars in the world run > the > > 1/4 > > > >with blown big block V8s. > > > > > > > >Although as you know your a lot more likey to be able to afford to > drive > > a > > > >700 - 800hp turbo (both in building cost and in petrol) on the road > than > > a > > > >10,000hp blown V8, blown V8s are BIG $$$ and use a LOT of fuel, I've > > heard > > > >of such cars using over a litre of AVGAS per km! > > > > > > > >Don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but a larger engine, worked > equally, > > > >will aways produce more power. > > > > > > > >James Cox > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >OF COURSE THERE IS ITS CALLED BOOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > >That Harry guy is obviously a peanut. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Duncan Shillito wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > "there is no substitute for cubic inches" > > !!!!.................(harry > > > > >firth 1967). > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
