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re: 750 Horse Power?
Posted by John Edward Miller (more from John Edward Miller) on Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:22:44
In Reply to: 750 Horse Power?, Charles Christacopoulos, Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:57:45
>> HP Rating 750 HP at 8,000 rpm
>
> How do you get this out of a 2 liter engine with a Low Pressure Turbo?
>
> Formula 1 cars get about 850 HP out of a V12 (3.5lt?) engine. I mean is
> SAAB or General Motors producing nearly as powerful an engine?
Who said anything about a low-pressure turbo?
It's easy to get 750hp out of a 2-liter engine - you just need enough boost
and low life-expectancy targets. Turbo F1 engines were making as much as
1200hp in qualifying trim (BMW 1.5-liter four, circa mid-80s) before they
were banned.
The rallycross Viggens are 4WD, with a longitudinally-mounted engine and
the radiator and all the cooling plumbing in the back seat.
Which brings up a more immediate question: Saab is running 4WD rallycross
cars, how 'bout roadgoing 4WD? Not V70XC-type jacked-up pseudo-SUV, but a
real Audi-type passenger-car 4WD. I've had my share of powerful FWD cars,
and I don't want any more.
John.
Posts in this Thread:
- 750 Horse Power?, Charles Christacopoulos, Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:57:45
- Re: 750 Horse Power?, Larry West, Wed, 26 Jul 2000 23:51:42
- re: 750 Horse Power?, Paul Nunes, Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:07:11
- re: 750 Horse Power?, John Edward Miller, Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:22:44
- Re: 750 Horse Power?, Glenn Wallace, Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:26:53
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