They were back in the late 80's, 1.3L they were turbo also, Zac is correct they are 3L these days.
Dan -----Original Message----- From: James Marmont [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 15 November 2001 11:16 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Boost vs Cubic inches i dis agree i have read that they were 1. something. think 1.6l. they are certainly under 2l -----Original Message----- From: ccking [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 15 November 2001 10:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Boost vs Cubic inches 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 make quad cam v8s, but they are only in very expensive luxury cars. they need 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 the 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 may 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 else 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 fuel. 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 > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
