Those were turbo V-6's in the early '80's. 1500hp in qualifying trim tuned down to 1000 in race trim.... Amazing. Michael Schumacher drove one as a publicity thing a couple of years ago and was scared of the power and the way it is so different than his modern ride.
Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Mathews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What about the self-destructing 1.5 liter Turbo V10's of the early 80's? > Man, those things screamed! I can't imagine the stress on those tiny > little pistons. BTW, that sound was not Rueben's V10, it was a > recording of Coulthard explaining to the Mercedes engineers what it > sounds like each time that Schumacher passes him. :) > > Thanks, > Ed > http://lightandsilver.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of frank theriault > > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 6:31 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Insanity test > > > > > > Hi, Malcolm, > > > > Nah, I didn't really mean that. I was talking about the > > sound of their F1 engines more than anything else. > > > > Actually, one of my favourite Ferraris is the Dino from the > > early 70's, and it "only" had a V8. > <snip> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
