Not sure if it was F1 but i remember watching this thing where they had an ear piece to listen to the turbo, because if they go over a certain boost, it would release the pressure as a limiter
yeah this is for INDY cars. pretty cool cause they have to learn to ride the boost
tbh id miss the noise the NA engines make if it switches to turbos..
i wonder how often they would have reliability problems or blown turbos
Dont worry mate, just think of High RPMs and boost........
I'm not to surprised at this. It just goes in circles. Turbo - N/A - Turbo. As for reliability, how reliable are 19000 rpms they got now. The have the budgets to buy the best of the best.
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Just can't get enough of these engine conversions.
First a mini, now a civic.... Whats next??
NOOOOO!! i was upset about them going to V8 engines... then they put 18,000rpm limiters on... now 4cyl turbo??
no one can say they thought the 2009 F1 cars looked better then the 2008 cars.. wider front nose and thinner rear spoiler.. not a good look
i've actually heard that they want to make the sport more environmentally friendly and use fuel similar to the E85 used in V8 supercars... so a small engine with a turbo might be needed...
v10 > v8 > 4 cyclinders?? Like wtf..
FIA get your shit together... Stand up and be different...
Formula 1 is about high powered vehicles that we only see live once a year if in melbourne... very rare occasion tbh...
How often did you ever see a v10 go ROARING down a street... not there at v8's?? Sigh...
Wouldn't be suprirsed if Ferrari and McLarren pull out if they decide to go to 4 cyclinders...
This greenhouse gas emissions shit is ruining everything..
I just got used to the 8's and now they going fk it up again..
morons..
Drew is correct, in qualifying trim the late 80's BMW engines delivered 1,300 HP!! It may seem like a demented number, but consider that those engines ran on toluene, not petrol..
A word of warning before you all want to run out and buy toluene injection.. It's a carcinogen and causes brain damage when inhaled..
Reliability was the key though.. Honda (engines) owned the late 80's F1 scene.. Not quite as much power, but less of a hand-grenade also.. McLaren + Honda + Senna = the glory days!!
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