scudderfish
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 08:05 AM |
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40kg engine, 400HP!
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1086869_nissan-reveals-zeod-rcs-400-hp-3-cylinder-engine-confirms-2015-lmp1-entry
New engine from Nissan for Le Mans, 1.5 litre 3 cylinder turbo.
Looks like it'd fit quite nicely and leave anything Busa powered in the dust.
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Agriv8
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 08:12 AM |
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I reckon it will be 40 k without the mahosive turbo there must be a few k in that alone !!!
regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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Irony
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 08:14 AM |
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Doubt the new engine will be similar in price to a new Zetec.
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DW100
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 09:02 AM |
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Can't really tell from the photo but that looks like an interesting construction.
From the shape of the castings it looks like the pistons run in the head and the head is bolted on from underneath probably with the main cap bolts.
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Theshed
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 09:27 AM |
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Strikingly similar to the Offenhauser engine! Same construction. The Offy produced 770BHP from 2.65L in 1970!
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Peteff
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 10:11 AM |
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It's a Triumph bike engine with all the fat trimmed off 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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onenastyviper
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 10:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DW100
Can't really tell from the photo but that looks like an interesting construction.
From the shape of the castings it looks like the pistons run in the head and the head is bolted on from underneath probably with the main cap bolts.
Agreed - looks very interesting.
From the photo, you can't really see any machine lines - only when you look at the sump plate on the bottom.
If it is a turbo engine with that sort of power, you think that they may have had to put the entire compression/expansion volume into the head so they
could deal with the cylinder pressures?
I think they have also commented that some exotic materials have been used as well.
Just have to wait for Racecar Engineering to detail it.
"If I knew what I was doing then it wouldn't be called research would it?...duh!"
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MP3C
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 12:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
I reckon it will be 40 k without the mahosive turbo there must be a few k in that alone !!!
regards
Agriv8
Says on the post:
"engine weighs just 88 pounds, which means a human is quite capable of carrying it (turbocharger and all)"
Including turbo charger as well... Pretty light!!
Matt
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scudderfish
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 01:29 PM |
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Depends on if 'k' means "£1000" or "1000 grams"
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richardm6994
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 04:15 PM |
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that would make one hell of a gokart!!!
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jacko
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 04:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
It's a Triumph bike engine with all the fat trimmed off
No it's a Vauxhall corsa engine  
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snapper
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 06:05 PM |
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I'm thinking 800bhp V6 that weighs 80Kg
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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snapper
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 06:08 PM |
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I'm thinking 800bhp V6 that weighs 80Kg
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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Simon
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| posted on 28/1/14 at 06:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
I'm thinking 800bhp V6 that weighs 80Kg
Or a 1600bhp V12 same weight as a Pinto 
ATB
Simon
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scootz
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| posted on 1/2/14 at 11:08 AM |
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Some pics of it with its clothes on...
It's Evolution Baby!
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