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It would make sense if the engine manufacturers needed a lot of time for
development, but since these are presumable slightly amped up IRL motors, I
don't see why 2-3 years is necessary.
By the time 2004 rolls around this may look like a bad idea, why not the
2003 or even 2002 season?
> It would make sense if the engine manufacturers needed a lot of time for
> development, but since these are presumable slightly amped up IRL motors,
I
> don't see why 2-3 years is necessary.
> By the time 2004 rolls around this may look like a bad idea, why not the
> 2003 or even 2002 season?
> > Came across this at espn.com tonight
> > http://espn.go.com/rpm/cart/2001/0605/1210027.html
Their deadline for a new motor was 2003,.... And they have pused it back and
back for years, so the timing is right... Im gonna miss that whine of the
Turbos....
The Champcar and IRL motors will be similar in displacement and block only.
The CART motor will be much closer to teh F1 motor than the IRL motor. There
will be no (bleahh) rev limiters etc. They expect around 16,000 compared to
the IRLs mandate 10,700
I hope it screams like an F1 motor. hopefully this will be a step in the
right direction for CART,... kind of a shame to see the turbo era come to a
close....
But hey, now that they have announced a new formula, maybe they can start
attracting new manufacturers?,... It sounds like Audi and Maserati are
Interested in coming to CART...
It's not as simple as just taking off the turbocharger
and the intercooler... As there's already existing size
limits on the engine what would you do with that extra
space?
Personally I've always wanted to see naturally aspirated
engines used more prominently in racing. You don't need
huge RPMs or turbo/super chargers to get high horsepower!
Take some real cars for example... My Ford Contour with
2.5L V6 Duratec engine generates 170 hp. The SVO version
generates 210 hp. It's not the best hp to displacement ratio in
an engine (I think Dodge is the current winner) but it's pretty
close. The racing Contours in BTCC series generate 300+ hp
from the same engine...
--KC
: Came across this at espn.com tonight
:
Toyota will love this... there will likely be a lot of parallel development
of CART and F1 (LMP as well?) engine projects.
> Their deadline for a new motor was 2003,.... And they have pused it back and
> back for years, so the timing is right... Im gonna miss that whine of the
> Turbos....
> The Champcar and IRL motors will be similar in displacement and block only.
> The CART motor will be much closer to teh F1 motor than the IRL motor. There
> will be no (bleahh) rev limiters etc. They expect around 16,000 compared to
> the IRLs mandate 10,700
> I hope it screams like an F1 motor. hopefully this will be a step in the
> right direction for CART,... kind of a shame to see the turbo era come to a
> close....
--
Olav K. Malmin
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>: Came across this at espn.com tonight
>:
>Toyota will love this... there will likely be a lot of parallel development
>of CART and F1 (LMP as well?) engine projects.
http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/0401toyota1.htm
CART's change
-- JB
>> By the time 2004 rolls around this may look like a bad idea, why not the
>> 2003 or even 2002 season?
>Their deadline for a new motor was 2003,.... And they have pused it back and
>back for years, so the timing is right... Im gonna miss that whine of the
>Turbos....
>The Champcar and IRL motors will be similar in displacement and block only.
>The CART motor will be much closer to teh F1 motor than the IRL motor. There
>will be no (bleahh) rev limiters etc. They expect around 16,000 compared to
>the IRLs mandate 10,700
>I hope it screams like an F1 motor. hopefully this will be a step in the
>right direction for CART,... kind of a shame to see the turbo era come to a
>close....
>But hey, now that they have announced a new formula, maybe they can start
>attracting new manufacturers?,... It sounds like Audi and Maserati are
>Interested in coming to CART...
-- JB
> >: Came across this at espn.com tonight
> >:
> >Toyota will love this... there will likely be a lot of parallel
development
> >of CART and F1 (LMP as well?) engine projects.
> Toyota is probably the driving force behind CART's move away from the
> turbo engine formula -- it was announced some time ago that Toyota
> will be providing 3.5-liter normally-aspirated engines for the IRL
> starting in 2003. They had said they would continue to provide
> engines for CART through 2002, but beyond that, their turbo engine
> program was dead, period.
> http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/0401toyota1.htm
> CART's change
> -- JB
:-(((
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> http://espn.go.com/rpm/cart/2001/0605/1210027.html
-- JB
>It would make sense if the engine manufacturers needed a lot of time for
>development, but since these are presumable slightly amped up IRL motors, I
>don't see why 2-3 years is necessary.
>By the time 2004 rolls around this may look like a bad idea, why not the
>2003 or even 2002 season?
>> Came across this at espn.com tonight
>> http://espn.go.com/rpm/cart/2001/0605/1210027.html
--
Olav K. Malmin
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SVT not SVO and they generate between 195-205 depending upon the year. I
prefer naturally aspirated race cars as well. Maybe CART will place more
emphasis on racing and less on fuel conservation iin 2004.
> > Take some real cars for example... My Ford Contour with
> > 2.5L V6 Duratec engine generates 170 hp. The SVO version
> > generates 210 hp. It's not the best hp to displacement ratio in
> > an engine (I think Dodge is the current winner) but it's pretty
> > close. The racing Contours in BTCC series generate 300+ hp
> > from the same engine...
> SVT not SVO and they generate between 195-205 depending upon the year. I
> prefer naturally aspirated race cars as well. Maybe CART will place more
> emphasis on racing and less on fuel conservation iin 2004.