The Car or Thing that gets you Inspired Thread

**Blitzen** · 24-02-2011, 10:36 PM

Mmmmmmm.... M power.... 1350hp out of a 1.5L cylinder production car block...

**thestu** · 25-02-2011, 07:34 AM

My mate was telling me about this last night!!!!

Sent from Stus galaxy...

**gareth_oau** · 25-02-2011, 11:08 AM

and comes with an all-inclusive 15 minute warranty! LOL

**bigfoot** · 25-02-2011, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by Blitzen

Mmmmmmm.... M power.... 1350hp out of a 1.5L cylinder production car block...

ah the 1980's - they need to relax the regs in F1 to make it a bit more interesting

i'll post some vids from some turbo f1 cars at the Goodwood festival when i get a chance

**gareth_oau** · 25-02-2011, 03:18 PM

the engines were capable of producing over 1500hp, but they were qualifying specials - ie they would only last enough time to do a warm up lap, a qualifying quickie and a cool down lap before they were screwed

**bigfoot** · 25-02-2011, 06:05 PM

Benetton Ford V6

and a vid of a JPS Lotus warming up at Goodwood

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**straight_fresh** · 26-02-2011, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by bigfoot

a friend of mine used to race F5000...he tells a good yarn

work equip 01's?!?!? haha

**Blitzen** · 26-02-2011, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by bigfoot

ah the 1980's - they need to relax the regs in F1 to make it a bit more interesting

i'll post some vids from some turbo f1 cars at the Goodwood festival when i get a chance

I took this pic at the BMW museum at Spartenburg, in South Carolina. It was funny, looking at the block, seeing where the the old alternator mounts and other stuff from the stock 2002 1.6L had been machined off... What alot of people don't realise is that these blocks had done at least 100,000km in a normal BMW 2002 road car before they were made into a fire breathing monster... This is why they are classed as the most powerful production car engine ever produced.

**bigfoot** · 28-02-2011, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by Blitzen

What alot of people don't realise is that these blocks had done at least 100,000km in a normal BMW 2002 road car before they were made into a fire breathing monster...

apparently they used to leave the blocks out in the weather and the engineers used to wee on them