ECU for 14k rpm V8

[Tom]

I've held a rod / piston assembly from the BMW F1 engine you are referring
to... pretty cool. Very robust titanium rod but I don't remember the details
of the piston, 2 ring or 3 - might have to take another look, this time w/ a
digital camera. What's even more interesting is that BMW built those motors
from already "seasoned" high mileage (100k km+) production motors. The block
is from the 4 cylinder 320i if I remember correctly, and similar to the
engine used in later e30 M3's.

-tom

> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:33:04 +0800
> From: Chris Waltham <chris at harvestroad.com>
> Subject: Re: ECU for 14k rpm V8
{snip}
> Interestingly, F1 engines used to be very small-capacity (this is going
back
> a decade or two), with less cylinders but with turbocharging. There was a
> particular BMW engine that was, I thinkm 1.5 liters in displacment, was in
> a V-6 configuration and pumped out some 1,200bhp in qualifying trim. I
think
> it was running about 4 bar of boost pressure, though.. I'm told it could
> wheelspin the entire way down the track in top gear if one were so
inclined.
> I believe that the FIA later limited turbo boost levels to 3 bars or so,
and
> later outlawed it altogether. They were truly amazing things, though..
>
>
> Chris


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