F1 motor revving
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dammit I want one!!!!!!!!11one11!!!!!!!! That thing is crazy!
seriously, I checked the F1 site a while back and I couldn't find anything other than the basic 900+hp 3.0 liter V12 info. What kind of valvetrain do those motors use??!? Are they OHC or do they use some kind of pneumatically(sp?) controlled valves or something???!!?! I NEED to know how they rev to 20k rpm...... or I'll lose my mind!
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seriously, I checked the F1 site a while back and I couldn't find anything other than the basic 900+hp 3.0 liter V12 info. What kind of valvetrain do those motors use??!? Are they OHC or do they use some kind of pneumatically(sp?) controlled valves or something???!!?! I NEED to know how they rev to 20k rpm...... or I'll lose my mind!
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Originally Posted by NumberOneSled
I believe they're all V10's. I'm not sure, but they probably don't give out any specs of their motors. Awesome vid!
Originally Posted by u8dusst
They are 3.0L V10's, N/A. Redline is about 18K RPM, and they idle at about 7-8K RPM.
Originally Posted by NumberOneSled
Are you sure about the 18K redline? I could have sworn I've watched races were they showed them going to 22K-23K.
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Originally Posted by XLR8NSS
That is badass.
I think most teams try to stay around 18-19K for better reliability.
j/kdoes anybody have a link to some info, or any info they can just post??!?!?
Originally Posted by pwr2w8
ok, that still doesn't tell me how they rev to 18k in the first place. j/k
does anybody have a link to some info, or any info they can just post??!?!?
j/kdoes anybody have a link to some info, or any info they can just post??!?!?
www.f1technical.net
they dont have valve springs, they have little pistons attached to the valves pushed on by nitrogen gas. damn expensive engines, take a week to build one.
also the official website...
www.formula1.com
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Originally Posted by NumberOneSled
Are you sure about the 18K redline? I could have sworn I've watched races were they showed them going to 22K-23K.
Originally Posted by Red Shift
18,500 is the highest. BMW engine 2003 season. No failures either. I believe the valves were pneumatically closed
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Originally Posted by NumberOneSled
So is there any chance of getting the vid back up?
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