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40kg engine, 400HP!
scudderfish - 28/1/14 at 08:05 AM

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.


Agriv8 - 28/1/14 at 08:12 AM

I reckon it will be 40 k without the mahosive turbo there must be a few k in that alone !!!

regards

Agriv8


Irony - 28/1/14 at 08:14 AM

Doubt the new engine will be similar in price to a new Zetec.


DW100 - 28/1/14 at 09:02 AM

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.


Theshed - 28/1/14 at 09:27 AM

Strikingly similar to the Offenhauser engine! Same construction. The Offy produced 770BHP from 2.65L in 1970!


Peteff - 28/1/14 at 10:11 AM

It's a Triumph bike engine with all the fat trimmed off


onenastyviper - 28/1/14 at 10:54 AM

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.


MP3C - 28/1/14 at 12:58 PM

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


scudderfish - 28/1/14 at 01:29 PM

Depends on if 'k' means "£1000" or "1000 grams"


richardm6994 - 28/1/14 at 04:15 PM

that would make one hell of a gokart!!!


jacko - 28/1/14 at 04:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
It's a Triumph bike engine with all the fat trimmed off


No it's a Vauxhall corsa engine


snapper - 28/1/14 at 06:05 PM

I'm thinking 800bhp V6 that weighs 80Kg


snapper - 28/1/14 at 06:08 PM

I'm thinking 800bhp V6 that weighs 80Kg


Simon - 28/1/14 at 06:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by snapper
I'm thinking 800bhp V6 that weighs 80Kg


Or a 1600bhp V12 same weight as a Pinto

ATB

Simon


scootz - 1/2/14 at 11:08 AM

Some pics of it with its clothes on...