Highest BHP/per litre for a standard car
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Highest BHP/per litre for a standard car
I was wondering which car puts out the highest bhp per litre.
I know the DC2 Integra Type R is 104 bhp/ Litre
and was wondering if there is any higher i think that the S2000 is higher but dont know the exact figures. Can ne one help
I know the DC2 Integra Type R is 104 bhp/ Litre
and was wondering if there is any higher i think that the S2000 is higher but dont know the exact figures. Can ne one help
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You cant possibly compare turbo and non turbo cars in terms of bhp per litre, thats an utter fucking nonsense!
Look at formula one engines, 300bhp per litre now with year 2000+ technology, but in the 80s without the technology but with 60 pounds of boost they were making nearer to 1000bhp per litre!
Look at formula one engines, 300bhp per litre now with year 2000+ technology, but in the 80s without the technology but with 60 pounds of boost they were making nearer to 1000bhp per litre!
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
You cant possibly compare turbo and non turbo cars in terms of bhp per litre, thats an utter fucking nonsense!
Look at formula one engines, 300bhp per litre now with year 2000+ technology, but in the 80s without the technology but with 60 pounds of boost they were making nearer to 1000bhp per litre!
Look at formula one engines, 300bhp per litre now with year 2000+ technology, but in the 80s without the technology but with 60 pounds of boost they were making nearer to 1000bhp per litre!
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That figure rose steadily until the arrival of the 'turbo age' of 1.5 litre turbo engines, some of which were producing anything up to 750 bhp / litre. Then, once the sport returned to normal aspiration in 1989 that figure fell back, before steadily rising again. The 'power battle' of the last few years saw outputs creep back towards the 1000 bhp barrier, some teams producing more than 300 bhp / litre in 2005, the final year of 3 litre V10 engines. From 2006, the regulations require the use of 2.4 litre V8 engines, with power outputs likely to fall around 20 percent.
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in the world of n/a car engines, it's been a bit of a battle between honda and bmw for a while, s2000 engine at 120bhp/litre vs m3 at what alex?
but in the world of bikes, the figures are even better
but in the world of bikes, the figures are even better
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it's true that it's all about torque and that bike engines don't have much compared to cars (at the crank)
however, as they rev twice as high a typical car engine, when installing them in a car, you could reduce the drive ratio to a half, and get the same (or possibly higher) torque at the wheels as a 'normal' car engine. what the point would be i don't know.
however, as they rev twice as high a typical car engine, when installing them in a car, you could reduce the drive ratio to a half, and get the same (or possibly higher) torque at the wheels as a 'normal' car engine. what the point would be i don't know.
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Bike engines make far more torque than people given them credit for!
Have a look at the torque per litre on an M3 engine and a hyabusa engine and you will probably be quite surprised if you are expecting the M3 engine to be lots more!
Have a look at the torque per litre on an M3 engine and a hyabusa engine and you will probably be quite surprised if you are expecting the M3 engine to be lots more!
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Was reading track and race car the other day, and at the back there's a drag car with 1400+bhp............... from a 2.2 litre! 636bhp/litre!
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This is all about those ecotec engines, a very interesting read explaining what needs to be done (and more importantly what doesn't) to get big power.
http://www.gm.com/company/gmtunersou...build_book.htm
http://www.gm.com/company/gmtunersou...build_book.htm
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