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Old 01-02-2006, 11:32 AM
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Default 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
Old 01-02-2006, 11:34 AM
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i'm buessing the Bugatti Veyron at around 175bhp/litre


unless i did my sums wrong
Old 01-02-2006, 11:34 AM
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There has to be alot more higher then that surely

Mines 2ltr and it's a dam sight more then 200bhp

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Old 01-02-2006, 11:35 AM
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evo fq400 runs 200bhp/litre!
Old 01-02-2006, 11:36 AM
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Old 01-02-2006, 11:38 AM
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Whats Rod's car running, 400bhp per litre

Old 01-02-2006, 11:39 AM
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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!
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Originally Posted by Ryan_Belfast
Whats Rod's car running, 400bhp per litre

On gas, more than that now i suspect.
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and if the rx7 turbo is 280 bhp thats a bit more as they are 1.3 litre officially
215 per litre
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NA...

its a honda!

120bhp/litre!!!


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160bhp rx7 non turbo is 123bhp per litre
Old 01-02-2006, 11:56 AM
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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!
Close Chip;

Originally Posted by Formula1.com
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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Originally Posted by big_wig_074
160bhp rx7 non turbo is 123bhp per litre
only if you ignor the actual size of the engine
Old 01-02-2006, 12:11 PM
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well,apparently they are 1300cc,so that figure is correct for that,im not an expert,i just read the power output etc off a rx7 site!
Old 01-02-2006, 12:28 PM
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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
Old 01-02-2006, 12:29 PM
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but the torque figures are shite on bikes!bloody screaming rev boxes!
Old 01-02-2006, 12:32 PM
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but bhp is a calcualtion and not a real thing lol

its all about torque

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Do Wrankel engines count?
Old 01-02-2006, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by M7 COS
Do Wrankel engines count?
ive never heard one counting before mate,this is a engine discussion,not calculators!
Old 01-02-2006, 12:42 PM
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and its Wankel bud, and they are a 1.3 with 231bhp
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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.
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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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is it a standard engine though?
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Yup, RX7s--- 2x 654x2, ie 1300cc.
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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!
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Originally Posted by SteveH
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!
Yeah they do that with the vauxhall ecotec drag racing motors in the states.
Old 01-02-2006, 01:37 PM
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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
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