This will filter down to your road car

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john-e89

Lifer
Very interesting engine development in F1 that when explained is so obvious, and I've no doubt it will appear in new road car engines in the near future. The latest F1 V6 turbo's use a third less fuel than the old V8 N/A engines and produce more power, how? There is a small separate chamber next to the spark plug that the plug ignites, it does'nt ignite the main normal chamber, then the ignited fuel/air is directed into the main chamber at certain tactical points thus causing ignition throughout the mixture at once in these different locations rather than the plug firing the mix and letting the burn spread out, as in engines at the moment, so you get the whole mix ignited sooner, more efficiently thus needing less fuel.

Clever stuff.
 
I think in 10/15 years petrol/diesel engines will be pretty much a thing of the past or priced off the road and we'll all be electric comparing our batteries :lol:

Tim.
 
And herin lies the secret as to why Mercedes were so dominant since the new engine era...

Took the others a while to clock onto this idea...no doubt a change of fortunes is imminent
 
Woots said:
And herin lies the secret as to why Mercedes were so dominant since the new engine era...

Took the others a while to clock onto this idea...no doubt a change of fortunes is imminent
Click to expand...

Let's hope so!

I read a couple of seasons back before the first domineering year that Merc also found a trick with running the impeller shaft from the turbine wheel, through the engine V so the compressor wheel was close to the inlet chamber thus needing much less pipe work to the intercooler and the inlet. Is that correct and is everyone using that now if so?
 
Sounds to me that F1 engines finally catch up to age old diesel technique...
First turbo's, now a pre combustion chamber :lol:

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Invented in 1909 by a very famous german engineer who's name is very much connected to injection technology.
(anyone care to guess?)
 
Woots said:
And herin lies the secret as to why Mercedes were so dominant since the new engine era...

Took the others a while to clock onto this idea...no doubt a change of fortunes is imminent
Click to expand...

Apparently Renault will be bringing this 'innovation' to Canada, so you should benefit from it. Or maybe not, as apparently your engines are supplied by Tag Heuer :lol: :poke:
 
Saw this too interesting stuff I'm suprised only a few teams are using it though no doubt will be heading into merc production cars within a few years
 
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