morgey Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 1.5l 3 cylinder and 400hp. Ok not all that impressive but it weighs 40kgs!! You could lift that in place on your own lolhttp://www.carthrottle.com/witchcraft-is-the-only-way-to-explain-nissans-incredible-400hp-1-5-litre-3-pot-engine/ Quote
daveEP Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Waw man thats pritty neat lol. a like the picture with the guy holding it. really shows how light it is. Quote
mikey4410 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 that sort of technology has got to be worth at least £200 quid lol. that picture reminds me of a husaberg 501 engine in a bike i used to have. tiny compact engine but nearly 65 bhp and stupid amounts of torque Quote
kavan-k Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 That is unbelievable! Nismo have a serious team of mega brains haha Quote
daveEP Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 ^^^^ haha. a team of mega brains lol so true!!! Quote
Chris_GlanzaV98 Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 its very impressive, i seen it earlier today and though we were good to get that power but they have one less cylinder, albeit more cc Quote
AdamB Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 The most impressive thing is the fact it weighs so little, but you have to question if every part is made lighter to reach the 40kg weight goal how many fatigued cycles can the engine go through before a component fails. Still not as impressive as getting 2000bhp from a 1.5 litre engine Quote
morgey Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 On 1/29/2014 at 12:31 PM, AdamB said: The most impressive thing is the fact it weighs so little, but you have to question if every part is made lighter to reach the 40kg weight goal how many fatigued cycles can the engine go through before a component fails. Still not as impressive as getting 2000bhp from a 1.5 litre engine It's a le man's engine so good for upto 24 hrs of almost non stop abuse. I'm guessing you are quoting 70's F1 engines with the 2000hp? If so the lasted the whole of qualifying at that then detuned to race power for reliability for the whole of 1 race... Quote
AdamB Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 On 1/29/2014 at 12:43 PM, morgey said: It's a le man's engine so good for upto 24 hrs of almost non stop abuse.I'm guessing you are quoting 70's F1 engines with the 2000hp? If so the lasted the whole of qualifying at that then detuned to race power for reliability for the whole of 1 race...Technically not, its only used as a backup whilst the Energy Recovery System (ERS) charges the batteries for the electric motor. Either that or they just use the 1.5 litre engine to charge the batteries, whichever way they want to work it I guess. Nope V6 1.5 litre engine designed by a lecturer at my uni, however was never put into production for F1 because they deemed it ludicrous lol. Quote
Addymk2 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Can't wait for them to fit that in a micra Quote
Jay85 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Is the 400bhp not including the electric motor as well?? Quote
AdamB Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 On 1/30/2014 at 8:21 AM, Jay85 said: Is the 400bhp not including the electric motor as well??The 400bhp comes from the internal combustion engine only. Quote
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