The best sounding engine ever - the F1 BRM V16
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The best sounding engine ever - the F1 BRM V16
F1 BRM V16
This may be the sweeting sounding engine I've ever heard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBKUQPjQ16I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPD...eature=related
This may be the sweeting sounding engine I've ever heard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBKUQPjQ16I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPD...eature=related
Designer: Peter Berthon
Cylinders: V16
RPM: 12000
Displacement 1487.76 cc
Power 410.1 kW (549.9 bhp)
Dry sump 50 to 70 lbf/in³
135 degree V16 alloy cylinder block and crankcase. Cast iron wet liners.
Bore 49.53 mm (1.95 in)
Stroke 48.26 mm (1.90 in)
Fuel system Rolls-Royce two-stage centrifugal supercharger with two 3 in (76 mm). SU carburettors. 5.7 bar maximum boost.
Fuel Petrol/alcohol fuel
Ignition Lucas coil, later four Lucas magnetos. One spark plug per cylinder
Valve gear 2 valves per cylinder @ 80 degrees with twin overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, via gear train from the centre of the crankshaft. Hairpin valve springs.
Inlet valves 1.25 in (32 mm)
Exhaust valves 1.09 in (28 mm)
Crankshaft Counterbalanced two piece with 8 plain bearings & 2 main roller bearings. (Later 10 plain bearings.)
In Raymond Mays' book, he claimed the following power curve with the 4.0:1 supercharger (5.7 ata):
100 bhp (75 kW) @ 5,000 rpm
175 bhp (130 kW) @ 6,000 rpm
250 bhp (190 kW) @ 7,000 rpm
335 bhp (250 kW) @ 8,000 rpm
412 bhp (307 kW) @ 9,000 rpm
525 bhp (391 kW) @ 10,000 rpm
585 bhp (436 kW) @ 11,000 rpm
600 bhp (450 kW) @ 12,000 rpm
He also stated that at Albi 1953, Fangio's V16 had a claimed 72 psi boost (4.9 ata) and 585 bhp (436 kW) @ 11,800 rpm. He reached 186 mph (299 km/h).
Cylinders: V16
RPM: 12000
Displacement 1487.76 cc
Power 410.1 kW (549.9 bhp)
Dry sump 50 to 70 lbf/in³
135 degree V16 alloy cylinder block and crankcase. Cast iron wet liners.
Bore 49.53 mm (1.95 in)
Stroke 48.26 mm (1.90 in)
Fuel system Rolls-Royce two-stage centrifugal supercharger with two 3 in (76 mm). SU carburettors. 5.7 bar maximum boost.
Fuel Petrol/alcohol fuel
Ignition Lucas coil, later four Lucas magnetos. One spark plug per cylinder
Valve gear 2 valves per cylinder @ 80 degrees with twin overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, via gear train from the centre of the crankshaft. Hairpin valve springs.
Inlet valves 1.25 in (32 mm)
Exhaust valves 1.09 in (28 mm)
Crankshaft Counterbalanced two piece with 8 plain bearings & 2 main roller bearings. (Later 10 plain bearings.)
In Raymond Mays' book, he claimed the following power curve with the 4.0:1 supercharger (5.7 ata):
100 bhp (75 kW) @ 5,000 rpm
175 bhp (130 kW) @ 6,000 rpm
250 bhp (190 kW) @ 7,000 rpm
335 bhp (250 kW) @ 8,000 rpm
412 bhp (307 kW) @ 9,000 rpm
525 bhp (391 kW) @ 10,000 rpm
585 bhp (436 kW) @ 11,000 rpm
600 bhp (450 kW) @ 12,000 rpm
He also stated that at Albi 1953, Fangio's V16 had a claimed 72 psi boost (4.9 ata) and 585 bhp (436 kW) @ 11,800 rpm. He reached 186 mph (299 km/h).
the sound from early F1 engines are so awesome. not that the modern ones aren't amazing, but the modern ones are just different. don't really know how to explain it.
250F at Sears Point:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7204385...7617625274539/
250F at Sears Point:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7204385...7617625274539/
Last edited by JZ oo7; May 18, 2010 at 06:43 PM.
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