1.5L. 400hp. 88lbs

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/01/27/nissan-reveals-400-hp-three-cylinder-engine-for-lemans-racer/?intcmp=features

I read about it on racer.com very impressive, I am wondering if the production cost is the same for V8, V10, or V12.

3 cyl engines will be the next "thing". We haven't seen them for a while and they are overdue.

88 pounds if you take off all the things that make it a 400hp engine AKA the turbocharging setup.

In reply to DaveEstey:

News Article said:

the engine weighs just 88 pounds, which means a human is quite capable of carrying it (turbocharger and all)

Sounds like a turbo Geo Metro engine.

4cylndrfury wrote: In reply to DaveEstey:

News Article said: the engine weighs just 88 pounds, which means a human is quite capable of carrying it (turbocharger and all)

Hey, man. That's like me lifting another me!

"For every hour that the ZEOD RC races, Nissan says the car will be able to complete one lap of Le Mans’ 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe on electric power alone. This will make it the first race car in history to complete a lap in a sanctioned form of motorsport with zero emissions."

If you ignore all the emissions produced over the hour it took to charge up the batteries. Zero emissions, please.

That is a lot of HP per liter. It will interesting to see if it holds together for 24 hours.

I know its the "news" but is 270hp/liter impressive for a turbocharged racing engine?

I agree that 3cylinders are probably going to be more common and was going to buy a 3cyl fiesta but the joke ford calls a backseat would not fit my children with legs still attached so I had to go elsewhere.

I was considering the new 3 cyl Ford for my Ranger. An increase of 60 HP!

In reply to 4cylndrfury:

Picture of said human doesn't include the items.

it makes sense that we will start seeing 3 and even 2 cylinder engines in cars again. With the amount of power and economy they can eek out of a standard I4 and up, why not lop off a cylinder and get even more economy without hurting the power from what we are used to

I carried a Miata engine from my trailer into the garage one time. Bi-lateral hernia repair isn't any fun.

T.J. wrote: That is a lot of HP per liter. It will interesting to see if it holds together for 24 hours.

Has Nissan even finished an endurance race with their cock'N balls yet?

nocones wrote: I know its the "news" but is 270hp/liter impressive for a turbocharged racing engine?

No, but 4.54hp/lb is

T.J. wrote: ...Nissan says the car will be able to complete one lap of Le Mans’ 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe on electric power alone. This will make it the first race car in history to complete a lap in a sanctioned form of motorsport with zero emissions." If you ignore all the emissions produced over the hour it took to charge up the batteries. Zero emissions, please....

De la Sarthe is in France. France makes a lot of it's power (~75%) from nukes. So, yes, it is possible.

2 things...

First, I think the delta wing is Mazda powered now. (cock n balls reference).

b) I believe T.J. was referring to driving teh car with the fossil fuel engine to recharge teh battery. I don't believe this is a plug in type car. Therefore frances electric power infrastructure is not important to the point.

Rob R.

The ultimate Locost engine. I'll take a detuned one with "only" 300 HP please!

Wow, even the rotards aren't saying a peep. This was usually their area of expertise :)

DaveEstey wrote: In reply to 4cylndrfury: Picture of said human doesn't include the items.

Fair enough...but the article did say "A Human"...I dont think that particular human looks like he would be able to lift 88 lbs in general. My guess is that 88lbs reference which they claim includes the turbo componentry is a general claim, not specific to that incident.

wvumtnbkr wrote: b) I believe T.J. was referring to driving teh car with the fossil fuel engine to recharge teh battery. I don't believe this is a plug in type car. Therefore frances electric power infrastructure is not important to the point. Rob R.

Yep - the batteries get charged from regenerative braking. Braking that is converting kinetic energy (derived from combustion of race fuel) into electrical energy. If the car ran a complete lap on the batteries, it is not a zero emission event. The emissions already happened in the previous hour.

shame I don't fit a TVR Vixen anymore.... 300hp and only 88#s

My TVR race car weighed 1750 lbs. If I still owned it, I'd be thinking unclean thoughts about a 400 bhp Ecotec for the 2 litre class!

turboswede wrote: Wow, even the rotards aren't saying a peep. This was usually their area of expertise :)

We're on lunch break!