http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51408

Yeah, didn't even try did you?

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/n...mans-revealed/

Here is a link to the article, should answer all of your questions.

I know, pretty much nothing is similar to the production engine. It is jjust cool that this engine can be changed into a race engine. . .

You are just going to have to change everything out.

Very cool. Can we put it in the BR-Z and make 300 HP without cooling needed Please ?

Well...

To be fair, in the '60s, a 7 liter V8 would hit 400+hp all day long (and quite a bit more than that with a good blower), so your comparison there is a bit misleading, as far as technological progress is concerned.

Since this actually prompts discussion unlike the other post...

I believe when referring to an 'adiabatic' engine the idea is to allow the engine to run hot, as such less energy is allowed to be turned into waste heat and it creates better useful power. This is not a new concept, it's part of the reason Ferdinand Porsche designed the Beetle and his own sports cars to be rear engined, to reduce the cooling effects and squeeze more power (and thus more efficiency) out of his boxers. The limit to doing this is in the materials, obviously you can only get so hot until metal starts warping which was a problem with his VW's and 911's in the 60's since they were air cooled sitting in traffic on a hot summer day left several German cars stranded on the side of the road.

As for the power output per displacement, nothing tops BMW:
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M12"]BMW M12 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

This is cool, but not extraordinary.

Edit: for those unwilling to skim the BMW article: 1.5L Turbo inline 4 with a peak output estimated at 1400 hp in 1986, lower output and better longevity with a reduction in boost.

For sure. Go back and look at the Chevy motor in the Chapparel race car in the 60s.

You are comparing smog choked street engines to full out race engines. The kind of HP they are talking about is impressive but certainly not unheard of in a race motor. Look at the Toyota turbocharged four cylinder from IMSA in the Gurney Eagle. That 2.1L made 750HP in endurance form with a air restrictor. It was reputed to be able to make over 1000HP in sprint configuration. That was in 1992.

550 hp out of a 1.6L... I'm assuming the turbo lag on that thing would be horrendous.

Nope!

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You can do anything with money.

Not searching is definitely in the rules. Use the little report/flag button on the post to report it and they will probably ban him. I'll do it as well so we have a better chance of getting through to the mods.

Jeez, chill out.