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  • FB discussion on supercharging 1.5 L 1966

    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 31 11:15:48 2019
    FB discussion on supercharging 1.5 L

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    Mike Obermaier
    Mike Obermaier I will never understand why BRM and Coventry Climax
    didn't supercharge their fabulous little 1.5litre V8s for the advent of
    the 3 litre formula....
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    Scott Delong
    Scott Delong I remember reading an interview w- Colin Chapman shortly
    after the three litre formula was initiated. He predicted 1.5 litre
    forced induction motors would predominate. Surprised it took so long!
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    Mike Obermaier
    Mike Obermaier Scott absolutely. I am not a motor engineer but I should
    have thought that developing an existing excellent engine to take forced induction would have presented fewer problems and would have meant that
    the Lotus and BRM teams would have been properly powered from the outset
    of the 1966 season. It is interesting also to speculate whether there
    would have been the legendary Cosworth DFV.
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    Mike Obermaier , I would suggest that it is not nearly as simple or
    easy as you think. Taking "an existing excellent engine" and applying
    forced induction to try to double it's power is impossible. Everything
    about it's original design was to stand the stresses of original power. Everything would need to be redesigned.


    To add to that, about a very similar effort, I good friend of mine
    also races sports racers in the USA. He realized that by the SCCA rules
    for DSR in mid 2000s, it allowed 1,000 cc normally aspirated, OR 666 cc
    forced induction, and he (and many other…See More
    I will try here to add a citation for those interested:: Scott
    Tucker's D Sports Racer
    Fans of "Dinner with Racers" podcast will of course be familiar with the
    insane story behind it.
    Listen and enjoy: http://www.dinnerwithracers.com/episode-8-the-level-5-spec…/
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    Ep.8 – The Level 5 Special – Dinner with Racers
    DINNERWITHRACERS.COM
    Ep.8 – The Level 5 Special – Dinner with Racers
    Ep.8 – The Level 5 Special – Dinner with Racers
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    Here is some other discussion on the subject, In 1966, "Compression
    devices were allowed for the first time since 1960, but it wasn't until
    1977 that a company actually had the finance and interest of building
    one, when Renault debuted their new Gordini V6 Turbo at the British
    Grand Prix at Silverstone that year." And it took many years to get
    reliable. From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_engines...
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    Formula One engines - Wikipedia
    EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
    Formula One engines - Wikipedia
    Formula One engines - Wikipedia
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