The coveted Pug engine bay pic

zac510 · 18 Jun 2007, 13:38 (Ref:1940782)

Wondering if anybody was able to snap the coveted Peugeot engine bay pic last weekend at LM.
It even has a small bounty on its head over at mulsannescorner.com!

rcarr · 18 Jun 2007, 14:04 (Ref:1940796)

What is so special about it?

There was a great shot on Motors TV when the number 7 car retired!

Maybe you can do a screen grab from youtube?

zac510 · 18 Jun 2007, 14:08 (Ref:1940799)

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Originally Posted by rcarr

What is so special about it?

They're hiding it from us so it must be good!

MulsanneMike · 18 Jun 2007, 14:24 (Ref:1940808)

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Originally Posted by rcarr

What is so special about it?

There was a great shot on Motors TV when the number 7 car retired!

Maybe you can do a screen grab from youtube?

What's so special is that Peugeot PR staff have gone to great lengths in getting in the way of photographers attempting to get that image. Such that while by now I suspect someone has it, considering the car has been to multiple events, it has taken too long for it to emerge.

kdr · 18 Jun 2007, 15:18 (Ref:1940825)

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Originally Posted by MulsanneMike

What's so special is that Peugeot PR staff have gone to great lengths in getting in the way of photographers attempting to get that image. Such that while by now I suspect someone has it, considering the car has been to multiple events, it has taken too long for it to emerge.

maybe it has "made in ingolstadt" etched on the block?

minimangler · 18 Jun 2007, 15:22 (Ref:1940833)

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Originally Posted by kdr

maybe it has "made in ingolstadt" etched on the block?

Or Rugby (Judd)

R59 · 18 Jun 2007, 18:17 (Ref:1940944)

Whatever, the crews made sure that nobody could see what was under the covers when they made their stops. Something that I feel the organisers should rap them over the knuckles for, if not, kick them out!

It smacks of something "bent" on the car. If they have nothing to hide, then why try to hide it.

Or does it say "Renault" or "Ford TDCi" on the cam covers, and they're too embarrassed to show the world that the can't make their own engines (or their own engine staff were on strike, so they bought one in!)

kdr · 18 Jun 2007, 21:16 (Ref:1941097)

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Originally Posted by minimangler

Or Rugby (Judd)

Or "unleaded fuel only"..

Mr Revhead · 18 Jun 2007, 21:19 (Ref:1941100)

happens a bit in motorsport.... happened over here with the aussie V8s, and the nz class as well.
gotta hide those secrets!

Hugewally · 19 Jun 2007, 04:51 (Ref:1941306)

Funny story from the test day. One of the IMSA tech guys was there and was shocked to see that when the engine cover was pulled off the Pug, there was already a blanket covering the whole engine bay. The tech people had to peek under the blanket to check their needed items...

minimangler · 19 Jun 2007, 09:45 (Ref:1941481)

Sounds like they're paranoid about something- how much different is pug to audi? And surely the ACO have seen it to check it's legal? Or at least french car at le mans legal, which is a slightly more liberal rule book

gwyllion · 19 Jun 2007, 09:50 (Ref:1941488)

As I pointed out in here you can find a picture of the engine bay on lemans.org. With Club Arnage access you can get a bigger version of the picture.

minimangler · 19 Jun 2007, 10:02 (Ref:1941503)

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Originally Posted by gwyllion

As I pointed out in here you can find a picture of the engine bay on lemans.org. With Club Arnage access you can get a bigger version of the picture.

So bang goes the hyperdrive theory.

zac510 · 19 Jun 2007, 10:04 (Ref:1941504)

Thanks gwyllion, and for the sensible post too!

AU N EGL · 19 Jun 2007, 11:37 (Ref:1941598)

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Originally Posted by zac510

They're hiding it from us so it must be good!

Hell no, they are using an Audi R10 engine in there.

Lusitano · 19 Jun 2007, 20:55 (Ref:1942045)

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Originally Posted by AU N EGL

Hell no, they are using an Audi R10 engine in there.

Hehehehehehehe You mispelled Chevy block.

Nowadays, people "hide" stuff to have other people think "it must be good". Most of the times those people are deceived. This might be one of those times.

Besides, people tend to be more interested in the "no.1" car/engine than in the "no.2" car/engine. If you are going to copy, copy the best, not the rest.

zac510 · 19 Jun 2007, 21:04 (Ref:1942059)

It doesn't really matter if it's good or not. My comment above was very tongue in cheek. The greatest thing it will do is put Audi's diesel and existing petrol engines in perspective. It's very naive to think that a photo will teach us nothing. It will give us knowledge, and knowledge is power!

minimangler · 20 Jun 2007, 00:01 (Ref:1942148)

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Originally Posted by zac510

It doesn't really matter if it's good or not. My comment above was very tongue in cheek. The greatest thing it will do is put Audi's diesel and existing petrol engines in perspective. It's very naive to think that a photo will teach us nothing. It will give us knowledge, and knowledge is power!

My father has told me this story many times.
But: a man, possibly called Jim (though i could be wrong) was a very good technical artist, and did cutaways for a living. One day, he happened upon a Honda mid sixties GP car (when it was still very new) stood next to it for a few moments, and went away and drew a meticulously detailed drawing of said car, and specifically its engine. The result? Honda men getting quite angry and asking him who'd been talking.
Be the tone sepia or 20 mega pixel coloured, teams are paranoid about pictures and details. Any advantage...

AU N EGL · 20 Jun 2007, 00:26 (Ref:1942157)

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Originally Posted by Lusitano

Hehehehehehehe You mispelled Chevy block.

If it was a chevy Durmax desiel block, like in my pickup the pug would have clobbered the audi.

Lusitano · 20 Jun 2007, 18:39 (Ref:1942781)

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Originally Posted by AU N EGL

If it was a chevy Durmax desiel block, like in my pickup the pug would have clobbered the audi.

YEAAAHHHH

I remember those from back in NJ/NY.

chewymonster · 22 Jun 2007, 22:40 (Ref:1944634)

Nice joke. Can't wait until modern TDIs get here.

**GTRMagic** · 23 Jun 2007, 09:22 (Ref:1944817)

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Originally Posted by kdr

maybe it has "made in ingolstadt" etched on the block?

Why not Caterpillar, Cummins or Detroit Diesel??

Mr Revhead · 23 Jun 2007, 10:24 (Ref:1944836)

what ever happend to that team with the diesel from a toureg?
wasnt it caterpiller that helped them with that?

gwyllion · 23 Jun 2007, 10:31 (Ref:1944841)

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Originally Posted by gwyllion

As I pointed out in here you can find a picture of the engine bay on lemans.org. With Club Arnage access you can get a bigger version of the picture.

Did anyone else can across a better picture of Peugeot engine?

Nordic · 23 Jun 2007, 12:06 (Ref:1944869)

Are you sure its the engine thats being hidden? maybe the suspension is a bit more inventive than normal?

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