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14 Jan 2005, 18:06 (Ref:1201035)
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Most interesting engine to ever find it's way into an F1 car?
What do you reckon? What was the most interesting, exciting, or most beautiful sounding engine to ever find it's way into an F1 car?
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14 Jan 2005, 18:14 (Ref:1201038)
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Beautiful sounding? Obviously the Ferrari V12.
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14 Jan 2005, 18:24 (Ref:1201049)
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The W12 engine Life created for 1990 had a fascinatingly original design concept, with the arrangement of the cylinders being so different from conventional engines, but it became clear pretty quickly why no one else had used the concept - the car was unbelivably slow and unreliable.
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14 Jan 2005, 18:32 (Ref:1201056)
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This may seem like treason to some people - but I tend not to find engines interesting
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14 Jan 2005, 18:51 (Ref:1201066)
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brm v16's sound very nice, almost like a modern car in pitch.
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14 Jan 2005, 19:27 (Ref:1201088)
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i agree, got to be the BRM v16, never forget standing next to it on the start line at Goodwood Festival in the middle 90`s, stunning!!
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14 Jan 2005, 19:48 (Ref:1201110)
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talking about the brm has made me put on a cd of engine noises with it on. it's one of those noises that is awe-inspiring and reaffirms your passion for motor sport
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14 Jan 2005, 20:07 (Ref:1201138)
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i know this car wasnt used in F1 but Mazda's Quad rotor from 1991 is music to my ears.
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14 Jan 2005, 20:23 (Ref:1201156)
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Life W12 for me please.
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14 Jan 2005, 20:25 (Ref:1201159)
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BRM, no doubt - raises the hairs on the back of your neck....
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14 Jan 2005, 20:30 (Ref:1201161)
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The BRM H 16 was also very interesting but like the Life W12 it was pretty unsuccessful.
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14 Jan 2005, 20:45 (Ref:1201174)
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BRM V16. Nothing like it before or since.
As to interesting what about a fire pump engine that won a world championship? Last edited by Peter Mallett; 14 Jan 2005 at 20:45. Reason: Speeeeeelllinnggggey |
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14 Jan 2005, 21:23 (Ref:1201215)
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most interesting? Gas turbine....
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14 Jan 2005, 22:19 (Ref:1201238)
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I heard the Ferrari V12 in Belgium 1995 and it still raises the hair in my neck just thinking about it. It was the first F1 engine I heard for real actually.
Belgium 95... Friday morning, first free practice. It had just stopped pooring and I was at the busstop chicanes. I heard this beatiful sound to my left, at a distance, but it started to fade away. The announcer told us Jean Alesi was first on the track. About 2 minutes later The Sound (note the capitals) got louder again, louder and louder. The first thing I saw was a lot of treetops and the spray from Alesi's 412 T2 being thrown even higher than the treetops. Nothing beats the sound of a Ferrari V12 coming at you full throttle. Well, the same engine accelerating away from under your nose maybe. I wish I had a videocamera with me back then so I could show my kids one day (they haven't been conceived yet... I don't mind trying though). They will probably never hear that V12 at full speed, maybe see it at an exhibition... "Look dad, it's the car Micheal Schumacher won his 9th title in!" "Not now son, daddy wants to see the last of the V12's..." |
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14 Jan 2005, 22:25 (Ref:1201241)
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Honda's racing engines have always had a very peculiar sound and among those the V12 was extraordinary.
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14 Jan 2005, 23:19 (Ref:1201275)
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the lamborghini sounded beautifull.
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14 Jan 2005, 23:49 (Ref:1201288)
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The 3.0 Matra V12 1969-1975
Dan Gurney's Eagle-Weslake V12 1967-1968 Interesting? how about BRM's H16 and Coventry Climax 1965 1.5 Flat 16. 1967-1980 Brm V12's especially the 48 valve engines. Successful? Ferrari's 3.0 Flat12 (1970-1980) Honda's 1.5 litre transverse mounted engine.1964-65 Last edited by Teretonga; 14 Jan 2005 at 23:52. |
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15 Jan 2005, 00:23 (Ref:1201301)
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BRM V16, obviously...
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15 Jan 2005, 00:26 (Ref:1201305)
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Am I weird in liking the sound of the DFV?
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15 Jan 2005, 04:32 (Ref:1201375)
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Yes.
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15 Jan 2005, 04:33 (Ref:1201377)
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Wasn't the Life W12 also the one with the rotary valve actuation?
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15 Jan 2005, 15:34 (Ref:1201587)
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bring back the days of variety of engines in F1....
It wasn't all that long ago when we had a grid split between such gems as v8's v10's, v12's etc. Much more musical. The Ferrari V12 was indeed a note to behold, I was lucky enough to hear it again last year at the EuroBoss opener at Silverstone, it simply drowned anyother engine note out. For me though, I prefer the sound of v8's |
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15 Jan 2005, 17:02 (Ref:1201613)
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Alfa v8 pour moi
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15 Jan 2005, 17:38 (Ref:1201620)
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Wasn't the BRM H16 essentially two V8s stacked like this:
\/ /\ Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the '66 season regulations had called for 1.5L engines and in '67 the regs called for 3.0L so they made an engine out of two 1.5Ls. I think there was some sort of wacky gear mechanism that coupled the power and was the bane of the engine's existance? Wasn't the reliability record extraordinarily poor? Teretonga: Could you explain what was particularly interesting about the engines you listed? |
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15 Jan 2005, 17:46 (Ref:1201624)
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66 was 3.0 litre
and yes . AFAIK . it was something like that |
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