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19 Feb 2002, 19:52 (Ref:219068)
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Question please answer
 Which engine developments started in motorsport have been used in normal road cars Daniel |
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19 Feb 2002, 20:06 (Ref:219078)
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Double overhead camshafts
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22 Feb 2002, 00:28 (Ref:220404)
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If you go back to the earliest roots of auto-racing you will find hundreds of technical advances prompted by teams trying to get faster, lighter and more fuel efficient. Tyre technology is probably the most significant though.
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22 Feb 2002, 03:43 (Ref:220470)
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Disc brakes!!!!
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22 Feb 2002, 03:44 (Ref:220471)
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oops, they are not on engines usually !
Most of the modern electronic engine controls were derived from racing: and used on road engines when pollution control and fuel economy became big issues. |
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26 Feb 2002, 17:23 (Ref:222994)
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super chargers.
ECU trick gadgets such as ABS and TC VVT Anti lag Nitrous high compression ratio balancing barium oils and lubricants elctronic ignition twin spark trumpets almost anything you can think of... |
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7 Mar 2002, 14:42 (Ref:229996)
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i thought VVT started on road cars, with trac control
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7 Mar 2002, 18:23 (Ref:230105)
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Active suspension...
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"And the most important thing is that we, the Vettels, the Bernies, whoever, should not destroy our own sport by making stupid comments about the ******* noise." - Niki Lauda
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9 Mar 2002, 15:26 (Ref:231682)
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paddle shifts first used in a ferrari(roadcar) but also in a normal streetcar alfa romeo 156 selespeed
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