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Originally Posted by Richard Casto
I appreciate the simplicity of looking for an off the shelf solution. But I expect that it's not as easy as you say. Weight, size, stressed member, g-load oiling issues, etc. Lastly, "bespoke" doesn't have to be the same as overly expensive. And a stock block developed to support F1 requirements (if even possible) is pretty much a "bespoke" solution when you are done.
Richard
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Weight is not an issue, all the motors will weigh the same and if all the extraneous crap on the present motors is removed it will be a wash I would think. Most high performance road motors are dry sumped or can be very easily so lubrication is not a problem either. A dry sumped V8 will not cost anywhere near a million dollars EACH to develop or buy, they could blow up quite a number before they got anywhere near a million dollars. The only legitimate difficulty I can see is the stressed member problem that F1 has been using since Colin Chapman introduced with the venerable DFV all those years ago.