[DeTomaso] new motor...Pantrea?

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

Holy Crap, do you have any idea what this engine would do in a C or D
Sports Racer at around 900 lbs + driver.
Or an open wheel car like a Formula Ford that uses a 1,600cc "Kent" engine
at maybe 115 hp that weighs 260lbs just for the engine.

You would destroy the competition on the straights and the turns,


Michael Shortt




On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Larry - Ohio Time
<Larry at ohiotimecorp.com>wrote:

>
>
> It's a common problem: You're off to Le Mans with your new 400 bhp engine
> and you discover that it won't fit in the airplane's overhead compartment.
> This week, Nissan showed off the answer to this traveler's nightmare with
> its ultralight DIG-T R 1.5 liter, three-cylinder petrol engine that is
> small enough to fit in carry-on luggage and boasts a power-to-weight ratio
> better than the engine of a Formula 1 racer.
>
> The new engine is the other half of a hybrid powerplant for Nissan's Zero
> Emission On Demand Racing Car (ZEOD RC<http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-latest-zeod-rc-japan/29438/>),
> which is set to become the first entry to complete a lap of the Circuit de
> la Sarthe at Le Mans solely under electric power this June.
>
> The DIG-T R's base engine is 500 mm tall x 400 mm long x 200 mm wide
> (19.68 x 15.74 x 7.78 in), but it puts out power like a fire hose at 400
> bhp (298 kW) and 380 Nm (280 ft-lb) of torque. Nissan points out though
> this is small enough to fit inside the luggage guides found at check in, at
> 40 kg (88 lb), the DIG-T R is too heavy to be considered as a carry-on.
> That works out to 10 bhp per kilo, which Nissan says is better than the new
> engines approved for the FIA Formula 1 World Championship this year.
>
> [image: The DIG-T-R is small enough to fit in carry-on luggage]<http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-zeod-rc-engine/30611/pictures#7>
>
> The engine is an example of how Nissan is approaching the ZEOD RC with an
> eye towards reducing size while increasing efficiency. The ZEOD RC is also
> part of an effort to develop a more efficient petrol/electric hybrid engine
> that can switch on or off on demand.
>
> As part of the design strategy, both the petrol and electric parts of the
> powerplant go through the same five-speed gearbox. However, Nissan says
> that the real problem in developing the DIG-T R for the ZEOD RC was cutting
> down friction, since the less of it there is, the less the engine needs to
> deal with its consequences. To help with this, Nissan worked closely with
> French lubricants manufacturer Total to come up with better fuels and
> lubricants to take care of internal friction.
>
> [image: The new engine powers the ZEOD RC]<http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-zeod-rc-engine/30611/pictures#5>
>
> After the ZEOD RC finished dyno testing, Nissan took to the track last
> week, where it tested both the electric and petrol components. It will
> undergo further testing for the next four months, then in June it will take
> part in the Le Mans 24 Hour, where it will occupy "Garage 56." which is
> reserved for new technology demonstrators by the Automobile Club de
> l'Ouest. The ZEOD RC will do one lap of each roughly hour-long fuel stint
> of the competition using only electric power, then the DIG-T R will take
> over for the rest of the run. Lessons from the ZEOD RC will be used in
> Nissan's entry in the LM P1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship
> in 2015.
>
> "Nissan will become the first major manufacturer to use a three-cylinder
> engine in major international motorsport," says Darren Cox, Nissan's Global
> Motorsport Director. "We're aiming to maintain our position as industry
> leaders in focusing on downsizing. Lessons learned from the development of
> the engine will be seen in Nissan road cars of the future.
>
>
>
> Larry (wake me when the V6 is out) - Cleveland
>
>
>
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