80's F1 Turbo engine specifications

[Mutt_78]

Anyone know where to get blueprints for the old 80's turbo v6s? Any manufacturer would be alright, but I'd prefer the TAG, or the honda

[techF1LES]

Here is a cross section of Honda RA168E
http://www.k20a.org/upload/HondaRA168EEngine.pdf

[Powershift]

Here is a cross section of Honda RA168E
http://www.k20a.org/upload/HondaRA168EEngine.pdf

Really cool to read that again, its been years, but it still surprises me that they pre heated the fuel, but I guess that is what the toluene called for.

It makes me think about how amazing the F1 engines would be if they didn't ban turbo's for '89. 504kW/675 hp with only 2.5 bar and 150L of fuel (although 80%toluene) is beyond impressive, and to think that was done with 1988 computing power. Banning of the turbos in one of the 2 huge mistakes in f1 tech(banning ground effects being the other), Instead of banning the turbo's they should have mandated pump fuel as they do now and continued to lower the fuel allotment. With proper ERS they could easily be completing a race distance with so 70kg of today's race fuel, if not less.

[Paul C]

Agree with you - good to read that again. Reminds me of the sweet smell of F1 cars' exhaust in the early 90s before pump fuel was mandated - probably horribly bad for you if you were exposed to it on a regular basis!

[MadMatt]

Toluene was used in the early 1990s on group A rallycars, and is still used (for example in the Swiss Historic Championship on few Sierra Cosworth rallycars there). It is massively powerful and requires the mechanics to wear masks (like in drag racing) when working around the engine with it running. Very toxic.



Easy solution if you wanna run high boost pressures and/or high CR.