This is a turbo engine

[Adrian W]

Just found this on the motorsports forum, one of my all time favourite cars,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScNCjLFDHyM

[Scooby P1]

What is that red car that pulls away in race 1 everytime in 3rd and 4th gear? That is rapid!!

[Slider21]

Scooby P1 said:

What is that red car that pulls away in race 1 everytime in 3rd and 4th gear? That is rapid!!

Reading the comments it's a Porsche 935K3. 3200cc twin turbo 830hp.

The Capri is only 1426 cc and 520hp.

Great racing.

[mgbond]

What does he keep adjusting on the dash as the writing under it as its always out of shot at the beginning.

Bondy

[Adrian W]

mgbond said:

What does he keep adjusting on the dash as the writing under it as its always out of shot at the beginning.

Bondy

Considering the car was built in the 70s I thought it was a boost control or ignition timing

[AMG Merc]

520hp out of 1426cc

If that power per litre was applied to a (stanbdard) Nob we'd be looking at 1095hp (assuming I've done my maths (math) right.

[2.5bluenob]

that was a very good watch!

[steveobes]

Adrian W said:

Considering the car was built in the 70s I thought it was a boost control or ignition timing

Maybe brake bias control

[Gadgeroonie]

totally cool Capri !

would love to know more about the engine - it is based on an F1 engine they are always 1.5 litres

[Adrian W]

Gadgeroonie said:

totally cool Capri !

would love to know more about the engine - it is based on an F1 engine they are always 1.5 litres

1427 BDA

http://racing65.com/history.html

[Gadgeroonie]

good find

"As a footnote, a special short-stroke evolution of the Capri Turbo engine (used from 1981 in certain races) formed the basis for Zakspeed's Formula 1 project when the team made their entry into the Grand Prix world as a chassis/engine constructor in 1985.

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

At Goodwood FOS last year. Lovely thing.

[chuntington101]

AMG Merc said:

520hp out of 1426cc

If that power per litre was applied to a (stanbdard) Nob we'd be looking at 1095hp (assuming I've done my maths (math) right.

Thats not that far off what people are getting out of turbocharged Busa Engine these days. Although i bet the power made by the capri was on some special fuel!

Have you seen the size of the intwercooler they used? They are massive! And verrtical flow so there would be naff all restriction in them.

Chris.

[Adrian W]

Gadgeroonie said:

totally cool Capri !

would love to know more about the engine - it is based on an F1 engine they are always 1.5 litres

I thought the 1.5 F1 engine to have was the BMW followed by the Honda

[sundance002]

Good find, enjoyed watching that. Brought back some old memorys.
Seem to forget how mad the cars where in the 80s. 800 bhp was not an uncommon number, shame there was no sign of the old lancia martini car, great era for madness.

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]