NASCAR Cup and FIA Formula One engines: How do they compare?

[Reason]

At the end of the 2006 competition season, both NASCAR Cup and FIA Formula One engines had reached pinnacles of crankshaft speed for their respective classes of motorsport: 10,000 and 20,000 RPM respectively. Although operating at these RPM levels has since been outmoded by regulation (NASCAR’s ever more stringent use of its ‘gear rule’ and the FIA’s 19,000 RPM rev limit introduced in 2007, reduced to 18,000 RPM for 2009), it seemed interesting to compare these very different engines to see what, if any, areas of commonality might exist.

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[Kitdy]

This is a repost, but from where I dunno.

[Rockefella]

This is a repost, but from where I dunno.

Really? I don't remember seeing this anywhere on UCP, unless it was linked in a post somehwere.

[LeonOfTheDead]

Really? I don't remember seeing this anywhere on UCP, unless it was linked in a post somehwere.

we talked about it in another thread. Can't remember which at the moment.

Edit: found it http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...-nascar-2.html from #33 on.

[Kitdy]

we talked about it in another thread. Can't remember which at the moment.

Edit: found it http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...-nascar-2.html from #33 on.

Leon is tenacious.

It is probably worth a new thread anyways - the tech was a bit over my head (I had only about 1.5 years in mechanical engineering) but it was cool to see that the NASCAR Cup engines faired not so bad. I wonder how much is spent on development by the engine designers.

I find it amusing that Toyota has/had the most powerful engine as a relatively new entrant.

Really? I don't remember seeing this anywhere on UCP, unless it was linked in a post somehwere.

I thought you, as a mod, did your job and read all the posts.

You're slacking off buddy - Wouter might cut you.

[LeonOfTheDead]

Leon is tenacious.

It is probably worth a new thread anyways - the tech was a bit over my head (I had only about 1.5 years in mechanical engineering) but it was cool to see that the NASCAR Cup engines faired not so bad. I wonder how much is spent on development by the engine designers.

I find it amusing that Toyota has/had the most powerful engine as a relatively new entrant.

One thing my engine course teacher kept saying was that F1 engines are a completely different thing, making pointless every kind of comparison.
I don't think he is much aware of Nascar engines though, but I think he would say that again.

[f6fhellcat13]

*insults Rocke*

Ban him plz.

Reason, what is "the gear rule"?

[cmcpokey]

This is a repost, but from where I dunno.

i knew it had been posted, but i remembered it was buried in some thread, so decided to let it stand since it needed further discussion.

Ban him plz.

This.

[Rockefella]

I thought you, as a mod, did your job and read all the posts.

You're slacking off buddy - Wouter might cut you.

Well, all sans the political threads that go on til infinity and the monstrosity that is Galah Sessions in the Australian forums.

[MrPete]

The gear rule; at certain tracks NASCAR mandates the final drive ratio to control RPM, the level of competition, ect. One must always keep in mind, with NASCAR it is all about the show and not the cars. Personally I liked it better when the cars were more "stock" (but I'm old and was a crew member on a Cup car from 1973-1977), but you can't argue with the show they put on.

[blingbling]

just finished exams, not in the mood for more physics now

[cmcpokey]

just finished exams, not in the mood for more physics now

but physics is phun!!!