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| maf914 |
 Dec 13 2005, 07:42 AM
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Not a Guru!  Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None 
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Audi has replaced the R8 with the R10. The engine is a turbocharged 5.5 liter V12 diesel. The aero treatment looks pretty interesting. It's probably going to make life tough for the competition, just like the R8 did. Sebring anyone? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
Check out the official release at: http://www.audi.com/ |
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| DNHunt |
Dec 13 2005, 09:34 AM
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914 Wizard? No way. I got too much to learn. Group: Members Posts: 4,099 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Gig Harbor, WA Member No.: 598 |
That is really cool.I wonder how much of a learning curve there will be. I see broken gear boxes, and broken parts all over the track. we'll see
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| Katmanken |
Dec 13 2005, 09:41 AM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Diesel's come on to full power (torque) pretty quick and at lower rpm's.. It would take some definite thought to transmit that power to the wheels. Kinda like coupling a porsche engine at the the peak of the power curve (screaming) to the wheels. Possibly an automatic tranny that allows slippage to counter the rapid torque.
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| seanery |
Dec 13 2005, 09:51 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
how do Newton Meters compare to Foot Pounds?
1100 Newton Meters of torque = XXXX ft/lbs? |
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| maf914 |
Dec 13 2005, 09:53 AM
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There is a private British team, Taurus Racing, who ran a Catepillar turbo diesel powered Lola B2K/10 at Le Mans in 2004. They couldn't make the clutch and gearbox live. Just too much torque. And not enough money. They took this year off, but have announced they will try again at Sebring 2006 with their modified car. Audi won't have the budget or resource issues. They will probably steam roll everyone. By the way, I think the Le Mans regulations prohibit automatic transmissions. Drivers must shift, but they can use paddle shifters so there are probably plenty of electronic safeguards available. |
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| maf914 |
Dec 13 2005, 09:57 AM
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The following photos are from www.dailysportscar.net.
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| maf914 |
Dec 13 2005, 09:58 AM
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Dec 13 2005, 09:59 AM
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Dec 13 2005, 10:00 AM
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Lola Diesel
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Dec 13 2005, 10:01 AM
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Dec 13 2005, 12:47 PM
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1100 Nm x 0.7372881 = 811 lb-ft of torque An astounding number for a race car... pete |
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