F1 Cylinder head. Fascinating...
F1 Cylinder head. Fascinating...
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DaveL485

Original Poster:

2,768 posts

225 months

Wednesday 4th December 2013
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Prepare to have your inner geek tickled.

http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4...

Amazing.

Justaredbadge

37,069 posts

216 months

Thursday 5th December 2013
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I have only read the article, not the discussion after.

I'm pretty sure that's a cosworth head.

Catatafish

1,519 posts

173 months

dr_gn

16,909 posts

212 months

Sunday 8th December 2013
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Justaredbadge said:
I'm pretty sure that's a cosworth head.
Hart/Arrows V10.

rdjohn

7,140 posts

223 months

Sunday 8th December 2013
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Now if only someone can do the same for F1 floor and diffuser aerodynamics, together with a little Coanda thermo-dynamics thrown in, we can better understand how they go round corners so fast as well as down the straights.

BigBen

12,153 posts

258 months

Sunday 8th December 2013
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I have a cut away section of an F1 head on my desk at work. A very cool bit of engineering.