The most POWERFUL F1 engine of all time, explained by the man who ran it

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Alex visits the amazing collection ‪@ClassicTeamLotus‬, Where team principal Chris Dinnage explains the workings and power of the incredible Renault EF engine Series. The most powerful F1 engine of all time.
These engines are capable of 1000BHP+ in qualifying trim. So powerful in fact that the technology did not exist at the time to even measure it!
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@madam94 Жыл бұрын

I never knew that they had to change turbo's as well as tyres! That's hilarious and ridiculous at the same time. LOVE video's like this, that engine is legendary. Has anyone ever figured out on a modern dyno how much HP was output? I suppose the parts are not available these days to run it in the same trim as a Q session in '86.

@alexjohnward Жыл бұрын

They also ran very horrible fuel that probably isn't very legal these days what with emissions and all that

@madam94 Жыл бұрын

@@alexjohnward Good point. That stuff is likely not around either and that is probably for the best! I can think of the Adelaide Quali footage from '86 and the black smoke that puffed out the back of Senna's Lotus as he turned up the boost to full to begin his lap. Have to say it looked epic tho haha.

@in4merATP 2 ай бұрын

I think 5 bar is actually 6x atmospheric pressure. When people talk turbo engines, the boost is measured above static atmospheric pressure of 14.7 psi. So 5 bar of boost *above atmospheric* results in an absolute manifold pressure of 88.2 psi total air pressure.

@martindooley4439 Жыл бұрын

Cool content thanks for bringing it to us, it's brought back great memories for me. I was lucky enough to go to the Benetton Factory in Station Lane around 1987/88. They had one of the old B186 Chassis with BMW Monster in it as well as the B187 with the Ford V6 complete with PopOff valves. Great memories Thanks Alex.

@sevenvishera Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Love these stories of classic race cars!

@jackiechan8840 Жыл бұрын

Doesn't BMW claim the most powerful F1 engine also? There's only one way to solve this... FIGHT!!! Harry Hill enters....

@jebediahgentry7029 Жыл бұрын

So how many p.s.i. is 5 bar of boost?

@rondee Жыл бұрын

72,5 psi

@JasonBeo Жыл бұрын

Interesting that renault has kept the same strategy of the engine lasting 3 laps over recent years.

@millerchassis6119 2 ай бұрын

😂

@nnoddy8161 8 ай бұрын

Paul Roche from BMW would like to disagree!!!

@BrundleBTW 8 ай бұрын

He would love to, but he can’t because there is no way of measuring it 😂

@nnoddy8161 8 ай бұрын

@@BrundleBTW apparently the M12/13/1 from 1986 made 1,400hp before it exploded on the dyno.

@ATEC101 Жыл бұрын

You are about 200 to 300 HP shy of the BMW I4 iron production block there Frenchy. Nice try.

@RHBTurbochargers Жыл бұрын

1500 was also a guess.

@DTFilmProductions Жыл бұрын

@@RHBTurbochargers yes I would say it was more like 1,300bhp at best as they ran a single turbo to 5.3 bar

@davidmacdonald1695 Ай бұрын

No evidence of that whatsoever. BMW were unreliable 1984 on and not exactly bulletproof prior to that. An overrated brand who only ever won races in the back of British chassis and who build overrated, poorly engineered and unreliable road cars.

@Slithey7433 Ай бұрын

“Frenchy”? That’s a bit xenophobic, isn’t it.