Audi LMP1 Discussion

[arakis]

Originally Posted by gwyllion

Wrong, the difference in rpm range is addressed with the gearbox.

NO it is not!!! this is a simple as a bycicle

you pedal faster at the same speed you will have more torque(higher gear ratio)

in other words, a car with 7000rpm redline and a car with 5000rpm redline will have proportionaly different gear ratios, in other word if car one has 500nm on the engine output at 50kmh in 1st gear, and the other car has 550nm at 50kmh in 1st, car 1 will have more torque at the wheels by exacly ((7000rpm/5000rpm)*500nm)/550nm==(1.4*500)/550==700/550 witch is1.27

or at 50kmh the car1 with the higher redline and lower torque will have more force to push the car by 27%


the fact that hanry pecarolo was stating is that the 5.5l deisels twin turbos have so much torque addvantige that even the gearing of higher reving engines cant cope with it I mean the regulations alow diesels 1300NM witch is soch a huge addvantige its not even funny!

if you have 5.5l twin turbo petrol race engine with the same restrictors as the diesel I am 100% sure we would have seen power and torque number out of this world, at the very least I would expect 800hp and 1500nm minimum