Better yet, make sure you get a rarer C5 Z06.

Oops, I didn't notice the joke. I'm not much of an F1 fan, sports car racing like ALMS has more of my attention.

These test cells are equipped with many fire supression systems. Some will literally fill the room with C02. The equipment in that room is more valuable than the engine. Dyno's can be $1 million or more.

I can tell you in our test cell's everything in lit up normally. You can only see the manifold's glowing if it's very hot (700C) and you turn the lights out.

The comments below about A/C or coolant leaks don't seem plausible to me. For one, I doubt any manufacture bothers to place the HVAC componets in the test cell.…

Me too, although ours are ~ 4x larger and run on diesel.

first of all liability insurance on the mustang would only cover the other persons car if the mustang was liable. In this case I'm sure the post is referring that the truck driver didn't carry any insurance.

Loved my T5-R.

Volvo P80 (850, S70, V70), safer than a 240, and lots more were turbo's. You can quickly turn one up to 300whp with less than $2k. If you get lucky you can even find a T5M. There's good documentation about hacking/tuning them yourself as well.

Not a trucker, but work for an OEM, and been on a few trips. I will say this doesn't represent the majority. The majority are fleet drivers who couldn't care less what they are driving, they just want more power, and faster speed limiters. Volvo's are reportedly one of the best riding trucks (described to me like a…

Well this turbo is very similar to the Turbo Compound units found on many heavy duty diesel engines. So it's not that they can't be used. Racing of course has many other factors to consider. Who knows what the benefits Porsche saw with gasoline vs diesel. I simply was curious if there were any rule differences between…

Following the Audi R10 TDI's superior performance at the 2006 Le Mans 24 Hours, the ACO reduced the restrictor and turbo boost on diesel engines, as well as imposing a 81L fuel capacity limit on diesel prototypes. The ACO also opened a "production-based engine" loophole, allowing 47.8mm of restrictor for any…

Sounds to me that the F1 uses an electric motor/generator on the shaft to retard/advance the turbine/compressor wheel. When retarding you would generate electricity.

I what am I doing wrong? because the Mountain hardware fluid pack is $55 for me, and the Sears micro-clicker torque wrench is $39.99