Originally posted by lightningd
i think it was back in the sixtys F1 cars were running 1000hp 4 cyl turbos. (yes i know they're not street cars, but i'm just saying, that's still quite a feat). and of course, there are still the skylines pushing over 1000hp across the seas. we might see some of those type cars over here if kits, wings, and stickers weren't so expensive, hehe
the turbo engines made their first appearance in the 1977 seson. ill save you the history and deatails but the 1000+ hp, 1.5L, 4cylinder engines came to their demise when NA engines were mandated for the 1989 season.
Originally posted by Boosted2003
also they are 2.8l v8 super high revvy.... i heard one near 20k rpms....
i think that youre thinking of the engines currently in use in formula one. they are 3L v-10's. the one you are thinking about that was near 20k rpm is the williams bmw from last year. at qualifying for the monza race last season, juan montoya reved his p82 engine to 19,250 (i think) and set the fastest qualifying lap in the history of formula one. that engine made around 900hp but was horribly unreliable.