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Originally Posted by Larryp
Good to see Honda coming back as an engine supplier with the new turbo formula  |
Hi Laurie,
Indeed! With McLaren in 2015.
What many fans are anxious to hear are the sounds of next year's 1.6 litre V6 turbos.
They rev at 15,000 rpm but then there is the 125,000 rpm shrill turbo.
Will they sound as exciting as the current V8's that rev at 18,000 rpm?
Journalists who were given previews said they still sound exciting.
There is a wonderful 5 minute video on YouTube of "behind the scenes of the
Renault F1 department". This is of course the supplier to teams such as Red Bull.
The segment starting at 1:50 where they are performing the metrology on the
engine components is great stuff.
But the best part is when they fire up the engine in the test cell in the segment starting at 3:35.
Those exhaust manifolds are glowing red hot at somewhere between 800C and
1000C and the sound at 18,000 rpms is unbelievable! 
Video here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnwFkj0LKRk