There's an interesting comparison of Indycar, F1, and NASCAR cars here:

http://www.usgpindy.com/modules/pdf/car_comparison.pdf

Euro F1s get 750hp out of a 2.4L V8; NASCAR gets 790 out of 5.7L V8s.
That's impressive engineering out of the former.

Required Vanagon content: first camping trip of the year in my bus tomorrow!

Best,
d.
1990 GL -- "Mudskipper"

> Date:    Thu, 31 May 2007 18:54:39 -0700
> From:    Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: was Inline 4 trans...Now, displaced...whatever..No van
> content..
>
> I was under the impression that the NASCAR boys were getting something
> like
> 830 HP from their 355 CI motors.
>
> How the heck do you get that from a VW and for how long?
>
>
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