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<blockquote data-quote="treynor" data-source="post: 15823975" data-attributes="member: 6214"><p>Interestingly it's not the capex, it's the opex. This generation of F1 engines, if you detune them slightly, need to be rebuilt every 1000km; the rebuild costs >$200,000. In exchange you get a lightweight ~900HP motor which requires a pit crew and special machinery just to start it. For example, the motor needs to be warmed to operating temperature by an external heater circulating fluids before it can be turned over. So the fantasy of "I've got an F1 engine in my street car" is quickly replaced by the reality that you can get more power, more reliability and more usability for a <em>lot</em> less money and PITA. </p><p></p><p>F1 motors make sense in F1 cars, where there are series rules they must comply to, and a 850-lb carbon fiber chassis for which their extreme light weight is the perfect pairing. But outside that -- think of it like owning a used rocket motor. It's awesome, a work of art, and a piece of history. But you're not likely to recreate the entire rocket program just to fire it up. And it's only really suitable for putting things into orbit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="treynor, post: 15823975, member: 6214"] Interestingly it's not the capex, it's the opex. This generation of F1 engines, if you detune them slightly, need to be rebuilt every 1000km; the rebuild costs >$200,000. In exchange you get a lightweight ~900HP motor which requires a pit crew and special machinery just to start it. For example, the motor needs to be warmed to operating temperature by an external heater circulating fluids before it can be turned over. So the fantasy of "I've got an F1 engine in my street car" is quickly replaced by the reality that you can get more power, more reliability and more usability for a [I]lot[/I] less money and PITA. F1 motors make sense in F1 cars, where there are series rules they must comply to, and a 850-lb carbon fiber chassis for which their extreme light weight is the perfect pairing. But outside that -- think of it like owning a used rocket motor. It's awesome, a work of art, and a piece of history. But you're not likely to recreate the entire rocket program just to fire it up. And it's only really suitable for putting things into orbit. [/QUOTE]
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