HIRO F6 Member 1,817 Member For: 15y 9m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, QLD Posted 20/09/12 12:14 AM Share Posted 20/09/12 12:14 AM I gotta admit, im bored with the racing at the moment. Im sick of seeing only 4 - 6 cars with a chance of winning. I get excited when TEKNO are leading a race.I just hope that Car of the Future can give more teams a chance, but I doubt it. I hope the Kelly brothers get thrown into the mix with more support from Nissan then they ever got from Holden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 5m 23d Gender: Male Posted 20/09/12 12:14 AM Share Posted 20/09/12 12:14 AM I'm still wondering what motor will be in it as Nissan is using their VQ56. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 1m 23d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/09/12 01:20 AM Share Posted 20/09/12 01:20 AM "The Mercedes touring cars will be powered by a modified version of the 5.0-litre V8 currently used in the SLS AMG GT3 race cars. Erebus is paying AMG to develop the engine and other parts of the car." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 5m 23d Gender: Male Posted 20/09/12 01:30 AM Share Posted 20/09/12 01:30 AM Well that explains it. I know every car is set to have the same aerodynamics and power to weight but I wonder if the double over head cam motors will have any advantage to the old push rod ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatG6ET Bronze Donating Members 707 Member For: 12y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: cherrybrook Posted 20/09/12 02:02 AM Share Posted 20/09/12 02:02 AM Nissan and merc engines are all alloy where ford and Expensive Daewoo have an iron block So extra weight will be added to Nissan and merc's front end to balance it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 4m 13d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 20/09/12 02:15 AM Author Share Posted 20/09/12 02:15 AM Can they add extra weight in the form of heavier/stronger parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 5m 23d Gender: Male Posted 20/09/12 02:24 AM Share Posted 20/09/12 02:24 AM nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfly Member 107 Member For: 18y 9m Posted 20/09/12 02:25 AM Share Posted 20/09/12 02:25 AM It would sound a little strange, Mercedes win the Bathurst 1000.But then again Jaguar have also done it before. More teams are the go, only wish Chrysler would jump in as well. Be good see them win the 1000 for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 15y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 20/09/12 02:32 AM Share Posted 20/09/12 02:32 AM They should throw a tuned but stock GTR35 in there for sh*ts and gigs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 5m 23d Gender: Male Posted 20/09/12 02:44 AM Share Posted 20/09/12 02:44 AM ^^^ That is the one thing I would love to see! Even just to know the results of how it fairs up to the V8 Supercars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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