MotoIQ Radio: Cosworth's Eric Hsu, Tyler Hara and Ken Anderson, Tom Maserio from Formula Drift and RaceCrowds.com

By Will Cannady

This will be a very cool episode. Be sure to bring your questions as we will have three represenatives from Cosworth. We will have Tom Masiero on next, he is the Director of Driftstream for Formula Drift as well as a few other ventures you might not have heard of as well as a new project he is brewing with the motorsports fan in mind.

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World Time Attack Challenge 2011 Pro Class Controversies

by Eric Hsu

The Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) 2011 was a massive success for the promoters, competitors, fans, sponsors, and vendors alike. Ian, Nathan, Kyle, the announcers, and the volunteers who all make up the World Time Attack Challenge and Superlap Australia successfully put on the best damn Time Attack event anywhere in the world to date! But there were some controversies and I attempt to clear them up here.

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Cosworth releases 4G63 Stroker Kit

MotoIQ Staff Report

A high power Mitsubishi 4G63 engine places enormous amounts of stress on various engine components including the heart of the engine, the crankshaft.  Cosworth has engineered a 94mm (2.2L) crankshaft that is 50%-80% stronger in critical areas than typical aftermarket parts.

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Cosworth's 400th Subaru Engine

by Eric Hsu

In 2006 Cosworth started the Performance Parts business based out of the Torrance, CA Champ Car and Formula Atlantic engine build and test facility. Today the product line has expanded to form a self sustaining stand alone business with a world wide customer base. With Subaru engines and components being the most popular product line, on May 19, 2011, Cosworth built its 400th Subaru engine.

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Cosworth R35 GT-R VR38DETT Components

by Eric Hsu

Some images and a summary of Cosworth's newly released VR38 stock stroke internal engine components. If you plan on modifying your GT-R for serious use, you need to read this. Dyno queen owners and show car owners need not read.

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4G63 Divided by 8

by Eric Hsu

Inside are some images of some 4G63 heads and a block I sectioned for a study back in August 2010.

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Turbo: Once Round the Block

by Eric Hsu

Two videos after the jump of the development process of the 1986 Cosworth GBA 1.5L V6 engine. The video also covers the development of the ECU and car, but what interested me more was the 4 cylinder Cosworth BD that was built as a tester on the engine dyno and its failure mode. This was before the time of CAD, FEA, CFD, and all that computer mumbo jumbo. 25 years ago it was all about your past experience and empirical testing which is a lot closer to how things are done in most parts of the tuning parts market today.

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Cosworth XFE ChampCar Engine on Dyno

by Eric Hsu

Cosworth's last CART/CCWS engine revs to 12,000rpm on the engine dyno with glowing headers and all. A 2.65L V8 that revs to "only" 12,000rpm with approximately 7.5psig of boost = 750bhp.

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Williams FW08C F1 Car - Repairs

by Eric Hsu

Tool Racing has their 1983 Williams FW08C-07 F1 car taken apart for fuel system repairs which means that half the car is taken apart. I really dig old race cars; especially ones with a winning history. Check out the pics inside for details.

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1987 Cosworth F1 GBA 1200+bhp 1.5L V-6 Engine

by Eric Hsu

Take an in depth look at one of the most powerful engines from the 1980's Formula 1 turbo era.

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