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NismoZ
03-08-07, 10:37 AM
Is the ALMS LMP2 BK Motorsports Mazda MZR-R Turbo 4 the same thing as the Atlantic engine with a turbo? If a non turbo F-A engine makes 300hp, what will this one do...500+? Could that powerplant be put in the Swift Atlantic chassis and could it then approach DP01 performance levels? Just wondering. (Matos in as driver at Sebring and the Petit.)

extramundane
03-08-07, 10:49 AM
Is the ALMS LMP2 BK Motorsports Mazda MZR-R Turbo 4 the same thing as the Atlantic engine with a turbo? If a non turbo F-A engine makes 300hp, what will this one do...500+? Could that powerplant be put in the Swift Atlantic chassis and could it then approach DP01 performance levels? Just wondering. (Matos in as driver at Sebring and the Petit.)

It's a brand new, AER-designed/built engine. Completely unrelated to the Atlantic engine.


All New MZR-R Engine
MAZDASPEED engineers in the U.S. and Japan, in conjunction with U.K. based Advanced Engine Research Ltd (AER), will debut an all-new MZR-R prototype engine at the 2007 12 Hours of Sebring. The new engine, a clean sheet design, is a turbocharged 2.0 liter in-line four cylinder. The performance goals for the engine are 500hp and 400 lb-ft, with the durability to succeed in such grueling races as the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 10-hour Petit Le Mans. The engineering team is working to incorporate the production-based Mazda Direct Injection Spark Ignition (DISI) system into the race motor. The technical collaboration between Mazda and AER has been non-stop in preparation for the season-opener at Sebring.
http://www.speedarena.com/news/uploads/sportscar/600_400_061.jpg

NismoZ
03-08-07, 12:06 PM
Nice! Thankyou...:thumbup: Rumor still has an unnamed manufacturer replacing Ford in CC but it will NOT badge an engine, though they will spend a lot more $$ in the series. Could still be Mazda I suppose.:)