Comments by "John D" (@johnd8892) on "Why These F1 Engines Were So Dominant" video.

  1. That won the 66 and 67 championships starting with a Repco modified Oldsmobile aluminium V8 engine block developed in Melbourne Australia.
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  2. The option was there since 1966. If someone had taken it up in 66 by supercharging the previous years 1.5 litre cars just enough to win they could have had a cheaper winner. Little development cost compared to developing new 3 litre engines. But the early fifties supercharged cars were nearly forgotten. About 1951 BRM had a 1.5 litre supercharged V16 that they were perfecting before the rules changed. Turbocharging left then to pioneers like the Chev Corvair using GM experience with railroad locomotive turbocharging back to the fifties.
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  3. Also in production longer was the Turbo charged Chevrolet Corvair. I think 1962 was the year for the Corvair and Oldsmobile turbos. Not heard of other V8s. Olds version soon dropped in favour of just going with a bigger V8 and dropping the aluminium block V8. Repco Brabham used a much modified Oldsmobile alloy block to win the 1966 and 67 championships. Non turbo version much modified by Repco in Melbourne Australia.
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  4. Glad you gave some sort of credit at 2:55 to Jack Brabham in the photo. Winning the championship with your own car. Never to be repeated. Oldsmobile aluminium V8 based but heavily modified by Repco in Melbourne Australia.
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  5. Because if you are looking for the 66 and 67 season the Repco Brabham cars dominated with cars starting with engines based on the Oldsmobile aluminium V8 block heavily modified by Repco in Melbourne Australia.
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  6. Because if you are looking for the 66 and 67 season the Repco Brabham cars dominated with cars starting with engines based on the Oldsmobile aluminium V8 block heavily modified by Repco in Melbourne Australia. Jack and Repco chose the Oldsmobile block because of the extra head stud.
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  7. Oldsmobile aluminium block based engines in the Repco Brabham cars.that won the 1966 and 67 championships. Engine developed by the Australian Repco company in Melbourne by extreme modifications to the Oldsmobile 215 aluminium V8 eg adding gear driven overhead camshafts to quickly develop reliable power and small profile that could be fitted into the previous years 1.5 litre engine compartment. Beat lots of more powerful cars that were too heavy, complicated and unreliable. Took quite a while for the Cosworth to get reliable. The only Ford input into the Cosworth was to finance it cheaply so their name could be put on it. No one at Ford would know how to make a winning F1 engine. Always outside smart people, like Cosworth or Holman and Moody for Le Man's cars. In 66 McLaren tried a Ford 260 based F1 engine but soon gave up. Cosworth went with a clean sheet of paper to design the DFV.
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  8. Yes. Although Brabham sign because Jack Brabham is the driver. Unique to win F1 championship with your own race team. Never will happen again. Because if you are looking for the 66 and 67 season the Repco Brabham cars dominated with cars starting with engines based on the Oldsmobile aluminium V8 block heavily modified by Repco in Melbourne Australia.
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  9. No longer allowed. All have to be V6 AFAIK.
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  10. Before the Cosworth got good enough the Repco Brabham engine helped win the 66 and 67 championships. About 44 minutes in you can see it being developed. https://youtu.be/iZ_DIesr-94 Started based on the Oldsmobile aluminium V8 block but heavily modified by Repco in Melbourne Australia.
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  11. Sounds great, but too heavy, expensive and unreliable. Soon dropped by BRM.
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  12. Because they are looking for the 66 and 67 season the Repco Brabham cars dominated with cars starting with engines based on the Oldsmobile aluminium V8 block heavily modified by Repco in Melbourne Australia.
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