efi v8 engines are in nascar cars.
what kind of engines are in nascar cars?
efi v8
the cars are powered by efi v8 engines since 2012 after 62 years using carburetion as engine fuel feed with compacted graphite iron blocks and pushrod valvetrains actuating two-valves per cylinder, and are limited to 358 cubic inches' (about 5.8 liters) displacement. however, modern technology has allowed power outputs near in unrestricted form while retaining the conventional basic engine design. in fact, before nascar instituted the gear rule, cup engines were capable of operating more than 10,000 rpm. a nascar cup series engine with the maximum bore of and stroke of at 9,000 rpm has a mean piston speed of 80.44 fps (24.75 m/s). contemporary cup engines run 9,800 rpm, 87.59 fps (26.95 m/s), at the road course events, on pocono raceway's long front stretch, and at martinsville speedway (a .526-mile short-track). at the backbone 1.5- to 2.0-mile tri-oval tracks of nascar, the engines produce over 850 hp running 92–9400 rpm for 500 miles, 600 mi for the coca-cola 600 charlotte race.
nascar cup series
the nascar whelen euro series is based around the concept of using nascar-style cars on european circuits. the euro-nascar cars are inspired by american nascar cars but were built specifically for european tracks. the cars use a v8 chevrolet engine creating 450 hp. it uses a four-speed manual gearbox, is rear-wheel drive and weighs 1150 kg.









































the nascar euro series cars are used in the race of champions.
nascar whelen euro series