▁budget ▁form ▁of ▁Formula ▁ 3 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁main ▁difference ▁being ▁the ▁engines . ▁As ▁detailed , ▁Formula ▁Hold en ▁ran ▁the ▁ 3 . 8 ▁Lit re ▁Hold en ▁V 6 ▁engines . ▁Formula ▁ 3 0 0 0 , ▁as ▁its ▁name ▁suggests , ▁ran ▁ 3 . 0 ▁Lit re ▁V 8 ▁engines ▁including ▁the ▁Cos worth ▁D F V ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁popular ▁M ugen - H onda ▁which ▁were ▁capable ▁of ▁producing ▁over ▁. ▁As ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁the ▁speed ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁categories , ▁television ▁comment ator ▁and ▁Formula ▁Hold en ▁race ▁driver ▁Neil ▁C rom pton ▁tested ▁a ▁M ugen ▁power ed ▁D ome ▁Japanese ▁F 3 0 0 0 ▁car ▁at ▁the ▁Phill ip ▁Island ▁Circ uit ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁D ome ▁( dri ven ▁by ▁regular ▁drivers ▁Ross ▁Che ever ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Daniel sson ) ▁la pped ▁the ▁ 4 . 4 4 5 ▁km ▁( 2 . 7 6 2 ▁mi ) ▁circuit ▁in ▁approximately ▁ 1 : 1 8 ▁while ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Australian ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship , ▁the ▁fast est ▁Formula ▁Hold en ▁qual ifier ▁was ▁the ▁R alt ▁R T 2 1 ▁of ▁Simon ▁K ane ▁who ▁qualified ▁in ▁ 1 : 2 6 . 9 7 . ▁The ▁Hold en ▁V 6 ▁engines ▁reported ly ▁had ▁similar ▁tor que ▁figures ▁to ▁the ▁F 3 0 0