Chapter 174： Create an F1 engine (on)

“How is it possible?” Matsuyama has stayed for a long time. Is titanium alloy so processed?

"I have already demonstrated it in front of you. Is there anything impossible?" Guo Tailai also felt funny, and the sighing question of Matsuyama Jiuzhi was too unreasonable.

“How can you be so precise?” When the Germans measured it, Songshan Jiuzhi also saw the above reading, and the number after the decimal point was accurate to the fourth digit, indicating that the size of Guo Tailai’s processing was accurate. Less than one micron: "You don't use any measurement tools."

"Experience." Guo Tailai pointed to his own eyes and showed his hands: "If you know the people of Meiya, ask them what is the high-precision gyro, I think they will give you an answer. ""

Matsuyama Jiuzhi certainly knows the people of Meiya, and dials back on the spot without a believer. After talking on the phone in Japanese, he looked at Guo Tailai's eyes completely differently. that

A high-precision gyro can be said to be the shame of the United States. Up to now, their company is still trying to copy the record created by Guo Tailai's hand-made gyro, but unfortunately, it is still quite a lot. This is the United States of America in 1998, not the United States after 20 years. when

However, the method of copying Meiya is to constantly research their high-precision machine tools and strive to improve the accuracy. Each time there is a phased result, a gyro will be recreated according to Guo Tailai's design for comparison.

Unfortunately, until now, the high-precision lathes of Meiya have not been able to perfectly replicate the works handcrafted by Guo Tailai two years ago. The name Guo Tailai is simply a slap in the heart of the United States. Matsuyama Jiuzhi asked, there is an acquaintance there, and it is natural to answer truthfully.

Putting down the phone, when Matsuyama Jiuzhi looked at Guo Tailai again, it was no longer the kind of look of a designer, but the reverence of a master craftsman. The Japanese sometimes admire the craftsmanship, and Guo Tailai's manual processing is definitely the ultimate in this spirit. Place

The method of processing titanium alloys naturally becomes a joke. However, Guo Tailai’s hand on the scene also made many people understand the true value of Guo Tailai’s car. If you look at the hand-built model that Guo Tailai demonstrated, I’m afraid that the estimated three million dollars will be cheaper. .

The dispute between Guo Tailai and Mazda about the prototype car also came to an end with the apology of Matsuyama Jiuzhi. The next step is to negotiate cooperation with McLaren.

This year, the McLaren team was very upset and the unique swing brake technology was banned. Fortunately, the team's chief driver is expected to win the annual championship, but even so, McLaren has to prepare for the next season of the next season. Guarantee

The engine of Shijie, due to Guo Tailai's hand-made and assembled, brought about a performance improvement of more than 3%. McLaren immediately discovered this opportunity. If he can cooperate with Guo Tailai and let Guo Tailai make an engine by himself, is the overall performance improved? this

Coming to negotiations, Mazda suddenly inserted a hand to argue about the ownership of the prototype. Although it took only two or three days to solve the problem, McLaren was surprised to find that Guo Tailai's prototype chassis was made of titanium alloy.

According to McLaren's investigation, Guo Tailai performed the technology of hand-finished titanium alloy with great precision in front of the evaluation agency in Germany and Mazda Matsuyama, and made Matsuyama a long time on the spot. As soon as this news is mastered, the technical director of the McLaren team has been tempted. If, if the parts of the cast iron part of the Mercedes-Benz f1 engine used by the McLaren team are made of titanium, what will happen? with

Guo Tailai, the manager in charge of the negotiations, took the first friend that Heinz, Guo Tailai, met in Germany, and made this request to Guo Tailai. Heins looked at Guo Tailai more eagerly, expecting him to agree. "

I have no problem! Guo Tailai let the manager and Hynes breathe a sigh of relief, but Guo Tailai followed the sentence and made the manager guilty: "Are you sure you can afford the processing fee?" "titanium

The processing of alloys, especially the machining of the camshaft crankshaft timing gear, is not to mention in this era, it is a nightmare after twenty years. In this era, I want to make a titanium alloy engine perfectly, unless it is like the old rice sr-71 blackbird reconnaissance plane, it is possible to use the money to pile up at no cost. However, the processed titanium alloy engine is definitely a sky-high price.

Ordinary materials such as cast iron and aluminum alloy, even if processed with high precision, the processing cost will not be too high. However, titanium alloys are different. According to the manager's understanding of titanium alloys, I am afraid that the processing cost of this replacement iron component is more than two million dollars or more. The chassis of the car is straight, and these parts can be drilled and complicated. The processing cost is simply not the same.

But when he thought about the benefits of replacing all steel components with titanium, the manager was very excited. Now that the engine uses about 30% of steel, this part can reduce weight by more than 40%, but the strength can be improved and the life can be increased.

With this light, the weight of the engine can be reduced by more than 10 kg. The same structure has the same design and weighs less than 90 kg. At present, the lower limit of the engine weight has not been specified, which can reduce the weight of the whole vehicle by more than ten kilograms. In addition, the overall performance of the engine is improved. I am afraid that the performance of the whole vehicle can be increased to 5% because of the factor of Guo Tailai. If the same parameters are adjusted according to the material properties, the volume can be reduced and the weight can be further reduced. but

The question is, is this worth it? The manager is not sure now, which requires a professional comprehensive assessment. After switching to titanium alloy, perhaps only one station two-station engine can be used before, after changing the titanium alloy parts, it can be used for three stations or even four stations or even more stations. It is worthwhile to consider from this angle. through

It is not possible to make a decision right away, but it is still agreed with Guo Tailai. They will immediately organize the engineers and carefully calculate the accounting to determine whether to use titanium to make the engine. However, before the two sides, the two sides can confirm the contract, that is, even without the use of titanium alloy, McLaren needs Guo Tailai to help build an engine by hand to conduct a comprehensive test. This

It is an opportunity for Guo Tailai to really stand in the car industry. Guo Tailai does not have a big lion opening. It only symbolically costs a processing fee of 100,000 US dollars. Both parties have an appointment time, just waiting for McLaren to prepare materials and designs. Guo Tailai will help them. "

You still have to go to the UK? Zhao Xiangbei received a phone call, and his face was unhappy: "How many people are waiting for you, why go to the UK?" ”