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If it is good enough for Bugatti then we feel you should be paying attention to this news, hot from IAA2017! Zero – Four Hundred kmh and back to Zero in 41 seconds. Yes 400kmh! Yes 41 seconds! This is what Bugatti just demonstrated with their new Chiron hyper car. Now the technical out there will understand that aerodynamic drag is proportional to (velocity)2 meaning each and every additional 1km/h of speed needs a vast increase in power to overcome that drag. A challenge that would send most OEM suppliers running the power prerequisite for this record is a jaw-dropping 1,500hp. In a production car, just WOW!
And the reason you should be paying attention; our friends at Hengst Filtration are part of this extraordinary world record. You may recall some time ago we reported on a visit we made to the Hengst engineering and production facility in the famous university city of Münster. We were expecting to see vast warehouse units with enormous inventory of filters and we were not disappointed. What blew us away however, was the R&D and production technology at the Münster plant. Developing and evolving the very latest and best science in both filtration technology and production is what Hengst does best and is the reason why they are such an important component of OEM supply chain.
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Hengst don’t just develop filters and filter media, they design some of the most innovative fluid handling systems currently in production and in particular specialise in complex pressure die cast aluminium parts. These are generally single piece metal castings incorporating many fluid passages and flow controls, filtration units and heat exchangers. This pressure die casting innovation earns constant praise from across industry and sets Hengst apart from their competition. Have a look at this animation to give you just a little understanding what Hengst does beyond the filter media and it’s design and why they are so frequently awarded for their innovation.
This competency is the reason why Bugatti chose to work with Hengst to develop a solution for the Chiron. The mechanical stresses placed on an engine producing 1,500hp is hard to even imagine but with this comes unprecedented levels of friction and heat, specifications and tolerances that are simply off the scale of conventional engine design. Spice this up with the requirement to be compact and you end up with a masterpiece like this oil pan module upper section, multi-functional and lean, efficient and capable of delivering what Bugatti needed.
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A close look at this magnificent power plant shows just how complicated, how attractive but also how compact this unit is and nestling in behind those turbo chargers is an important slice of this technical masterpiece, the oil pan module section pictured above.
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If you are curious to know what 1,500 hp souds like or what 400kmh, yes 249mph in old imperial measure looks like then click on the play button below. Sit back and enjoy something special and remember to pick your jaw up off the floor!
Our advice to you?
The next time you are buying service parts for your car, just ask for the highest quality you can get by name, ask for Hengst. You can visit any of our branches or simply click on the button below to go straight to our web shop, look up your car and select the parts that you need. Just make sure you insist on Hengst!
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