F1 engine warm-up

[TPI Monte SS]

BBQ anyone? We could cook some burgers on those headers!

[RobM]

do the headers glow while racing? that is amazing. i want my car to run best with glowing headers and flames shooting!!!!!!

[Steve Chryssos]

Please don't. If your headers are glowing, imagine the extreme heat that your pistons are experiencing. If your headers are glowing, shut the thing off as fast as possible and figure out why. Extreme lean condition, severe vacuum leak (resulting inn extreme lean condition).
Don't ask me why these guys don't mind glowing headers. F1 engines are not turbocharged. Maybe it's just during start-up.

[BB69]

Headers don't just glow when there is something wrong. Hell, cast iron manifolds will glow if you're on the power long enough. Imagine a truck pulling a trailer up a hill. That F1 engine is used to some more air flowing over it when it's turning those types of RPM. This will also explain why they are using pretty exotic metal for exhaust. I have been pulling a lot of video from the web, and many of the dyno videos show engines with glowing headers at the end of a run. That F1 engine is computer controlled, I highly doubt they are running it lean, or at least lean enough to damage it.

[Steve Chryssos]

I agree. "I'm just saying: Don't try this at home, kids."

[Restomod]

GREAT vid!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! Considering the SUPER high rpm they are able to do the first part of the vid that thing is just above idle. They dont idle like a small block,yes the headers will glow like that if you are on the power long enough or under a load like BB69 said. BTW that is an ENGINE!!!! motors run on electricity!!!!!!

[CraigMorrison]

Po-tA-to, Po-ta-to. I did manage to call it an engine in the title......

Here's another one you might like. The guy that sent this to me said it is out of a 1.5L V16. Great sounding ENGINE!!! Set your speaker volume to 10!