RML Motorsport

As a world-renowned racing and automotive company, the RML Group is committed to delivering full-throttle service and satisfaction to every customer the company works in partnership with.

With a high-specification manufacturing facility and a highly talented, committed team of staff (with extensive engine design and build experience from various fields including F1), RML Engines can offer anything from tailor-made development programmes, to large-scale projects like the Chevrolet World Touring Car programme or Sportscar programme.

We can offer a full range of capabilities from design (3D modellingusing Unigraphics NX); simulation and analysis (CFD modelling of port and water jackets, full thermo-mechanical analysis, 1D engine simulation, valvetrain modelling, torsional modelling, etc); CNC manufacturing; development (e.g. engine tuning, friction reduction, turbo anti lag systems etc.); dyno or rig testing of any combustion engine and/or ancillaries; to full track support from engine lease to on track mapping and support.  FMEA is applied throughout the project from concept phase to production.

In 2011 RML Engines debuted the new RML Chevrolet FIA Appendix engine, a 1.6 litre Direct Injection turbo engine, the first designed from the ground up by the department. Used in the 2011 RML Chevrolet Cruze, the engine secured 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in Qualifying on its first run in public before taking a clean sweep of the podium in the first race of the World Championship.  This car / engine combination continues to lead the Drivers' and Constructors' World Championships in WTCC.

The turbo engine concept and castings are designed for capacities between 1.6 and 2 litres, and the first iteration went from sign-off for the project to being on the dyno in less than 8 months.  This timeframe included extensive mathematical design optimisation.  Although tuned to run on petrol it has been designed to run on any current type of non-diesel fuel in both direct injection and port injection formats.

The RML team of engine designers and builders, many with F1 engine experience, worked closely with the WTCC chassis team to ensure that the engine would be effectively packaged into the whole system.  This was just one of the advantages of RML Engines being under the same roof as the rest of the team's designers and engineers.

At the same time as designing and developing the Chevrolet FIA Appendix turbo engine, RML Engines continued development work on the 25-year old GM XE20 2 litre normally aspirated engine winning both the 2010 WTCC Drivers' and Manufacturers' Championships and the BTCC Drivers' Championship.  During the last 5 years, the team has improved engine performance by over 20 bhp in areas such as the piston, piston crown and exhaust system, by using methods such as 1D simulation, on-dyno optimisation, durability validation of components, rig testing as well as in-car optimisation.

The RML Group is an organisation that thrives on victory and success, with numerous titles and a myriad of race-wins stretching throughout its history. This experience has led to the highest standards being adopted by RML Engines, whether it is the use of the most up to date engine design and modelling software or the meticulous preparation procedures laid down for the construction and disassembly of every unit we deal with.

RML Engines staff provide support not only to our own cars but also to our customers at race events.  With engines (turbo and normally aspirated) in the various touring car championships having to last between 2 events and a full season, having highly-skilled engineers on hand at the race track ensures that our customers have the utmost confidence in the reliability and performance of their engines.

If you are interested in finding out these or any other of the services offered by RML Engines, contact the Commercial Department by calling +44 (0) 1933 402440 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +44 (0) 1933 402440      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, or by emailing info@rmlmallock.co.uk.