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The DFV is an internal combustion engine that was originally produced by Cosworth for Formula One motor racing.The name is an abbreviation of Double Four Valve, the engine being a V8 development of the earlier four-cylinder FVA, which had four valves per cylinder.
The H16 was replaced by a V12 (2.9375 x 2.25 in, 74.61 x 57.15 mm) designed by Geoff Johnson. It had been intended for sports car use, but was first used in F1 by the McLaren M5A. [7] Back at the works, the early V12 years were lean ones. In 1967 the two-valve layout gave about 360 bhp (270 kW) at 9,000 rpm. In 1968 this had increased to 390 ...
Cylinder head material: Aluminum alloy: Valvetrain: 24-valve (four-valves per cylinder), DOHC: Combustion; Turbocharger: Hybrid turbocharger with typical 3.5-5.0 bar boost pressure: Fuel system: 500 bar (7,252 psi) gasoline direct injection: Management: McLaren TAG-320: Fuel type: Shell V-Power unleaded gasoline 94.25% + 5.75% biofuel [1] Oil ...
In Formula One, a new DFV-based design was introduced for the new 3,500 cc (213.6 cu in) normally aspirated rules in 1987. The DFZ was produced as an interim model, but in 1988 Cosworth created the DFV's final evolution, the DFR , which soldiered on in F1 with smaller teams until 1991, scoring its last points – including a pair of second ...
Formula One portal; British Racing Motors (BRM) was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945 and based in the market town of Bourne in Lincolnshire, it participated from 1951 to 1977, competing in 197 grands prix and winning seventeen. BRM won the constructors' title in 1962 when its driver Graham Hill became world champion. In ...
The Matra Sports V12 engine is a family of automotive internal combustion engines built for Formula One (F1) and sports car endurance racing.Cars powered by versions of the engine won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and gave Matra the World Championship for Makes title in 1973 and 1974.
The HB was the first engine Cosworth designed specifically for the 3.5 liter Formula One. Geoff Goddard and John Hancock were responsible for its development. Unlike the DFR, Brian Hart was not involved in the design. The development of the HB took place in close cooperation with Benetton's technical director at the time, Rory Byrne.
A small team at Repco under Phil Irving developed the F1 engine, fitted with two valves per cylinder SOHC heads from the 2.5L version. The first advantage of this Repco 620 V8 was its compact size and lightness, which allowed it to be bolted into an existing 1.5-litre Formula One chassis.