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But the real looker among CART-engines was the 1989 Alfa Romeo, oh mama, but this was post-Carlo Chiti of course;

Gotta admit.... they do make pretty ones - don't they. Wouldn't it be great to hear that name return to racing.

stefan_ wrote:Hold on tight, guys. Here is my engine porn contribution for the thread. (for maximum pleasure, left click-view image)

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

If it was only about looks;

In 1996, Al Melling designed and built a 3.0 V10 for Lola, little did he know he would never get paid;

That's what I'm talking about!

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The future is upon us.

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Yamaha tried everything in the 90s;

This is the first Mercedes-Benz F-1 racing engine. It was developped for the W 196 R and used a Bosch direct injection. That engine was powerful and very efficient (2500 ccm : 256 bhp in 1954 and later 290 bhp at 8500 rpm). Note also that the eight cylinder engine was tilted to lower the CG.

1954, 2014 the history repeats itself...

You ain't seen nothing esteemed moderator, Chevelle xtreme;

Less is more I present the Scat V4

Basically a small block chevy with the center 4 holes removed and welded up.






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xpensive wrote:But the real looker among CART-engines was the 1989 Alfa Romeo, oh mama, but this was post-Carlo Chiti of course;

Diagonally placed turbo and compressor? What is its benefit over conventional linear mounted ones?