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RE: "Not the smallest V-8 ever"

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In Reply to: RE: "Not the smallest V-8 ever" posted by pictureguy on September 27, 2015 at 13:24:22

No, different motors but I mistakenly linked to a picture of the H16 when I meant the earlier V16.

The H16 was indeed made from two flat8s but it totalled 3000cc and was normally aspirated while the V16 displaced 1500cc and used a centrifugal supercharger made by Rolls Royce.

Some years ago I've seen it at Goodwood. The motor looked almost toy like.
Didn't sound like one though...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Racing_Motors_V16 (Open in New Window)

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RE: "Not the smallest V-8 ever" - pictureguy 16:14:57 09/27/15 (1)
Finally found a photo of the V-16 and it LOOKS like almost the nightmare the H-16 was!

And the callout I read says it was a nearly Square design so it limited valve size.

I'd love to see a short stroke RETHINK of this engine. It must have been incredibly robust to sustain the boost pressures the article quotes.
Too much is never enough
- RE: "Not the smallest V-8 ever" - b.l.zeebub 16:20:57 09/27/15 (0)
  It was quite reliable eventually but unfortunately by then the F1 rules had changed and it was obsolete.

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