That was the H16 - and used briefly in the late 60s *I think*. built by
Coventry Climax as eddie said!
was a total failure - too heavy and unreliable. everyone else at the time
was using 8 or 10 cyl 1.5ls (as the regulations were at the time).
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Subject: Re: Errol/list/zac-intercoolers/race stuff
> I got a picture of that motor (i think) It's from a BRM and is a Coventry
> Climax unit ...it looks like a DOHC horizontally opposed 16 cylinder with
> injection and two dizzys. As far as I know the car is in the National
Motor
> Museum about 12 miles from where I live...mad looking engine.
>
> Eddie
> England
> 510, KP710, B10, KB110,
> B110, B120, J710, H230,
> G620, P330, SRL311, C30,
> VBF10, S12
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> pics at www.ratdat.com
>
>
> > Also for those into the good old days there was a legendary car built
> called
> > (i think)The BRC in the '50s. It was a V16 of only 1.5lts. It was so
> > powerful for its time that materials couln't keep up and its valves
would
> > melt after 7min, and that was only if it could launch without blowing
most
> > of the drive-train. It was estimated to produce over 700 horses.
> > There is no new technologies only improved ones!
> > Sorry to bore-
> > Justin
>
>
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