Ferrari 3.0L Flat 12 Boxer engine

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I was watching a doco on Ferrari F1 the other day when they mentioned a Ferrari 3.0L Flat 12 Boxer engine! :lildevil:

My jaw dropped! :eek:

Thats right...Ferrari F1 designed, built & used a boxer engine. Not just any boxer engine but a 3.0L 12 cylinder boxer...a 3.0L H12 :lildevil:

I reckon that would give Venom & Dulagarl a run for their money :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Engine (1970):

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Designation: Type 001
Type: Rear-mounted. 180° V12, light alloy cylinder block and head, aluminium wet liners, 112 mm connecting rods, water cooled
Bore & Stroke: 78.5 x 51.5 mm
Unitary and Total Displacement: 249.25/2,991.01 cc
Compression Ratio: 11.8:1
Max. Power Output: 460 bhp at 12,000 rpm
Timing Gear: 4 valves per cylinder, 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank driven be gears off the back of the engine
Fuel Feed: Lucas indirect injection
Ignition: Single plug, distributor, coil and Dinoplex electronic capacitive discharge
Lubrication System: Dry sump with radiator

Thats right...460bhp at 12,000rpm!!! :monkeydance:
Not bad for 1970!


By the end of development a decade later, it had reached 515 bhp at 12,300 rpm, partly due to the short stroke:

Engine (1979):


Engine: Type 015, rear-mounted 180° V12, light alloy cylinder block and head, aluminium wet liners, 112 mm connecting rods, water cooled
Bore & Stroke: 80 x 49.6 mm
Unitary and Total Displacement: 249.3168/2,991.801 cc
Compression Ratio: 11.5:1
Max. Power Output: 515 bhp at 12,300 rpm
Timing Gear: 4 valves per cylinder, 2 camshafts per cylinder bank, gear driven off the rear of the engine
Fuel Feed: Lucas indirect injection
Ignition: Single plug with coil-ignition and Marelli Dinoplex electronic capacitive discharge
Lubrication System: Dry sump



More info here:
https://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/256/ferrari-312b
 
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taza said:
H12 in a Forester....
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taza said:
^ Now thats what I need in my Forester! Should be torquey enough for my needs I think :D
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Yeah, should be ok for the time being :iconwink:
At least until you can get something a little bigger anyway :rolleyes: :lol:

taza said:
Wonder if I could throw and L-Series gearbox behind it :rolleyes: :shake: :lol: :rock:
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I can't see why not :shrug: :biggrin: :lol:

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
taza said:
H12 in a Forester.... and why not slap on a few STI turbos and a supercharger while we are throwing money away :lol: :cool: :lildevil:
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hell yeah...how bout quad sequential turbos with a supercharger for low down torque :cool::lildevil::rock::monkeydance:
 
Cañon Carver said:
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Carlo Chiti, creator of the flat 12...

Thy ended up scrapping it due to massive problems with the engine :( But it did make more power than the Ferrari Flat 12 ;)
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I'm pinning the issue on the rubber band that's timing the cam belts :evil:

taza said:
^ Now thats what I need in my Forester! Should be torquey enough for my needs I think :D
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Ah yeah, maybe... but if you know anything about engine construction there's a reason why the power is made up at the 12G mark. I doubt we have a low range that's low enough to actually crawl with those revs!

Best of luck with paying for the fuel bill too!

Cheers

Bennie
 
taza said:
That's what your for mate with your new full time Job :lol: :iconwink:
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I doubt that highly! Mrs El Freddo will have something to say about this!!

Cheers

Bennie
 
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