Porsche 547 engine
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Quick Facts
- Designer
- Ernst Fuhrmann
- Configuration
- Air-cooled naturally-aspirated flat-four boxer
- Valvetrain
- DOHC, four camshafts
- Initial displacement
- 1,500 cc / 1.5 L
- Final displacement
- 2,000 cc / 2.0 L
- Final power output
- 180 hp / 134 kW
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Formula Racing History
For the 1961 Formula One season, the FIA limited engine capacity to 1.5 litres, matching Formula Two regulations. At Monaco, the car retired when the fuel injection cut out.
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- Wikipedia: Porsche 547 engine (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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