Ferrari Lampredi engine
The Ferrari Lampredi engine was a naturally aspirated all aluminum 60° V12 engine produced between 1950 and 1959. Inline-4 and Inline-6 variants for racing were derived from it.
Lampredi engine in 1956 Ferrari 500 TR | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Ferrari |
| Production | 1950–1959 |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | DOHC, 8-valve, Inline-4, two-valves per cylinder DOHC, 12-valve, Inline-6, two-valves per cylinder SOHC, 24-valve, 60°, V12, two-valves per cylinder |
| Displacement | 2.0–5.0 L (122.0–305.1 cu in) |
| Cylinder block material | Aluminium |
| Cylinder head material | Aluminium |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | Weber carburetor |
| Fuel type | Petrol |
| Oil system | Wet sump Dry sump |
| Cooling system | Water-cooled |
| Output | |
| Power output | 121–279 kW (165–379 PS; 162–374 hp) |
| Torque output | 170–270 lb⋅ft (230–366 N⋅m) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ferrari Colombo engine |
| Successor | Ferrari Jano engine Ferrari Dino engine |
Aurelio Lampredi designed a number of racing engines for Ferrari. He was brought on to hedge the company's bets with a different engine family than the small V12s designed by Gioacchino Colombo. Variants of his design powered the company to a string of world championships in the 1950s. All were quickly abandoned due to changing engine displacement sizes, however, with the Dino V6 and V8 taking the place of the fours and sixes and evolution of the older Colombo V12 continuing as the company's preeminent V12.
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