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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Not a flat 12 like the Testarossa had?


15 posted on 01/29/2017 8:52:37 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

According to Ferrari, that engine is a “180-degree V12.” :)

And unlike, say a VW flat four or Porsche flat six, each pair of cylinders shares a single crankshaft throw - an arrangement Porsche also used in the flat-12 that powered the 917. Using a separate throw for each cylinder would result in a longer engine, and in any case it isn’t necessary since such a 12-cylinder engine is basically two inline sixes sharing a crankshaft.


24 posted on 01/29/2017 9:07:39 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Nothing is sometimes the right thing to do, and always a wise thing to say.)
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