Lancia Triflux Engine

I came across this on another forum and thought to post it on here.

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The Lancia ECV car originally produced over 600 horsepower (448 kW) from a 1759 cc twin-turbocharged engine. This engine, christened Triflux, was built in an unusual fashion; the valves were crossed (for each side of the cylinder there was an intake and an exhaust valve), so that the two turbochargers could be fed with two separate manifolds. A single manifold carried the intake air (hence the name, from the three separate air ducts).

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Group S?
We never got to see it.

Rally Legend....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT61ML7e6vA

Guy

My oh my. Look at the arrangement for driving the camshafts...

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Originally Posted by Guy Mayers

Rally Legend....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT61ML7e6vA

Guy

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It probably wouldn't set the metal detector at the airport off either.

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Originally Posted by mudhut

My oh my. Look at the arrangement for driving the camshafts...

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There's a few that are'nt driven off the crank pulley Peter.
Smaller than normal cam pullies are a clue.

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Originally Posted by ProtoTipo

Group S?
We never got to see it.

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I meant never saw it in period competition.
I know surviving cars have been demo'ed.

Says Abarth on the cam covers, just me being picky, give Carlo the credit...
Wasn't the group s target something like 1200 horsepower?Attachment 2851