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    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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    Re: Lancia Triflux Engine

    Group S?
    We never got to see it.

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    Re: Lancia Triflux Engine

    My oh my. Look at the arrangement for driving the camshafts...
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    Re: Lancia Triflux Engine

    Quote Originally Posted by Guy Mayers View Post

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    Re: Lancia Triflux Engine

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

    Sat in a real one, may never wash again!

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    Re: Lancia Triflux Engine

    Quote Originally Posted by mudhut View Post
    My oh my. Look at the arrangement for driving the camshafts...
    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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    Re: Lancia Triflux Engine

    Quote Originally Posted by ProtoTipo View Post
    Group S?
    We never got to see it.
    I meant never saw it in period competition.
    I know surviving cars have been demo'ed.

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    Re: Lancia Triflux Engine

    Says Abarth on the cam covers, just me being picky, give Carlo the credit...
    Wasn't the group s target something like 1200 horsepower?Click image for larger version. 

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