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Engine
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Configuration |
Offenhauser Straight 4
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Location |
Mid, longitudinally mounted
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Weight |
215 kilo / 474 lbs |
Displacement |
2,650 cc / 161.7 cu in |
Valvetrain |
4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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Fuel feed |
Hilborn Fuel Injection
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Aspiration |
Garrett Turbo |
Power |
650 bhp / 485 kW
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BHP/Liter |
245 bhp / liter |
Drivetrain |
Chassis |
riveted aluminium monocoque with three steel bulkheads and semi-stressed engine |
Front suspension |
lower wishbones, single top links and radius arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar |
Rear suspension |
reversed lower wishbones, single top links, twin radius arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar |
Steering |
rack-and-pinion |
Brakes |
ventilated Lockheed discs |
Gearbox |
Hewland LG 500 4 speed Manual
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Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
Dimensions |
Weight |
676 kilo / 1,490 lbs |
Length / Width / Height |
3,962 mm (156 in) / 1,020 mm (40.2 in) / 914 mm (36 in)
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Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,515 mm (99 in) / 1,467 mm (57.8 in) / 1,473 mm (58 in)
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Performance figures |
Power to weight |
0.96 bhp / kg |
Resources |
Suggested reading |
- McLaren, the Grand Prix, Can-Am and Indy Cars, by Doug Nye
- McLaren - The cars 1964 - 2008, by William Taylor
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Useful links |
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