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| Engine
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| Configuration |
Coventry Climax FWA Straight 4
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| Location |
Mid, longitudinally mounted
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| Weight |
98 kilo / 216.1 lbs |
| Construction |
aluminium alloy block and head
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| Displacement |
1,098 cc / 67 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
72.4 mm (2.9 in) / 66.6 mm (2.6 in)
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| Compression |
10.5:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, SOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Weber Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
90 bhp / 67 kW
@ 7,200 rpm
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| Torque |
98 Nm / 72 ft lbs
@ 5,250 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
82 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
fibreglass body |
| Chassis |
steel spaceframe with stressed aluminium floor |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, coil springs over adjustable Armstrong dampers, anti-roll bar |
| Rear suspension |
reversed lower wishbones, fixed-length driveshafts, twin trailing-arms, coil springs over adjustable Armstrong dampers, anti-roll bar |
| Steering |
rack-and-pinion |
| Front Brakes |
drums |
| Rear brakes |
drums, in-board |
| Gearbox |
Volkswagen / Elva 4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
400 kilo / 882 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
3,581 mm (141 in) / 1,448 mm (57 in) / 660 mm (26 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,286 mm (90 in) / 1,219 mm (48 in) / 1,219 mm (48 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.23 bhp / kg |
| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Elva - The Cars, The People, The History, by Janos Wimpffen
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| Related articles |
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| Useful links |
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