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five cylinder Honda GP mill breaks cover by dean adams Honda sent out a press release last night with details of the new for 2002 Honda GP engine. From the release:
Honda arrived at the unique V-5 engine configuration after examining the revised Federation Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM) regulations for 2002. This engine was selected because Honda believes that it will best satisfy two design requirements that Honda has historically pursued: "concentration of mass" and "reduction of projected areas". The five cylinders have round pistons and four valves each. For the intake system, PGM-FI (programmed fuel injection) has been adopted. The minimum weight as stipulated by the regulations for four- or five-cylinder engine motorcycles is 145kg (approximately 320 lbs.). ENDS Quick Links:
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Honda
Racing Corporation unveiled a new engine called RC211V that will be used
to compete in the World Grand Prix Championship in 2002. RC211V is the
first four-stroke racing engine designed by Honda for the first year of
21st century, hence its coding. The engine design is a 5-cylinder in a
V configuration, made up of three front cylinders and two rear cylinders.
