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Originally posted by cybersdorf
The engine was ****.
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I would not quite call it that, but the engine was certainly the 333SP's weak point. IIRC, it was the the valve train that was not up to the rigors of 24 hour races. This really came out at Daytona one year in the late 90's, when one 333 fell out at about 12 hours with engine issues. At that point the surviving car had to be revved at something like 6000 RPMs just to keep running during pit stops (hot-stops were permitted at Daytona). It too fell out a few hours later.
From listening to commentary about the cars during a number of 24 hour races, it is clear to me that Ferrari never really overcame the engines' reliability issues. But I agree that it is a lovely design and the engine a delight to listen to. I looooved the shriek of that engine!