15 Jul 2014, 23:31 (Ref:3434276)
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Originally Posted by crossfades
Having a 1.6 lit engine (or 1760cc) puts more pressure on the engine and to have it running strong, like a 2 litre, you would a higher RPM. The car may be quick but at faster tracks it dosen't benefit you. Unless its a wet race of course. Frode Holte for example has that problem now, using a 1,8 litre engine in his Hyundai that isn't fast enough for the faster tracks.
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That Matti Alamäki was able to beat Martin Schanche in both the 2.1 litre and the 2.3 litre Ford RS200 E2 with his 1760cc Peugeot 205 T16 E2 speaks against the claim that more cylinder capacity is in principle better for Rallycross cars.
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