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Old 12 Sep 2009, 19:56 (Ref:2539209)   #10
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The power units were sent to Bourne and completely dismantled and then rebuilt with different inlent valves, Cosworth CPL2 camshafts and ten thou and 20 thou respectively came off the head and block. The object was to increase the power of the LF/105 motor by about 20 per cent without any loss in flexibility or smoothness."
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A complete and as historically correct answer as you will get, but never knew of one with Lucas injection leastways not in a cortina, the FVA made them almost obsolete but some did appear in F2 along with BRM's own F2 engine. Now Alan grey matter stirring I will have check with man himself; just possible? Nomad Mk1 had one before the 1-5 BRM V8 was fitted.
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