Porsche Type 547
E836986
The Porsche Type 547 is a pioneering air-cooled, four-cam flat-four racing engine designed by Ernst Fuhrmann that powered Porsche’s early competition cars in the 1950s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Porsche engine
ⓘ
flat-four engine ⓘ racing engine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fuhrmann engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boreType | horizontally opposed cylinders ⓘ |
| brand | Porsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| camshaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| category |
Porsche engines
ⓘ
flat engines ⓘ motorsport engines ⓘ |
| configuration | flat-four ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| cylinderCount | 4 ⓘ |
| designer | Ernst Fuhrmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementRange |
1.1 litres
ⓘ
1.5 litres ⓘ 1.6 litres ⓘ |
| era | 1950s ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| introducedFor | Porsche 550 racing program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layout | rear-engine ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Porsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
aluminium cylinder heads
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aluminium engine block ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex bevel-gear-driven camshafts
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dry-sump lubrication ⓘ roller-bearing crankshaft in early versions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engineering complexity
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high specific output for its displacement ⓘ |
| powered | early Porsche competition cars ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
endurance racing
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sports car racing ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1953 ⓘ |
| successor | Porsche Type 587 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Porsche 356 Carrera
NERFINISHED
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Porsche 356A Carrera NERFINISHED ⓘ Porsche 356B Carrera NERFINISHED ⓘ Porsche 550 NERFINISHED ⓘ Porsche 550 Spyder NERFINISHED ⓘ Porsche 550A NERFINISHED ⓘ Porsche 718 RS 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ Porsche 718 RS 61 NERFINISHED ⓘ Porsche 718 RSK NERFINISHED ⓘ Porsche 904 Carrera GTS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valvesPerCylinder | 2 ⓘ |
| valvetrain | four-cam ⓘ |
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