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1: Right side 2.65 m, left side 2.71 m
2: 4.23 m
3: 1,63 m
4: 1.40 m
5: 1.33 m
6: 1.28 m

Engine

The engine was a completely new construction, cast in aluminum, with wet cylinder liners
The camshaft is placed as high as possible, without actually being a overhead cam.
At first there was only one type of engine, with parallell valves. In 1968 a new cylinder head was developed for the 16TS, a crossflow construction with the valves in a V. The TS cylinder head is very similar to that of R8 Gordini.

R16 TL engine The standard engine.
Engine models 697,821 and 841
R16 TS/TX engine The TS/TX engine.
Engine models 807 and 843

The engine is located behind the gearbox, which means that the R16 is a true midengined car.
Lotus Europa used the R16 engine and gearbox but reversed the gearbox by placing the crownwheel the "wrong" way.

R1150
(R16)
R1151
(R16 TS)
R1152
(R16 TL)
R1153
(R16 TA/TLA)
R1154
(R16 TSA)
R1155
(R16 TLA)
R1156
(R16 TX)
R1157
(R16 TL)
Engine 697 807 821 821 807 841 843 821
Years 65-71 68-76 68-80 69-79 71-76 75-79 74-80 77-79
Capacity 1470cc 1565cc 1565cc 1565cc 1565cc 1647cc 1647cc 1565cc
Bore 76mm 77mm 77mm 77mm 77mm 79mm 79mm 77mm
Stroke 81mm 84mm 84mm 84mm 84mm 84mm 84mm 84mm
Compression 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 7.5 9.25 7.6
Power 59 DIN
5000rpm
83 DIN
5750rpm
67 DIN
5000rpm
67 DIN
5000rpm
83 DIN
5750rpm
66 DIN
5000rpm
93 DIN
6000rpm
55 DIN
5000rpm
Torque 10.6kpm
2800rpm
12kpm
3000rpm
11.5
3000rpm
11.5
3000rpm
12kpm
3000rpm
12kpm
3000rpm
13.1kpm
4000rpm
10.9kpm
2500rpm
The models R1150,R1151,R1152 and R1154 engines are also available in a low compression (7.6) version with less power. These versions where sold to countries with low octane fuel, such as Eastern Europe

Magnus Bjelk (magnus@r16site.com)

Last revision 2006-04-09