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I think I read once that the flat-16s crankshaft was so long that it flexed too much. It created lots of unwanted vibrations and they were afraid it wouldn't hold together for race distances. Made a lot of power though. The two in the pictures are the only ones ever made IIRC.
I saw that 917 frame at the Porsche museum too. The curator took it off the wall and let me hold it (it was a slow day and we were the only people there.) Only weighed about 20–25kg I think? REALLY light. But no, the welds weren't very pretty. |
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