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Toyota Indy Car Engine Specs - Yummy!
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Wed, 07 May 2003 09:03
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Just thought I'd make a few of you drool over this info that I picked up about the new Toyota Indy engine. A testament to true racing design.
Type: Toyota Indy V8, Naturally Aspirated, DOHC, 4 Valves per Cylinder, Fuel Injected
Displacement: 3.50 Liters (213.6 Cubic Inches)
Power: 675+ hp 
Maximum RPM: 10,300 rpm (Mandated by IRL Electronic Limiter)
Engine Development and Maintenance: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), U.S.A., Inc.
Engine Block: Aluminum Alloy
Crankshaft: Forged Steel Alloy
Pistons: Forged Aluminum Alloy
Connecting Rods: Forged Steel Alloy
Engine Management System: Denso Fuel and Ignition System
Fuel: Methanol
Background
The Toyota Indy V8 is an all-new engine designed from a "clean sheet of paper" for competition in the Indy Racing League (IRL) IndyCar Series beginning in 2003. The 3.5-liter, naturally aspirated power plant will make its racing debut in the 2003 season-opening Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in March. The Toyota Indy V8 was designed, built and developed by Toyota Racing Development (TRD), U.S.A. in its 47,000-square-foot Costa Mesa, Calif., facility. Dynamometer testing began in February 2002, and the engine was tested in a race car for the first time in July 2002.
Design of the Toyota Indy V8 draws heavily on experience gained with Toyota's successful CART racing engines. The high-rpm, turbocharged engines earned 21 victories and 23 pole positions from 1999 to 2002, including the CART FedEx Championship Series Driver's (Cristiano da Matta) and Manufacturer's Championships in 2002. The Toyota RV8F and its predecessor, the Toyota RV8E (used in competition in 2000) are the only American-designed and built engines to win in CART competition during the past 22 years.
[Updated on: Wed, 07 May 2003 09:04]
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