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The following is a list of the winners of the Engine Manufacturer Championship award in Open Wheel American Championship Car Racing. This award was first introduced during the 1979 CART Indy Car Series season. The Engine Manufacturer Cup winners came under the following auspices: Championship Auto Racing Teams (1979-2007)
Per IRL rules, the engines sold for no more than $80,000 (with an exception of full-works IndyCar Series teams that usually received free engines due to direct partnership with an each engine manufacturer), and were rev-limited to over 10,000 rpm and weighed up to 280 lb (127 kg) (excl. headers, clutch, ECU, spark box or filters). [29]
The other engine introduced in 1994 was the top-secret 265-E (see below), which was actually a 3.43 liter pushrod engine, used by Penske Racing at the 1994 Indianapolis 500. For 1995, Mercedes-Benz became the badging manufacturer for the Ilmor Indy car engines. The engine continued to be a strong contender on the CART circuit.
Pages in category "IndyCar Series engine manufacturers" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
This engine used a provision in the rules intended for stock block pushrod engines such as the V-6 Buick engines that allowed an extra 650 cm 3 and 10 inches (4.9 psi/33.8 kPa) of boost. This extra power (at least 900 horsepower , and rumored to be over 1000) allowed the Penskes to run significantly faster, giving them the pole and outside ...
Additionally, the series’ inability to lure a third engine manufacturer has put an informal cap on the number of full-time entries Honda and Chevy are willing to support – so much so that ...
Cosworth as a Formula One engine manufacturer; ... (F1) as engine supplier, ranking third with ... a Chevrolet Gen 4 engine to IRL IndyCar Series teams after the ...
One of the most successful and longest-lived projects of Cosworth has been its Indy car engine program. In 1975; Cosworth developed the DFX, by destroking the engine to 2.65 L and adding a turbocharger, the DFX became the standard engine to run in IndyCar racing, ending the reign of the Offenhauser, and maintaining that position until the late 1980s.