Ford-Cosworth BDA engine

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The Ford-Cosworth BDA engine is a high-performance, twin-cam, four-cylinder racing and rally engine developed by Cosworth for Ford in the late 1960s, renowned for its success in motorsport and its advanced belt-driven camshaft design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inline-four engine ⓘ
internal combustion engine ⓘ
racing engine ⓘ
rally engine ⓘ
aspiration naturally aspirated ⓘ
blockOrigin Ford Kent engine block ⓘ
bore approximately 80.0 mm in 1.6-litre form ⓘ
camshaftDrive belt-driven camshafts ⓘ
toothed rubber belt ⓘ
category Cosworth engines ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth

Ford engines ⓘ
motorsport engines ⓘ
commissionedBy Ford Motor Company ⓘ
configuration inline-four ⓘ
coolingSystem water-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
cylinderHeadDesigner Cosworth ⓘ
developer Cosworth ⓘ
Ford Motor Company ⓘ
displacementVariant 1.6 litres ⓘ
1.8 litres ⓘ
2.0 litres ⓘ
era 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
family Cosworth BDA family ⓘ
fuelSystem carburettor ⓘ
mechanical fuel injection ⓘ
influenced later Cosworth YB engine design ⓘ
manufacturer Cosworth ⓘ
motorsportUse Formula 2 ⓘ
circuit racing ⓘ
rallying ⓘ
touring car racing ⓘ
nameMeaning Belt Drive, A series ⓘ
notableApplication Ford Capri (competition versions) ⓘ
Ford Escort RS1600 ⓘ
Ford Escort RS1800 ⓘ
various Formula 2 single-seaters ⓘ
notableFeature belt-driven twin overhead camshafts ⓘ
competition-proven reliability ⓘ
high specific output for its time ⓘ
numberOfCylinders 4 ⓘ
powerOutputRange approximately 120–240 bhp depending on specification ⓘ
productionStart 1969 ⓘ
stroke approximately 77.6 mm in 1.6-litre form ⓘ
totalNumberOfValves 16 ⓘ
usedByTeam Ford works rally team ⓘ
usedInChampionship World Rally Championship ⓘ
valvesPerCylinder 4 ⓘ
valvetrain dual overhead camshaft ⓘ

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