The Porsche V10 engine is a naturally-aspirated, V-10,

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piston engine A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common featu ...

, designed and developed by

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, originally as a concept design for Formula One motor racing in the 1990s, and later

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, but eventually used in the

Porsche Carrera GT The Porsche Carrera GT (Project Code 980) is a mid-engine sports car that was manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Porsche from 2004 to 2006. ''Sports Car International'' named the Carrera GT number one on its list of Top Sports Cars ...

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; between 2003 and 2007. The engine is derived from the unsuccessful

Porsche 3512 The Porsche 3512 was a motor racing engine designed by Porsche for use in Formula One in the early 1990s. Porsche had left Formula One at the end of after four years supplying TAG-badged turbo engines to the McLaren team, but decided to return t ...

3.5-liter 80°

V12 engine A V12 engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where two banks of six cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft. V12 engines are more common than V10 engines. However, they are less common than V8 engines. The fi ...

, used in the early 1990s.

Background

V10 A V10 engine is a ten-cylinder piston engine where two banks of five cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft. V10 engines are much less common than V8 and V12 engines. Several V10 diesel engines have been pr ...

replacement for the 3512 was in development at the time of Porsche's withdrawal from Formula One. This engine would not be completed until several years later, when it was modified for use in the stillborn

Porsche LMP The Porsche LMP2000 (also known as the Porsche 9R3) is a Le Mans Prototype racing car that was developed between 1998 and 2000, but never raced. One car was built, and it was designed around a modified version of Porsche's 3.5-litre V10 engine th ...

project in 2000. The engine eventually became

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when a further variant was chosen as the powerplant of the

supercar.

Technical specifications

*Porsche Carrera GT Engine **Layout:

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**Engine type: 68° V10,

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block and heads **Code: 980/01 **Valvetrain:

DOHC An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...

( chain-driven), 4 valves per cylinder (40 valves total),

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on intake camshafts,

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s **Bore × stroke: ,

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coated bores, forged titanium connecting rods, forged pistons **Displacement: Technische Daten Porsche Carrera GT 5.7 V10
. April 2011. **Compression ratio: 12.0:1 **Rated power: @ 8,000 rpm **Max. torque: @ 5,750 rpm **Specific output: **Weight to power ratio: **Power to weight ratio: **Redline: 8,400 rpm

Applications

Porsche Carrera GT engine rear-left Porsche Museum

Porsche Carrera GT engine front-left Porsche Museum

Road cars

(M80/01)

Race cars

* Porsche LMP2000 (9R3)

References

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