Ferrari 512 Race Car. With four valves per cylinder quad cams and a lucas fuel injection system the new type 261 engine followed the design of the team s formula 1 engines closely. Ferrari 512 bb lm the 512 bb was also considered to have racing potential and some dealers prepared a number of examples according to factory instructions.
The 512 m the m stands for modified is a direct descendant of the 512 s. The modifications involved the bodywork where high speed aerodynamics were improved thanks to pininfarina wind tunnel testing. Later that year modified versions resembling their main competitor the porsche 917 were called.
The modifications involved the bodywork where high speed aerodynamics were improved thanks to pininfarina wind tunnel testing.
With four valves per cylinder quad cams and a lucas fuel injection system the new type 261 engine followed the design of the team s formula 1 engines closely. The lighter more powerful engine was also given new higher efficiency cylinder heads while retaining the 512 s s four valve per cylinder architecture. Later that year modified versions resembling their main competitor the porsche 917 were called. Ferrari 512 bb lm the 512 bb was also considered to have racing potential and some dealers prepared a number of examples according to factory instructions.
