Citroen Visa Chrono group B (1983)
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Specifications
559 units built
Evolution (ET): 20 units built
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| Group/Class | B/10 | Homologation number: B219 (04/01 ET) | |
| Years active | 1983-1984 | Homologation start: 1/10/1982 (1/1/1983 for ET) Homologation end: 31/12/1987 |
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| Engine | |||
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| Type | PSA-Renault XYR, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine | located front transverse with 72o rear inclination | |
| Capacity | 1360 cc 1983 ET: 1434 cc |
WRC: 1360 cc 1983 ET: 1434 cc |
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| Bore x Stroke (mm) | 75.0 x 77.0, 1983 ET: 77.0 x 77.0 | ||
| Compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Output power - torgue | 93 hp @ 5800 rpm 140 HP @ 6500 rpm 1983 ET: 145 HP @ 6500 rpm |
12.4 kgm @ 4500 rpm 97 lb-ft @ 4500 rpm 1983 ET: 165 Nm /110 lb-ft @ 5500 rpm |
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| Main bearings | cast steel crankshaft with 5 main bearings 50mm journal diameter, big end bearing journal diameter 45mm | connecting rod length between centers 126.8mm, big end bearing tunnel diameter 48.7mm | |
| Materials | block: aluminium alloy with steel "wet" cylinder liners | cylinderhead: cross flow aluminium alloy with hemispherical combustion chambers | |
| Cams/valves | single overhead camshaft (SOHC), chain driven. Valves operation with rocker arms | 2 valves/cyl. - 8 valves total. 39.5mm inlet valve diameter, 31.3mm exhaust valve diameter, 33o angle between inlet valve axis and exhaust valve axis. 1983 ET: 41mm inlet valve diameter, 33mm exhaust valve diameter, |
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| Aspiration | natural with 2 x Solex C35 PHHE 10 carburetors, 1983 ET: 2 x Weber 45 DCOE carburetors | ||
| Ignition | firing order 1-3-4-2 | 12V battery | |
| Cooling system | jacketed watercooled, with pump, radiator, fan and thermostat | ||
| Lubrication system | wet sump | ||
| Transmission | |||
| Type | front wheel drive | 5 speed manual gearbox, located below engine in parallel with crankshaft axis | |
| Gearbox ratios | constant: 1.259/1 (34/27), 1st: 3.883/1 (37/12) 2nd: 2.296/1 (31/17) 3rd: 1.501/1 (31/26) 4th: 1.124/1 (25/28) 5th: 0.904/1 (28/39) R: 3.568/1 (34/12) |
constant: 1.259/1 (34/27), 1st: 3.883/1 (37/12) 2nd: 2.612/1 (27/13) 3rd: 1.889/1 (24/16) 4th: 1.469/1 (21/18) 5th: 1.196/1 (19/20) R: 3.568/1 (34/12) |
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| Diffrential ratio | 3.867/1 (58/15), 3.563/1 (57/16), 4.067/1 (61/15) | front parallel helical spur gears | |
| Clutch | dry, single disc | ||
| Chassis-body | |||
| Type | Citroen Visa GT's steel monocoque chassis with 19kg AlZn4.5Mg1 (D40x3.5mm) roll cage. 1983: 16kg AZ5GT6 (D40x3.5mm), or 22kg AlZn4.5Mg1 (D40x3.5mm) roll cage. 5 door hatchback steel/plastic bodyshell with steel front/rear doors, steel front bonnet, steel/plastic rear bonnet, and plastic front/rear bumpers. 1983 ET: plastic reinforced with fibre resine front/rear doors and front/rear bonnets |
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| Front suspension | macpherson strut with lower transverse arm, longitutinal "Pi" shaped stabilizer bar, coil springs, and telescopic gas shock absorbers | ||
| Rear suspension | trailing arms with coil springs, telescopic gas shock absorbers, and anti-roll bar | ||
| Steering system | rack and pinion (no servo) | 18.3/1 ratio. 1983: 13.2/1 ratio | |
| Brakes | front solid discs 241mm diameter with 1 cast iron piston caliper 48mm diameter. Rear drums 180mm diameter with 1 double piston caliper 22mm diameter. 1983: front solid disc 244.5mm diameter with 2 aluminium piston calipers 45mm diameter, or ventilated discs 249mm diameter with 4 aluminium piston calipers 38mm diameter. Rear solid discs 220/241/244.5mm diameter with 2 aluminium piston calipers 30mm diameter |
dual circuit with DBA vacuum servo. Optional no servo. 1983 ET: brakes regulator | |
| Dimensions | |||
| length: 3.720 m (146.5") | width: 1.555 m (61.2") 1983 ET: 1.600 m (63") |
height: 1.370 m (53.9") | |
| wheelbase: 2.426 m (95.5") | front track: 1330 m (52.4") | rear track: 1320 m (52.0") | |
| Rims - tires | 13" | 175/70HR13 | |
| Weight | 760 kg | ||
| Fuel tank | 44 lt | ||
| Drag coefficient | 0.4 | frontal area: 1.8 m2 | |
Results in WRC
Statistics
Races
Works team: Citroën Compétitions
Season
| Entry | Rally event | ||||||||||||||
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| Driver Codriver |
Team | M.C | (SVE) | POR | KEN | TdC | GRE | N.Z | ARG | FIN | S.R | (CdI) | RAC | ||
| Maurice Chomat Didier Breton |
works | 25th | stee ring | 10th | 14th | ||||||||||
| Christian Dorche Gilles Thimonier/ Jacques Hénuset |
works | dnf | 13th | dnf | transm ission | 19th | |||||||||
| Philippe Wambergue Bernard Martin-Dondoz/ Vincent Laverne/ Jean De Alexandris |
works | dnf | 9th | eng ine | |||||||||||
| Christian Rio Jean-Bernard Vieu/ Bernard Martin-Dondoz |
works | dnf | 11th | 18th | |||||||||||
| Alain Coppier Josépha Laloz |
works | driver inj | dnf | 9th | eng ine mount | wheel | acci dent | ||||||||
| Francisco Romãozinho Pedro de Almeida |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
| Rufino Fontes Waldemar Guimarães |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
| Archy Gilles Guillet |
11th | ||||||||||||||
| Roger Raous Jacqueline Casamayou/ Patrick Giudicelli |
dnf | dnf | |||||||||||||
| Olivier Tabatoni Michel Cadier/ J L Chausse |
dnf | transm ission | dnf | ||||||||||||
| Iaveris Andreas Arkentis |
acci dent | ||||||||||||||
| Maurizio Verini Antonio Martino/ Claudio Cotelli |
Aiglon SA | dnf | alter nator | ||||||||||||
| Vittorio Caneva Loris Roggia |
11th | ||||||||||||||
| John Weatherley Ronan Morgan |
Citroën Cars | timing belt | |||||||||||||
| Total points () |
5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Works starts/finishes | 20/9 | 3/1 | 5/1 | 2/1 | 5/3 | 2/1 | 3/2 | ||||||||
| Others starts/finishes | 14/2 | 2/0 | 3/1 | 3/0 | 3/0 | 2/1 | 1/0 | ||||||||
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