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Chassis numbers here for S1
Chassis numbers here for S2
Specifications
Type 46 S1: 644 units built
Type 54 S2: 3615 units built
See manual
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Click here and here for S2 Type 54, Renault 697 engine
Click here for S2 Type 65, Renault 821 engine
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Homologation number: 600 and 3028
Homologation start: 1/7/1968 and 1/7/1970
Engine location, middle longitudinal
Renault A1K Type 697-04, straight 4 cyl, Download manual
1470cc, 76 x 81 mm
10.25:1
82 BHP @ 6000 rpm
79 lb/ft (103 Nm) @ 4000 rpm
5 main bearings
aluminium alloy block, aluminium alloy head with "wedge shaped chamber" non crossflow 80.65mm height
aluminium alloy flat head piston with 20mm wrist pin diameter, 42mm compression height
side-mounted chain-driven camshaft (OHV), 2 valves/cyl - 8 valves total
aspiration, natural with 1 x Solex 35 DISDA-2 carburetor. Manual
water cooled
wet sump
Renault 336, 4 speed gearbox for Renault engine:
1st: 3.61/1
2nd: 2.25/1
3rd: 1.48/1
4rd: 1.03/1
final drive 3.56/1
Ferodo 200D, Diaphragm spring dry single disk clutch, 200mm diameter
Type 46 and Type 54 (1970) steel Y back bone chassis bonded to polyester body
Front suspension, unequal length wishbones, coil springs (100 #/in) over shock absorbers, 5/8" (15.88mm) antiroll bar
Rear suspension, single top link & lower wishbone with two radius arms, coil springs (72 #/in) over shock absorber, Top links: 8.5", Top radius arms 28.5", Bottom radius arm 34.625", 11/16" (17,46mm) antiroll bar
Alford and Adler rack-and-pinion steering
front discs 9.125", rear drums 1.25x8", Single MC 0.700" Front/0.625" rear
Length 4,000 mm (157.5 in)
Width 1,625 mm (64 in)
Height 1,016 mm (40 in)
Wheelbase 2,310 mm (90.9 in)
Track (fr/r) 1,346 mm (53 in) / 1,230 mm (48.4 in)
wheels, 4.5"x13", 4x3.75" bolt pattern
Tyres (fr/r) 155 HR 13"
600-650kg, f/r distribution 45%-55%
fuel tank, 30 lt
drag coefficient, 0.29
Results in WSCC
Group 6
Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | ||||||||||||||||
Dayt | Sebring | Monza | Spa | Targa Florio | Nurb | Le Man | Hock | Mugelo | Brands Hatch | CdE | Zeltweg | Ollon | Nurb | ||||
Team | 24h | 12h | 1000km | 1000km | 720km | 1000km | 24h | 304km | 529km | 6h | 300km | 500km | Hill climb | 500km | |||
Michael Merrick/ Gerry Ashmore | #8, in entry list | ||||||||||||||||
Meute | #208, dns | ||||||||||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
Works Starts/finishes 1/0 | 1/0 | ||||||||||||||||
Driver | Team entries and car number | ||||||||||||||||
Meute | |||||||||||||||||
Roger Peray | 208 |
Drawings

Renault 697 engine

Suspension

Electric diagram
