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Alfredo Ferrari

Alfredo suggested to his father the development of a 1.5 L DOHC V6 engine for F2 at the end of 1955.

BMW M30

The M30 powered a series of BMW 6-cylinder E9 and BMW E24 coupes to European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) throughout the 1970s and into the middle 1980s, even though a more powerful DOHC 24-valve head had been developed for high-performance motorsports and street use.

BMW S65

The BMW S65 is a V8 DOHC piston engine which replaced the (straight-6) S54 and was produced from 2007–present (as of September 2013).

Ford Kent engine

Satta/Hruska designed Alfa Romeo 750/101 1290cc DOHC unit, and Alex von Falkenhausen designed SOHC 1773cc BMW M118 engine may have had similar influence on the motorsport scenes in Italy and Germany respectively, but not even comparable internationally.

Ford Performance Vehicles

All three were powered by a unique version of Ford's 5.4-litre Modular V8, with DOHC 4-valve cylinder heads from the Mustang Cobra R engine.

Lotus-Ford Twin Cam

Although it still used the Ford iron block, Mk.XIII was a properly developed racing engine that was far from just another souped-up production motor, and its dominance in Formula B was close to being absolute against the main rivals Satta/Hruska designed Alfa Romeo 105/115 1570 cc DOHC unit, and Alex von Falkenhausen designed SOHC 1573 cc BMW M116 engine.

Mazda FE-DOHC engine

In South Africa, Samcor who built Mazdas under licence also fitted the FE-DOHC engine to the Mazda 323 from 1991 to 1994.

Mitsubishi Motors engines

3B2 — The 3B20, found in the 2003 Mitsubishi i, uses a 660 cc DOHC with the company's MIVEC variable valve timing and an intercooled turbocharger, and was designed with the aim of exceeding Japan's 2010 fuel economy requirements.

Nissan R89C

Nissan's new twin-turbo VRH35 3.5L V8 DOHC engine was mounted in a stressed installtion for better chassis rigidity and produced up to 950bhp.

S85

BMW S85, a 2005 DOHC 40-valve V10 automotive piston engine

Suzuki G engine

Like many DOHC engines, this engine has an interference valvetrain design, making periodic timing belt changes vital to the

Toyota R engine

It was also available as the 8R-D, dual SU 8R-B, EFI 8R-E, Californian-spec 8R-C and DOHC 8R-G.

Vauxhall Slant-4 engine

Unveiled in 1966, it was one of the first production overhead camshaft designs to use a rubber toothed belt to drive the camshaft from the crankshaft (an honor shared with the 1966 Pontiac OHC Six, and also the Fiat DOHC engine of 1966), a method developed in 1956 by Bill Devin.


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