There are two spark plugs per cylinder in order to prevent premature detonation in the combustion chamber which allows more timing advance/higher compression resulting in more power.
Ferrari reworked the D-50s over the years SOME lost the side pods Fuel tank went conventionally, behind the driver. The 1958 246 Dino was so much lighter And more modern suspension Lighter! D-50s still had transverse leaf springs, like the AC Cobras... J.C.
Polly Parrot Tell us something we don't know, eh? Like how close are later Ferrari V-8s Such as the 1964 158 F-1 engine. Dino 258SP of 1962 And todays V-8s. J.C.
@Jorge Picabea - After Ferrari was given the inventory of D50s by Lancia, one of the changes was moving the fuel tank(s) back to the center section of the tail. This was done because the car's center of gravity was so low, that it made handling in corners under power very tricky. The car wouldn't slide slightly in a turn like others did, but would suddenly kick out and lose control. You can tell the Ferrari owned D50s by the 4 exhaust pipes on each side of the car in what used to be fuel tanks. I have a CMC diecast 1:18 scale model of each example. Exquisite model cars if you have not seen them.
@@Loulovesspeed I'm guessing Ferrari's tire contracts also played a role with the eventual modifications on the D50 under Scuderia Ferrari. Thanks to the original design of the car, most of its mass is situated within the car's wheelbase. By the looks of it, this gave the car great traction, but once the limits of the tire's grip had been exceeded, it is much harder to keep control of the car. I read somewhere that when Ferrari got the D50s, they tested it at Monza, where they noticed that they can't get the same lap times that Lancia got. And at that point, the only major thing they ever did was to replace the Pirelli tires with Engleberts (Ferrari had a contract with Englebert). And since they can no longer make use of any performance edge that the original design could give, thanks to their tires, they had to remove those features...
Real answer I think is that this car's gearbox oil needed to be warmed up before they "really" use it. Some of these old cars, especially old F1 cars, have pretty complicated gearboxes for their time, so they had to warm the gearbox oil up by running the car in gear with no load (which is the reason they jacked up the rear wheels ) so that the warm oil could run more freely around the gears and cogs and other mechanisms inside the gearbox, lubricating them more effectively. Not warming up the gearbox oil on some of this cars could make changing gears very hard, or worse, it could damage the gearbox. That's what I read about them.
Why have these bloody things ALWAYS got 'Ferrero' badges on them ?! Ferrari had to use & race Lancia D50's because he didn't have cars of his own !! It's STILL a damn Lancia !
Ah, I'll never get tired of that 8C Monza at the first half of the video...
Lovely video allround
Why they have 8 sparkplugs on each bench? Isnt it V8? Shouldnt be 4 on each side?
There are two spark plugs per cylinder in order to prevent premature detonation in the combustion chamber which allows more timing advance/higher compression resulting in more power.
Oh, i see, so it used the dual spark plug idea. interesting! I thanks for taking the time to answer :)
@@Porsche9elfer
...there's another one of these cars that has an awesome exhaust on the right side, what are the differences?
Ferrari reworked the D-50s over the years
SOME lost the side pods
Fuel tank went conventionally, behind the driver.
The 1958 246 Dino was so much lighter
And more modern suspension
Lighter!
D-50s still had transverse leaf springs, like the AC
Cobras...
J.C.
That's a Lancia D50A, further developed by Ferrari after they bought them from Lanciawhen they had financial issues and had to withdraw from F1.
Polly Parrot
Tell us something we don't know, eh?
Like how close are later Ferrari V-8s
Such as the 1964 158 F-1 engine.
Dino 258SP of 1962
And todays V-8s.
J.C.
@Jorge Picabea - After Ferrari was given the inventory of D50s by Lancia, one of the changes was moving the fuel tank(s) back to the center section of the tail. This was done because the car's center of gravity was so low, that it made handling in corners under power very tricky. The car wouldn't slide slightly in a turn like others did, but would suddenly kick out and lose control. You can tell the Ferrari owned D50s by the 4 exhaust pipes on each side of the car in what used to be fuel tanks. I have a CMC diecast 1:18 scale model of each example. Exquisite model cars if you have not seen them.
@@Loulovesspeed I'm guessing Ferrari's tire contracts also played a role with the eventual modifications on the D50 under Scuderia Ferrari.
Thanks to the original design of the car, most of its mass is situated within the car's wheelbase. By the looks of it, this gave the car great traction, but once the limits of the tire's grip had been exceeded, it is much harder to keep control of the car.
I read somewhere that when Ferrari got the D50s, they tested it at Monza, where they noticed that they can't get the same lap times that Lancia got. And at that point, the only major thing they ever did was to replace the Pirelli tires with Engleberts (Ferrari had a contract with Englebert). And since they can no longer make use of any performance edge that the original design could give, thanks to their tires, they had to remove those features...
Surely, one of the most distinctive GP cars ever. Why do the rear wheels need to be jacked-up when it's being started?
It must be raised because the gearbox must be in gear to transmit the torque to the engine through the driveshaft.
Of course - the gearbox is mounted against the diff. Thank you !
Shane Norman i
CORRECT!
Donka!
Real answer I think is that this car's gearbox oil needed to be warmed up before they "really" use it. Some of these old cars, especially old F1 cars, have pretty complicated gearboxes for their time, so they had to warm the gearbox oil up by running the car in gear with no load (which is the reason they jacked up the rear wheels ) so that the warm oil could run more freely around the gears and cogs and other mechanisms inside the gearbox, lubricating them more effectively. Not warming up the gearbox oil on some of this cars could make changing gears very hard, or worse, it could damage the gearbox. That's what I read about them.
Why have these bloody things ALWAYS got 'Ferrero' badges on them ?! Ferrari had to use & race Lancia D50's because he didn't have cars of his own !! It's STILL a damn Lancia !
Lancia’s genius but Ferrari’s $$$
The Lancia has Nothing to do with Ferrari