Harley Davidson Evolution Engine Porsche

This was where the alliance with Porsche came into the picture and rumour has it that hardcore engineers within Harley-Davidson itself did not want to work on the blasphemy that was the liquid-cooled Revolution engine hence why Porsche was roped in.

Harley davidson evolution engine porsche. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. All chassis development and testing would be done in Milwaukee. The V-Rod Revolution engine.

The Evolution engine is an air-cooled 45-degree V-twin engine manufactured from 1984 by Harley-Davidson for the companys motorcycles. Porsche Engineering Weissach Germany. Harley solicited detailed design proposals from three companies then cut the field to two-Ricardo in England and Porsche RD in Weissach West Germany.

Fixing Harley Davidson Evolution engine leaks - YouTube. Engine type 2017 has a SOHC Liquid-cooled 60º V-Twin engine. In 1999 it was replaced by the Harley-Davidson Twin Cam 88 in the.

This week I visited Stuttgart where good friend Jeromy Moore works as a race design engineer at the Porsche Engineering Groups Weissach Development Centre where the V-Rod engine was. Maximum power the EVO engine makes about 122 HP. It also revved to 9000 rpm Autoweek reports.

During its 15-year reign Harley-Davidson produced almost 850000 Evolution engine powered Big Twins. And to prove the engine was reliable Porsche subjected to its Düsseldorf Test which required running the V-twin for 500 hours straight. Porsche was eventually selected and subcontracted at the end of 1979 to design and develop the Nova engine and transmission.

Heres a look at the technical elements and developments that allowed the 80-cu-in. Engine to save the company and bring it. Fuel system the Harley Davidson evolution has an electronic sequential port fuel injection.