The Honda RA260E is a four-stroke, naturally aspirated, 2.0-liter V6 racing engine that Honda Motor Co. built and developed in 1980 for Formula 2. Nobuhiko Kawamoto designed it with the aim of beating the in-line four-cylinder BMW M12/7 that regularly won the category, and it uses an 80 degree cast iron V6 block with 24 valves, a 90 mm bore and a 52.3 mm stroke. Honda held revs to 12,000 rpm so the engine would be easier for customer teams to maintain, and in 1980 it was installed in the Ralt RH6 driven by Geoff Lees and Nigel Mansell. The turbocharged Formula One engine RA163E was developed from it by shortening the stroke, and yearly versions through the RA266E of 1986 closed Honda's F2 effort.
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is a four-stroke, naturally-aspirated, 2.0-liter, V6 racing engine, designed for Formula 2, which was built and developed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd, for Formula 2 racing, in 1980
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is a four-stroke, naturally-aspirated, 2.0-liter, V6 racing engine, designed for Formula 2, which was built and developed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd, for Formula 2 racing, in 1980
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is a four-stroke, naturally-aspirated, 2.0-liter, V6 racing engine, designed for Formula 2, which was built and developed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd, for Formula 2 racing, in 1980
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built and developed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd
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is a four-stroke, naturally-aspirated, 2.0-liter, V6 racing engine, designed for Formula 2, which was built and developed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd, for Formula 2 racing, in 1980
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