Description
How do you fancy having a Cosworth Formula 1 finger follower assembly on display in your home or office? Well, exclusive to Modatek, we have for sale one of the Formula 1 finger follower assemblies that was fitted to the Cosworth CK engine, and was raced in 1999 by Stewart Grand Prix.
Cosworth CK Engine
The CK engine was active in Formula 1 from 1999 to 2004. Designed and manufactured initially for Stewart Grand Prix in 1999, the CK engine represented a change in design philosophy from Cosworth as they sought to reestablish themselves as the top F1 engine manufacturer. The CK engine included numerous departures from previous Formula 1 engine designs, leading to what was possibly the lightest engine on the grid. By 2002, the CK was capable of speeds of up to 18,300 rpm with power in excess of 850 bhp.
Following a race-winning debut season with Stewart Grand Prix, the CK engine went on to power the team, now branded as Jaguar Racing, until the middle of 2002. A customer-spec version of the CK engine was supplied to Arrows Grand Prix in 2002 and to Minardi for the following year.
Cosworth Formula 1 Finger Follower Assembly
The Cosworth CK engine contained a number of innovative designs, including a novel beam-structure cylinder head. The finger followers were repositioned so that they were mounted on the vertical central structure of the head. Each follower was connected to a bracket so that it could could rotate freely up and down. Remember that at speeds of over 18,000 rpm, each follower was moving up and down over 150 times per second!
Details:
- Length= approx 40 mm
- Width = approx 20 mm
- Height = approx 36 mm
- Weight = 26 g
- Material = aluminium alloy bracket, DLC-coated steel finger follower
