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Honda’s 1970s CVCC Engine Shows Pre-Chamber Ignition Didn’t Start in Formula 1
Key Takeaways
- Jalopnik says Honda applied pre-chamber-style combustion to the 1975 Civic CVCC decades before modern F1 popularized it.
- The CVCC system used a small chamber with a rich mixture to ignite a leaner main chamber charge.
- Honda’s design was influential enough to be licensed by several other automakers.
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DT Editorial Team··via jalopnik.com