▁ ▁and ▁ ▁versions , ▁both ▁with ▁wider ▁bore ▁and ▁longer ▁stroke ▁dimensions ▁than ▁the ▁standard ▁D F V . ▁Both ▁versions ▁were ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁reli ability ▁issues ▁worse ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁D F V ▁they ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁replace . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁ 3 . 3 ▁L ▁version ▁power ed ▁Ron de au ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁points ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Sport scar ▁Championship ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁ins u fficient ly ▁reliable ▁to ▁be ▁compet itive ▁in ▁the ▁longer ▁events . ▁ ▁There after , ▁the ▁ 3 . 3 ▁L ▁D FL ▁in ▁the ▁C 1 ▁class ▁was ▁un success ful , ▁with ▁those ▁who ▁managed ▁to ▁actually ▁finish ▁invari ably ▁ending ▁up ▁behind ▁C 2 ▁cars . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁fuel - rest rict ed ▁C ▁Junior ▁( C 2 ) ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁opened ▁a ▁n iche ▁for ▁successful ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 . 3 ▁L ▁version , ▁where ▁low ▁power ▁tun ing ▁brought ▁its ▁reli ability ▁to ▁a ▁level ▁where ▁it ▁could ▁succeed . ▁In ▁the ▁C 2 ▁category ▁it ▁power ed ▁many ▁private er ▁cars , ▁mostly ▁Sp ices ▁and ▁Tig as , ▁to ▁class ▁vict ories ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁five ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 . 9 ▁L ▁version ▁never ▁achieved ▁the ▁same ▁success ▁as ▁its ▁smaller