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B-nut · 09-23-2013, 04:29 AM

Everyone disses the 60 hp v8 of 1937-40 but with their 1/2 inch thick cylinder walls they can bored out a great deal. With proper speed equipment their horsepower can be more than doubled.Read the book on them.Now watch for the disagreements.

09-23-2013, 04:29 AM	#28
B-nut Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vt Posts: 231	Re: I'm considering powering a homebuilt airplane with a Ford V-8 Flathead Everyone disses the 60 hp v8 of 1937-40 but with their 1/2 inch thick cylinder walls they can bored out a great deal. With proper speed equipment their horsepower can be more than doubled.Read the book on them.Now watch for the disagreements.