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Ol' Ron · 08-18-2013, 09:28 AM

Many racing V8 engines had flat cranks, The Novi for one comes to mind. Early European engines had flat cranks. The most popular were the Ford 60, These used a different intake manifold because of the different firing order. They ran well and won many races, known as Offy killers.

08-18-2013, 09:28 AM	#12
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,860	Re: Flatplane/Norden/Cross Fire Crank???? Many racing V8 engines had flat cranks, The Novi for one comes to mind. Early European engines had flat cranks. The most popular were the Ford 60, These used a different intake manifold because of the different firing order. They ran well and won many races, known as Offy killers.