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Old 12-26-2020, 10:29 PM   #50
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Default Re: Power Nation Flathead

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Originally Posted by 56markII View Post
Now as for turbos...

The Ford flathead V8 could probably win an award for the worst American V8 to put a turbo on. Turbos need the exhaust gasses to stay hot between the cylinders and the turbine nozzle (has to do with gas flow energy). Our Ford flathead V8s route the exhaust through the cooling passages between the cylinders and the exhaust ports.
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