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V12Bill · 03-13-2018, 10:12 AM

Henry hated 6's and it took a lot of convincing to build one again. When the six came out in 1941, it developed more HP than the V8. The engineers purposely did not run the six up very high on the dyno and presented the partial dyno figures to Henry. Since the six on paper did not appear to be more powerful than the V8, Henry approved it. Several people have written in about how their sixes would beat V8s in drag races back in the day.

03-13-2018, 10:12 AM	#15
V12Bill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mt. Holly,NJ Posts: 1,822	Re: 51 F2 Engine Options Henry hated 6's and it took a lot of convincing to build one again. When the six came out in 1941, it developed more HP than the V8. The engineers purposely did not run the six up very high on the dyno and presented the partial dyno figures to Henry. Since the six on paper did not appear to be more powerful than the V8, Henry approved it. Several people have written in about how their sixes would beat V8s in drag races back in the day.