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updraught · 06-14-2025, 09:36 PM

Ever wonder where those Miller heads come from?

https://youtu.be/cHMzHDdGmik?si=ZPTQDG62_RjiIIaY

ModelA29 · 06-14-2025, 11:36 PM

A Miller carb showed up on FleaBay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/32662700474...Bk9SR5z89J3uZQ

Jim Brierley · 06-15-2025, 11:33 AM

There is a section in the 'Museum of American Speed' in Lincoln, NE devoted to Miller, very nice. Next week starts the museum's "Speedster Reunion", a 4 day event for A's, T's and other early 4-bangers. It includes a great tour, a hill climb, a dyno-day, and best of all, free run of the museum!

nkaminar · 06-15-2025, 12:15 PM

Very nice video, thanks. It is long so make a cup of coffee to view it. Some really nice photos of Model A engines with Miller heads.

The engine started out at 125 hp but eventually put out 1,200 hp. Basically the same engine but with a lot of refinements in metallurgy and design to keep the engine together at 9,000 rpm.

As a young pre teen, budding automotive engineer, I was fascinated by the Miller engines. I studied every drawing I could get my hands on.

To put the miller/Offenhauser engine in perspective, at the end they were putting out 7.5 horsepower per cubic inch. That is equivalent to a Model A engine putting out 1,508 horsepower.

midgetracer · 06-15-2025, 08:17 PM

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I have a Miller carburetor. It looks similar to the one on Ebay, but it is all made of an aluminum alloy. Harry had a special name for the alloy, but I can't recall it now. I had it on my B engine with a Miller head and a Miller intake. I replaced the miller fuel setup with a Stromberg 97 and a Zepher manifold, since I had no info on the Miller setup. It now is in a box in the trunk of the coupe with the Miller head. My boys and I took the coupe with the miller Carb setup on a cruise down CH1 in California and then ran a few passes at Bonneville (off season).

06-14-2025, 09:36 PM	#1
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 2,143	A history of Miller Ever wonder where those Miller heads come from? https://youtu.be/cHMzHDdGmik?si=ZPTQDG62_RjiIIaY

06-15-2025, 11:33 AM	#3
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,251	Re: A history of Miller There is a section in the 'Museum of American Speed' in Lincoln, NE devoted to Miller, very nice. Next week starts the museum's "Speedster Reunion", a 4 day event for A's, T's and other early 4-bangers. It includes a great tour, a hill climb, a dyno-day, and best of all, free run of the museum!

06-15-2025, 12:15 PM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,867	Re: A history of Miller Very nice video, thanks. It is long so make a cup of coffee to view it. Some really nice photos of Model A engines with Miller heads. The engine started out at 125 hp but eventually put out 1,200 hp. Basically the same engine but with a lot of refinements in metallurgy and design to keep the engine together at 9,000 rpm. As a young pre teen, budding automotive engineer, I was fascinated by the Miller engines. I studied every drawing I could get my hands on. To put the miller/Offenhauser engine in perspective, at the end they were putting out 7.5 horsepower per cubic inch. That is equivalent to a Model A engine putting out 1,508 horsepower. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. Last edited by nkaminar; 06-15-2025 at 02:07 PM.

06-15-2025, 08:17 PM	#5
midgetracer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bismarck ND Posts: 1,242	Re: A history of Miller Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I have a Miller carburetor. It looks similar to the one on Ebay, but it is all made of an aluminum alloy. Harry had a special name for the alloy, but I can't recall it now. I had it on my B engine with a Miller head and a Miller intake. I replaced the miller fuel setup with a Stromberg 97 and a Zepher manifold, since I had no info on the Miller setup. It now is in a box in the trunk of the coupe with the Miller head. My boys and I took the coupe with the miller Carb setup on a cruise down CH1 in California and then ran a few passes at Bonneville (off season).