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JAKEFORD · 09-26-2015, 06:16 PM

From what I have been reading on this fine forum, the center port is one of the weaknesses of the Ford V8. Some of the models of running engines have eliminated the problem by exhausting from the top intake plane. This is because they could not machine the exhaust port passages in the block.

I have seen examples of switching the intake and exhaust ports via the camshaft so that the exhaust could blow out the top of the intake plane. This was done on full size engines.

This engine has been around for a lot of years and no one has come up with a solution to the hot center port exhaust. It has been reported that this is the cause on block cracking and other performance problems.

What say you?

09-26-2015, 06:16 PM	#1
JAKEFORD Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 154	V8 Center Port Problems From what I have been reading on this fine forum, the center port is one of the weaknesses of the Ford V8. Some of the models of running engines have eliminated the problem by exhausting from the top intake plane. This is because they could not machine the exhaust port passages in the block. I have seen examples of switching the intake and exhaust ports via the camshaft so that the exhaust could blow out the top of the intake plane. This was done on full size engines. This engine has been around for a lot of years and no one has come up with a solution to the hot center port exhaust. It has been reported that this is the cause on block cracking and other performance problems. What say you?