The Ford Barn

rotorwrench · 09-27-2015, 03:21 PM

Maybe sooner is the word I should have used. They certainly were sooner than FoMoCo. When Ford finaly went overhead, it was mostly for trucks.

Henry Floored · 09-27-2015, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rotorwrench

Maybe sooner is the word I should have used. They certainly were sooner than FoMoCo. When Ford finaly went overhead, it was mostly for trucks.

I heard Ford had an OHV V8 at least in design and prototype stages as early as 1948.

The limited resources that Ford had, (since they were on the ropes post war) were devoted to the '49 Ford, Merc, and Lincoln car lines instead. In addition I believe Ford felt that their refreshed Flathead was still adequately competitive at least for a few more years.

flatjack9 · 09-27-2015, 08:06 PM

I believe that Bonneville car is located just north of Oshkosh and is being restored to it's original stock condition.

Diavolo · 09-27-2015, 08:15 PM

Joe Abbin has written at least 3 books and has countless hours on dyno as well as life experience. He says the trouble in working the center exhaust port is not worth the benefits, if there are even any.

Kinda like worrying about a wet floor if the ship is sinking. Such a small thing to be concerned about.

09-27-2015, 03:21 PM	#1
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 17,410	Re: V8 Center Port Problems Maybe sooner is the word I should have used. They certainly were sooner than FoMoCo. When Ford finaly went overhead, it was mostly for trucks.

09-27-2015, 08:06 PM	#3
flatjack9 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 4,600	Re: V8 Center Port Problems I believe that Bonneville car is located just north of Oshkosh and is being restored to it's original stock condition.

09-27-2015, 08:15 PM	#4
Diavolo Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 67	Re: V8 Center Port Problems Joe Abbin has written at least 3 books and has countless hours on dyno as well as life experience. He says the trouble in working the center exhaust port is not worth the benefits, if there are even any. Kinda like worrying about a wet floor if the ship is sinking. Such a small thing to be concerned about.