Re: 1960's Ford Indy V-8
 

Mike,
Bruce McLaren tried it reduced to 3.0L in about 1966 or 1967. It was not competetive with the Repco engine which was based on another US engine. (GM 3.5L BOP engines as it was called)
thanks, Roland

Re: 1960's Ford Indy V-8
 

Ed,
This picture is of the four cam 255 cubic inch Indy Ford V8. The intake ports were inbetween the camshafts and by swapping heads from left to right the exhaust could exit either down for front engine cars or in the middle for rear engine cars.
thanks

Re: 1960's Ford Indy V-8
 

Ed,
The Ford V8 used by Jimmy Clark in Formula One was built by Cosworth for Ford. It was not based on any kind of production engine.
thanks

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As soon as I read Cosworth in your post a hammer hit me on the noggin.A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

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How about this?
Look about right?

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I once had a Cosworth Vega. I guess I'm just a sucker for high winding engines like the Vega and this Indy Ford.
I've had some powerful OEM Muscle cars and of course we all wish we shoulda / woulda / coulda kept them, but that Vega still ranks high on my list of those I should have kept (it was almost new condition and I paid $3500 for it). If not so much what it was, what you could do with it. I still say if I won the lotto I would build one for T/S. Heck, maybe Super Stock would be even more fun. That engine and RWD layout has the right hardware and so much potential.

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The Cosworth Vega was a fun car to drive . The Vega just sort of dissolved from around the Cosworth engine though .
For high winding , high tech engines go to You Tube and type in Renault F1 engine burning down . I don't know what the burning down part has to do with the video , but it's a dyno test of a Renault F1 engine on a race simulation dyno . 18,000 rpm going up and down the gears . You'll want turn the volume up .

Mike Croley
Master dist. for Competition Race Fuels

Re: 1960's Ford Indy V-8
 

I received this photo today . Shows the wildest looking twin engine dragster ever built . Also the wildest sounding .

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Having trouble with file . I'll try again

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does anyone remember an inline Autolite fourbarrel from the same era??..