FORD MADE AN 1,100 CI. FLAT-PLANE DOHC ENGINE

[Headless Horseman]

It made 500HP, 1050 ft lbs TQ!

https://www.hotcars.com/biggest-displacement-ford-v8-engine/

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[JohnnyGT]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

 

[Headless Horseman]

I would like to add it was all aluminum with no timing belt or chain! It had gears synchronized!
18 LITERS! 18.0!

 

[bryyce62]

Hmm. Craigslist search; Sherman Tank

 

[WildHorse]

What kinda MPG does it get ?
(someone had to ask)
Ha-ha.

 

[Headless Horseman]

What kinda MPG does it get ?
(someone had to ask)
Ha-ha.

Quater of a mile!

 

[Jaymar]

What kinda MPG does it get ?
(someone had to ask)
Ha-ha.

I dunno...one?

 

[WildHorse]

I dunno...one?

wonder if I can get a MPG tune for it....

 

[Jaymar]

wonder if I can get a MPG tune for it....

Next you'll see a bunch of guys trying to hypermile their Shermans while a bunch of Mustang yahoos accept the challenge to try and get down to 1 MPG.

 

[StickShiftyFifty]

Needs a turbo

 

[Headless Horseman]

Needs a turbo

2!

 

[rpinkstn]

Very interesting! Thanks OP!

Thanks to this thread, I (like others) fell down a rabbit hole of Sherman tank history. Cool stuff!

 

[Buldawg76]

When driverless semi tractor trailers start rolling thru my state, I will be looking for a Sherman tank to drive.

BD

 

[ShadesOfBloo]

It made 500HP, 1050 ft lbs TQ!

https://www.hotcars.com/biggest-displacement-ford-v8-engine/

I would like to add it was all aluminum with no timing belt or chain! It had gears synchronized!
18 LITERS! 18.0!

But it weighs about 1500 lbs, so I've decided against swapping it into my Mustang.

 

[WItoTX]

But it weighs about 1500 lbs, so I've decided against swapping it into my Mustang.

You need something to hold the front end down on launch...this solves two problems!

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