[DeTomaso] V-12 Boss/Cleveland motor!

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Wed Sep 3 07:37:16 EDT 2014


Why stop at 12. Go to 16 without having to weld blocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K84gn4DmnIs

Rob

On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 4:20 AM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
wrote:

>    People have always been impressed by more cylinders, hence the V-16
>    Cads and Packards in the late 20s. Mfgrs need something to stand their
>    car apart. They didn't have useless electronics back then so they added
>    cylinders & soundproofing. No faster but way-smoother & quieter. FWIW,
>    wasn't there a rather awkward Ford prototype called the GT-90 that used
>    two welded V-6s?
>
> It is an interesting challenge, but I donA^1t see the point.
>
> A 2.3L 4-cylinder can make 1,000 HP with a big turbo.  Without a turbo,
> the 2.3L is a dog.  So, if you want big HP, run whatever engine fits and
> put a big power adder on it.
>
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   Why stop at 12. Go to 16 without having to weld blocks.
   [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K84gn4DmnIs
   RobA
   On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 4:20 AM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso
   <[2]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

     A  A People have always been impressed by more cylinders, hence the
     V-16
     A  A Cads and Packards in the late 20s. Mfgrs need something to
     stand their
     A  A car apart. They didn't have useless electronics back then so
     they added
     A  A cylinders & soundproofing. No faster but way-smoother &
     quieter. FWIW,
     A  A wasn't there a rather awkward Ford prototype called the GT-90
     that used
     A  A two welded V-6s?
     It is an interesting challenge, but I donA^1t see the point.

   A 2.3L 4-cylinder can make 1,000 HP with a big turbo.A  Without a
   turbo,
   the 2.3L is a dog.A  So, if you want big HP, run whatever engine fits
   and
   put a big power adder on it.

     A  A -
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