4 cyclinder midget motor
3 Aug The engine that was used initially by both the midgets and boats was the so- called Ford Flathead V engine. Initially, the limit for these.
Inside the brand new GM Chevrolet USAC Midget Racing engine “Creating an overhead-valve Midget engine by cutting off one cylinder bank of a V-8 engine.
Description:This opened up the intake side of the cylinder head and allowed our engineers to optimize airflow without compromising the intake ports to accommodate the pushrods. The Honda K24 mounted in a typical Midget racer. And as the speed and performance of these radically-different racing machines has improved, so have the engines that power them. During its early years, it was the state-of-the-art and all the top drivers used the VW, including the likes of Mel Kenyon, Rich Vogler and Sleepy Tripp. To be an effective performer in either venue, however, it was necessary to be up to full speed at the start of a race.
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