Ok ... So what the heck is the 5th cam ? .....

Talk about a Big Boys toy box. Just got to love those guys.

 

Ok ... So what the heck is the 5th cam ? .....

Talk about a Big Boys toy box. Just got to love those guys.

I thought he said in the Video the 5th cam was a Pushrod Cam? And then i thought they said some kind of accesory was running off the 5th Cam Gear?

 

It runs the distributor and oil pump. Original cam location. Per Mummert.

 

This is what Ford used in the SOHC 427, it was a 3 cam, lol.

 

 

 

 

 

From Killer prototype heads to 2600 cc cast iron Capri heads ... lol

 

 

Just watched this a few minutes ago.

 

Here's one not many people have heard of from back in the day.

https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/0202tur-norwoods-racing-funnycar-integra

 

A friend took inspiration from guys like these and built his own V-12 in his 2 car garage. He cut 2 cylinders off of (2) 289's and welded them together.

I gave him an AFB I had kicking around that was sort of close to his other carburetor to get it running. Riding in the car is an interesting experience. What your eyes are seeing doesn't match what you hear and feel.

 

Damn that's Cool he didn't have to Modify the Firewall?

 

about 440" ? ... What a hell of a project.

Just getting someone to grind the cam for that .... wow.

 

He actually made his own cam blank to get the dimensions right and had it ground to his specs. He used an aluminum bell housing initially to save weight but wants to switch to a cast iron one for more support. I offered him a scatter shield but he wanted to use as many stock parts as possible.

He didn't mod the firewall but he did use a short water pump .

 

What did he do for a crank? Custom crank and cam costs have always kept me from doing something like that.

 

Custom Velasco crank with a lot of communication back and forth.

 

Ok... Now it needs to be done with a 4.125" x 4.125" CHI headed Cleveland = 661" at 1.7 hp per cubic inch (1,124 hp)

 

Dyno Video: Homebuilt 8,000 RPM 552ci Ford Cleveland-head V12

Only EngineLabs shows you how a Georgia-based hot rodder mated two small-blocks to create one wild-'n-crazy Ferrari fighter. Check it out!

www.enginelabs.com

 

^Very Cool Video^ Thanks for Posting it!!

 

I think that Baker guy use to do raised deck big cuin BBF 385's back in the day before there were aftermarket blocks, smart guy no doubt.

 

Little more on it

An Update On The Homebuilt 552ci Small-Block Ford V12

After 30 years of dreaming, Jan Baker has finished his homebuilt Windsor/Cleveland V12. He thinks Ford should have developed one for Le Mans in the 1960s.

www.enginelabs.com

 

Note they are using production 302 blocks at 4.090 bore. Making an equivalent to 580 hp for an eight cylinder engine at 7000 rpm.

 

368" V8 would be 1.57 hp per cubic inch.

Yes but my point is- you have them using a production 302 block, that most anyone will say is not usable past 4.030, at 4.090 with a 3.5 crank. The major thrust loading at that HP level is not insignificant.

How do they get away with those thin cylinders? No mention of hardblock being used.

 

Yes but my point is- you have them using a production 302 block, that most anyone will say is not usable past 4.030, at 4.090 with a 3.5 crank. The major thrust loading at that HP level is not insignificant.

How do they get away with those thin cylinders? No mention of hardblock being used.

No comment on the cylinders, but a V12 is almost perfectly balanced though and pulses are distributed more evenly, so they are smoother / easier on the bottom end for a given power level.

 

Even with being a 90* odd fire vs a 60* even fire ?

90* won’t be as smooth as a 60*, but smoother than a V8. Similiar idea as. V8 is smoother than a I4, which is smoother than a I/V2 which is smoother than a I1.

 

Update on the 5 ltr:

The driver, Scott, is an old friend, and he stays in contact with my dad. He sent us picture on the 28th of May of him and the car after the record.

 

 

I dropped in at Mummert's shop for a bit this afternoon: