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Re: What ended the flathead engine?
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Posted by MarkB_MI on July 23, 2007 at 03:43:27 from (216.234.123.228):
In Reply to: What ended the flathead engine? posted by Sunny 4 acres on July 22, 2007 at 18:52:30:
The end of the Ford flathead V-8 came when Oldmobile introduced the overhead valve "Rocket" V-8 in 1949. You just can't get the performance out of a flathead that you can an overhead valve engine. But the flathead design lived on for many years in low-performance engines, particularly small air-cooled engines and marine engines like the Gray Marine (Chrysler). I believe the main reason that small engine manufacturers are these days going to overhead valve engines is to comply with emission standards, rather than to improve performance or reliability.
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