Popular Posts

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The Ford X-8 Engine






It was a new original idea, but in the end inefficient. Experiments began in 1920 when Henry Ford called in E.J. Farkas, and said: "Gene, you'll laugh at this, but  I want you to build a cross-shaped engine with eight cylinders. Let's get to work on it."

It turned out to be a 7 year project and at least 10 engines were built.  The engines featured splash rather than pressure lubrication, and gravity feed fuel delivery. the first was an air-cooled design with two camshafts, two timing gears and a better ignition. More advanced engines that were water cooled followed.

The engines simply were impractical, demanding a high floor at a time that cars were starting to get lower. Its lower spark plugs were exposed to the ground, and thus vulnerable. Shelved, other engine designs were studied, including the V-8 that made history with its introduction in 1932.


3 comments:

  1. You may consider putting in place the security and safety tools in your car to get the cheap premium to insure your car. If you agree to run it, you deserve to get the low premium rates. http://www.autoandgenerals.com/cheap-car-insurance-uk-and-us/

    usa car insurance online

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is the most upgraded database on government and state barters with online backing and live support of New Tata cars for sale help you and offer you some assistance with finding precisely what you are searching for and make your shopping knowledge a pleasurable one.

    http://www.autoandgenerals.com/all-best-car-brands/new-and-used-tata-motors-cars-and-insurance-info/

    ReplyDelete
  3. Ford Engine; Affordability is the cornerstone of everything at FR Conversions.

    ReplyDelete