Ford GAA V8 tank engine Sherman

[ricardojp07]

Sorry, I don´t see anything to learn, pls see my invention of the diesel motor 2 strokes by valves only without springs. rgds.

[eyeh8dog]

That engine needs a tank.

[FORD427W]

would this beast fit in a humvee?

[mrspenn1611]

that looks a bit big to fit in my Lanny (Land Rover), sounds ace tho. . .

[maximase86]

Sounds like it's flat plane V8. :)

[ztwntyn8]

DOHC 4-VALVE The import cars didn't come up with this technology.

[omid11]

you fucking moron the overhead cam originates from grand prix racing in europe

[ztwntyn8]

@omid11 yeah, and I'm the moron. you can google shit before you talk shit jackass. I woke pissed anyway. They had that shit in our Navy boat engines many decades before GP cars were thought of.

[omid11]

you're fucking wrong and you're a faggot deal with it cunt

[ztwntyn8]

@omid11 proove it then. I just went to the gas station lookin for somebody like you to say a fucking word to me. you shouldn't call someone a cunt.... although you are what you eat.... DICK. hahahhahahahah

[ztwntyn8]

@omid11 gd, I'd like to run into you lil bitch.... like right now. I'd almost pay. Since you are what you eat... I'm gonna call you nut sweat. cunt? you don't call a guy a cunt. And what did I do to you. Get a shrink bro.

[legumefructe]

Put this on my Clio 2 :D

[troyweeseful]

thats what i call ford power fomoco all the way

[themaxeatsfood]

How does one go about buying one of these? My '66 f100's 390 (stroked to 410) seems a bit small now.

[Lighthead440]

are the block and heads iron?

[brentwal]

@Lighthead440

All Aluminum, with iron sleeves

[fangus503]

I wanna put this in a truck.

[Ettoredipugnar]

@fangus503 how about a 64 mustang ? ; )

[ztwntyn8]

@fangus503 my 1st thought was port the heads, add headers and fuel injection.... Monster Truck engine.... oh and on alcohol.

[cyberprutser]

The last time my dad heared this sound, he was 3 years and was liberated by U.S. troops. Thanks for sharing the sound of freedom guys and greetings from Holland!

[icemanbigwill]

America!



[Dagreatdudeman]

I swear i can smell it...

[chromesphere]

I love abstract gas powered engines...

[whoewasthatit]

i should put that in a mud truck :)

[nigeleckzdee]

@whoewasthatit fucking redneck piece of shit.

[RangelSotero]

Revs a lot for an 18 liter engine O_O

[CVTaxi]

I want one.

[camaroking250]

Well I know what im putting in my camaro now

[seigheil777]

whats the specs on the hp and torque

[teeter1939]

@seigheil777 500hp at 2600 RPM.

[seigheil777]

@teeter1939 well its torque that matters when hauling a big chunk a steel around any clue?

[teeter1939]

@seigheil777 I came up with 1010 ft.-lbs. using the formula: hp = (torque *RPM)/5252

[turtlemann14]

@teeter1939 what rpm did you use?

[teeter1939]

@turtlemann14 I used 2600 RPM, that was the max number that I found. I wouldn't want an engine this size spinning much faster that that either.

[nicksurreal]

is this a diesel? sounds like a gas engine...

[madtownmadman]

@nicksurreal its gas.

[alcaeus]

I bet I could fit that in my pickup truck!

[Vindicator58]

Pure music:)

[omid11]

probably one of the greatest and most reliable aluminum v8s!

[zapwatt]

Yeah, sounds like two pissed off four-bangers.

[akkudakkupl]

HEY MA! That guy across the street is pulling out his tank engine again! CALL THE COPS!

this is so good :D

[jclarkesbcglobal]

those were the days lol no replacement for displacement

[NathansBackwoods]

Put that in a truck and you would probably get 8 Gallons To The Mile...lol, it would be awesome.

[112ALONE]

i love how hes got the fire extinguisher ready to use.. lol

that engine is a B E A S T

[davidoffo51]

waow



[deaztrailnutz]

I just nutted.

[WizardOfChicamunga]

Incredibly awesome!!!! What else is there to say?

[JackBulik]

sounds like my Ford fiesta did when i had problems with my cluch :O

[chrallben]

What kind of avaliability does that engine have? And how hard is it to find replacement parts?

[catoni]

It's funny. When you look at the spec's for this WWII engine you would think: well thats a modern all aluminum 32 valve DOHC V8 engine. When you look at the specs for a modern Ford engine you might think - well thats an old timer cast iron V8 with 16 pushrod activated valves. I wonder why the american car industry are in deep trouble. ;-p

[kolbpilot]

@catoni Well said. I like engines of all sorts. I always looked down on push rod engines when compared to others but they do have their place. Simple design, good for 6000 rpm these days, easy to maintain, will run 250,000+ miles with the best of them. Just a lower performance engine. Simplicity is better some times.

[raginroadrunner]

@kolbpilot ...these were over head cam engines...

[kolbpilot]

@raginroadrunner Understood. I don't know why I didn't pickup on that. Quite exotic for the American time period. Kinda' strange that Ford would make it that way. DOHC will last just as long as push rod engines, but why bother if the engine is not going to be a high revving engine. I'll bet these engines never saw anything above 3500 revolutions per minute.

[qbubbaq]

@kolbpilot It was a V12 aircraft engine similar to that of the Rolls Royce Merlin and Allison engines but cut down to V8 I think this is why it has duel over head cams dual magnetos and twin spark plugs

[bbrewer5]

@qbubbaq Correct. They were in need of an engine for tanks durring ww2 but didnt have the time to design one from scratch, so they just cut off 4 cylinders. Think of it like the GM sbc350 and the gm 4.3l v6. Same engine with 2 less pistons. All internal parts interchangeable.

[bbrewer5]

@kolbpilot I read somewhere that these engines can turn near 5200rpm. I cant remember where.

[qbubbaq]

@raginroadrunner Yes Sir duel over head cams dual magnetos and twin spark plugs lol

[ODizzer]

@catoni What current Ford V8 has pushrods? The last time the Windsor was used in a production vehicle was the '01 Explorer, and they first started phasing them out with the OHC Modular in the early '90s.

[TheA10Phonex]

LOL IT'S BIGGER THAN BUGATTI'S ENGINE!! 

[PetrolDemon]

@TheA10Phonex the bugatti has a terrible engine. 16 cylinders needs 4 TURBOCHARGERS to make a measly 1001PS (which is actually 987rwhp) and its like 2 tonnes so really not a very good car :L

[makaveli200369]

60 degree V8 sounds lot diff then you'd expect

[pastorgeorgem]

this is the same engine used in 49 ford utility trucks

[bisquik3006]

You just can't beat a Ford V-8.

[slamuraiify]

why the dinky little carbs

[hondarideralex]

@slamuraiify didn't spin fast enough to need that much air. those two carbs flow 480 cfm each. and at 2800 rpm (typically) max it doesn't need as much air as lets a say a big block turning 7 or 8 thousand rpm. i could probably benefit from having a couple of 850's on it or something similar but it didn't need it. the thing made 525 hp at 2800 rpm and over 1000 ft lbs of torque at idle. peak torque was around 1350 ft lbs i think .

[kladivous]

@hondarideralex It would be interesting to see one of these with a rotating assembly and valve train that could turn 5,000+ rpm.

[markskemotor]

nice engine for my little boat

[IRONSEAN7]

wow,, thats awsome,, these monsters are what made the sherman so dangerous to be in when shot.. Well not so much this engine, but all the Gasoline that was onboard... thats an awsome piece of history,, im jealous

[martinhiebert]

now to put that in a ford pinto lol

[antmark1960]

bet the neighbours love you!!

[crazyfvck]

@antmark1960 I would if I was his neighbor! I love these engines.

[TheTomyossarian]

I can only imagine how loud this was in reality

[BigAlum]

The Ford GAA V-8 engine was a modification of an earlier V-12 engine intended for aircraft use. At the outbreak of WWII, no aircraft had been designed around the new high-tech V-12, so it was chopped down to a V-8 and configured for the Sherman. It kept its 60-degree V angle between the cylinder banks and was fitted with a 180-degree crankshaft, making it essentially two inline four-cylinders with a common crankcase. Which is why it doesn't have the classic American V-8 sound.

[WTFGUY956]

Like Ferrari V8s

[dalekrueger]

@BigAlum it was really advanced for its time

[smvuy]

for a 60 year old engine, looks rather modern :P

[DoriFord]

32 valves and OHC is still modern

[smvuy]

and sounds like modern engine too *drools*

[tagaEskinita]

that must have drank fuel like crazy

[LocomotiveBreth]

The old beast sounds good

[11hrona]

Do you have any idea of the power output of this?

[WNxDarkFire2]

500HP and 1100+ TQ from idle to 3600rpm

[ryotaryuu]

Some had 526 HP but most were 450, and the TQ was from idle to 2600 RPM. In case anyone really cares. :)