Flathead V-12 ,Running straight stacks

Fresh overhaul, 1942 Lincoln Zephyr 305 cu. in. V-12

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Flathead
• V-12
• Lincoln
• Zephyr

[seenalotabs]

Hello Sir, I have 2 of the smaller V-12's a '46 and a '47 or '48. I am very interested in chatting with you about these. I am considering sleeving all holes to standard, using aluminum pistons, relieving the valves, pretty much anything I can do to make it last forever because it will be driven daily in my '30 model A pickup. Hope to hear from you.

[tcountry1926]

@seenalotabs  Thanks for looking, They would be 292 cu. in. Good luck in your project. There are parts out there, but they are spendy! Thats why most people went to the flathead V8, more parts available, and a lot less cost. But the V-12's are neat!

[diverdude3112]

What kind of power?

[tcountry1926]

@diverdude3112 Not big power, this 305 was rated at 130 hp. The 292's were rated at 120 hp, and the early 276's were 110 hp.

[jollyroger1210]

It says it's a 1942, but was it sold late 1941 just before we entered the war? or is this one of the few "during-war" cars produced in america?

[tcountry1926]

@jollyroger1210 They built some cars in '42, and then stopped until '46. A few 305's were built after the war, but most were 292 cu. in. thru '48. Then they built V8's So there are not to many 305's I have another one I plan to build sometime.

[SADDLEHORN1A1]

130 hp may not sound like much, but HP is a funtion of torque x rpm. T x RPM / 5252 is the formula for hp. It's a low revving engine with lotsa torque. If we knew the rated hp/rpm we could figure the torque by shuffling the formula around. You might be suprised. Cool btw.

[epcdaniel]

@zaxsouthern79 And 10x the torque pull and wheel spin from having too much torque in a light, fwd car.

[zaxsouthern79]

@epcdaniel and have half the torque...and more than half the coolness

[JcXtreme72]

@seenalotabs Years ago we did a 305 V-12. We sleeved it and dropped it in a '55 Ford F100. Still runs and drives every day 10 years later.

[epcdaniel]

@Jacksonkellyfreak hehe. Problem is, you could put an F20C or F22C (F20C1 and F22C1 for North America) into the civic. It would fit perfectly and it's already 110hp more than this V12. :)

[Jacksonkellyfreak]

@epcdaniel id love to see that in civic. v12 just kicked in yo! lol.

[epcdaniel]

@Jacksonkellyfreak No, but 130hp.. There is basically nothing it physically fits in that's light enough for 130hp to be useful. :P 130hp.. like you're talking 2000lbs max WITH manual gearbox to have any realistic performance whatsoever. So basically, a Honda Civic, which it doesn't fit. hehe. You MIGHT fit it into a 40s "lead sled" as you put it, but even then, it's going to be really heavy in the front.

[Jacksonkellyfreak]

@epcdaniel not true....that thing would make one bad ass rat rod. or ya know, maybe drop it in a late 40s lead sled. just to be different. it sounds great, and you dont need 900 hp just to cruise around lol. id love to have one

[KJBPSkipper]

@tcountry1926 Yeah, look at how restrictive those heads are on the flatheads,the two middle cylinders ahve to breathe out of one exhaust port,why is what i ask?