The car utilises the exhaust port reconfiguration to pump out 600bhp and 738lb ft of torque. Knowing no one had ever used the reverse flow concept with a Chevy small block engine, John and Cob chose that for the basis of their project. Octuplet exhaust.... sweeeeeet.... |02-04-2008, 06:37 AM||# 10|. 72 Chevy swb step-side "LS" 6. Cadillac's 1914 V8 did that, too: Not really reverse flow, since the intake is in the V, too. As a result, when you start increasing the performance of the engine, you can reach a point where the middle exhaust port gets hot enough to crack the block, and then your day is ruined.
For small block Chevy engines 265-400. "We wanted them in the front end as well. Favorite caption: first car to 200 mph in the 1/4 mile, no parachute, drum brakes all the way around... when men were men. According to Fortune, GM's internal auditors later attempted to strike a deal: The company offered to settle Evans' unpaid invoices in exchange for the rights to his cooling innovations, including his reverse-flow design. BMW actually brought out the first modern hot-vee engine with the N/S63 series engines that debuted back in 2008! Spotting an ad in Minnesota Street Rod Association magazine, John thought he had the perfect solution. Electric cooling fans. The patent was awarded in October of 1993, just before Evans leveraged that newly minted paperwork in a 1994 lawsuit against GM.
So during overlap (when the intake and exhaust valves are partially open at the same time) the air has to switch directions to make it across to the exhaust port. The Malaise Era presented a particular set of challenges for America's muscle cars and high-output V-8s. The company is about to release an 'S' variant of the endurance racer for the road which bumps power up to 750bhp and should be able to achieve 217mph along with a sub-three second 0-60mph time. Evans tried to include the LT1's successor, the LS-series V-8, in his claim—that engine used similar steam vents—but GM's lawyers successfully argued to exclude the LS from the suit. There doesn't appear to be any performance advantage to doing this on an engine that already has the proper number of exhaust ports. Ultimately, small-diameter "steam vents" were added at the back of the cylinder heads to allow trapped air to escape. That stayed until 1992 when the new generation small block 350 with the LT-1 intake and reverse cooling configuration made its debut with 300 hp. All of these engines from 1992 through 1997 use a reverse flow water pump that is driven directly off the camshaft. 4-litre reverse-flow V8 in its SCG-003 track-based road car, following on from the team's entries into numerous endurance races. The reverse flow water pump utilizes the camshaft as a driver. Another advantage is an improved performance when it comes to cold starts, as the intake air is slightly heated by the exhaust gases leaving the engine block close by. Posts: 974. ive seen a video on youtube of belive it or not, taht exact car... to steal the ive herd about that 4/7 swap... and you can actually GAIN horsepower. Thejwt that carb looks ready to ingest some road debris! Its all about the +6 inches.
6 intake valve is a good thing in this case. Style Reigns Supreme: Fred Bottcher's 57 Cadillac. General Motors hinged its defense on a few key factors, namely its interpretation of contracts signed with Evans Cooling Systems, which GM suggested released any innovations for production use. According to Evans, the engineers were having significant problems keeping the high-output LT1 cool underneath the Corvette's low-slung hood, and early testing of the upcoming Camaro and Firebird had shown similar problems. Join Date: Oct 2003. That way there's no excess piping from the outside of the engine to the inside of the vee, and it reduces the engine's footprint. Evans was the brain behind this solution. Also, this is used today in "hot vee" turbo engines. Short neck (5 5/8") style pump. They ran the heater hose to the water pump in the same location as an older small block. For modern day relevance, the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus racing team has been using a 4. I may have spent some time seeing if marine heads are a direct bolt on to the passenger car block... Saracen last edited by.
Run the engine backwards (or the same direction, but with a custom camshaft to reverse the intake/exhaust cycle)! A re-built 1968 Chevy 327 V8 motor with Chevy 400 heads is the real heart of the Reverse Flo car, as it is known around Pierce Refrigeration. " From top to bottom, TSP's mechanical pumps are designed for greater performance and reliability.
But in the fall of 1991, a story in a trade magazine extolled the virtues of an industry-first reverse-flow cooling system—one used by General Motors, in the new-for-1992 LT1 small-block. These days, Evans' company successfully produces waterless coolant for motorsports applications, while General Motors thrives on a fleet of durable V-8s using his invention. You can follow the trail of internal combustion, starting with the air intake, air box, through to the inlet manifold, injectors, engine block and then finishing with the exhaust manifold on the right. Last edited by 69halfton; 02-03-2008 at 02:18 AM. To my knowledge, nobody has ever put a reverse-flow Packard V8 in a hot rod before, but now I really want to try that someday... EssExTee last edited by EssExTee. The engine pictured above is the only color photo of one I could find, and it seems to have been built as a demonstration of what reverse-flow engines can do. Its 5/8" shaft is driven by heavy-duty bearings and seals, and the crank hub is 1/2" thick for added strength. Kinda like a 4/7 swap but WAY more involved! The issue with handshake agreements is that when things go awry, there's no paper trail to back your claims. TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY. 1L Allison 4x4 Daily Driver.
At the time, GM was evaluating Evans' "non-aqueous" coolant as a remedy for the LT1's steam-pocket problem. Swaps Are Everything. I believe some people did this to Buick's Nailhead V8's, because the exhaust ports were so narrow and contorted. The tech was also used on Holden six-cylinder engines and Leyland Minis but never really managed to get a foothold in the mass-production of cars due to the sacrifices in overall efficiency. 02-04-2008, 11:04 AM||# 13|. The mild cam and tuned port runners didn't allow much power above 4400 rpm, which is what limited the hp number. Awesomeaustinv last edited by. Location: Hilliard Ohio. Looks pretty neat in a hot rod, too. Both Mercedes and Cadillac's hot-vee turbo engines use the reverse-flow configuration.
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