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Engines Exposed 2015

1933 Willys Drag Racer V-8 cylinder engine, supercharged,

single overhead camshaft, 427 cubic inches displacement, 1,200 horsepower

Originally equipped with a 414-cubic-inch Cadillac V-8, and then a 389 Chevy V-8, “Ohio George” Montgomery’s Willys got its current 427 Ford in 1966. The Ford engines were in such short supply that Montgomery received his a few pieces at a time. The magnesium supercharger at top pumps

a pressurized fuel-air mixture into the cylinders, and the exhaust pipes venting directly from the cylinder heads eliminate back pressure. Both features increase the engine’s power.

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Uploaded on March 1, 2015
Taken on February 28, 2015