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The frame's long enough, so why not load it with tandem 8BA Ford flatheads, displacing 284 ci apiece and making something like 1,000 hp. Flathead wiz Tony Lloyd built this pair, using Ross pistons and Crower forged steel rods. The billet stroker cranks are right out of the Flathead Jack catalog, as are valvetrain components under Offy heads, controlled by custom-ground Potvin eliminator cams. Hilborn fuel injection feeds nitromethane fuel to the engines. The Lenco two-speed racing transmission is matched with a Hays double-disc slider clutch. The dual blocks had to be lined up perfectly. Machinist Gene Batteux created couplers to connect the rear flywheel flange of the front crankshaft to the snout of the rear crankshaft. Front to back, the length of the engines is 48 inches. View Related Article
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