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05-20-2011 01:50 PM #1
Crossfire Crank in a ford flathead, question
First, I want you to know that I do not have one. But, I have a bet for a cup of coffee going. A friend of mine and I were reminiscing about one of the crossfire cranked flathead motors my dad had years ago. My dad and I set it up in a cut down chevelle roll cage, installed cut down big block chevy headers on it, put a 5 gal can of gas along side it with a hose run to the fuel pump. Oh, did I tell you it had a supercharger of some sort on it with 2 duces. When it fired up, it had the sound of a corvair, much like a V6 with a throaty exhaust system. Also, I got to hold a big screw driver against the blower belt to keep the tension on it, we had no tensioner for it. I said all of this to ask; does anyone know what the firing order is on one of these engines with the crossfire crank, 180 degree rod journals. This friend of mine says that it fires 2 cylinder at a time, so it fires 4 times for each turn, much like a 4 cylinder, but using 8. I find that hard to believe, so I am asking the question to you knowledgeable folks. Sure would appreciate the facts in this case. Thank you, Rich rcpowell55@hotmail.com
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