Thread: One Way To Build A 12 Cylinder Ardun or not

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Certainly is going to be an interesting engine Ken! The mix of old and new technology is always challenging, but your project is way beyond that!!! I did have to uncover my Ford V-10 and take a good long look at it the other day.... Just haven't came up with the right home for it yet.


I'm really looking forward to see the work continue on your V-12, it's going to be a really unique centerpiece for a project car!!!!

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

looks good have to move the spark plug in front of the two valves .i like to see the intake runners lay out. are you going to tube the intake push rod and run it thru the port . you going with the t@D /jesel rocker stands type . i hope you do not mind here is one of my heads i had to show someone i have alot of time in them but nothing like you are doing

Is this the set you're giving me for Christmas this year, Pat???? Superflow should be there any day now to set up the new engine dyno I bought you for Christmas!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Is this the set you're giving me for Christmas this year, Pat???? Superflow should be there any day now to set up the new engine dyno I bought you for Christmas!!!!!!!

why have you been bad or good ? i know i have been good them are the heads for the 734

Ken. I like the drawings of the new heads. Want to see more of spark plug placement and where the cut from upper to lower is placed.

Pat. those heads look great.
BradC

BradC- I will post this this week so you can see that.
Ken

Here is the spark plug location and the intake port.
Ken

Thanks Ken, Can't wait till you've CNC them and see the finish pieces. How are you going to seal the 2 halves together.
BradC

BradC-I'm not sure we are going to make them out of billet. I have been talking to a few people that may be able to cast them using some low cost tooling.
Here is the latest, they are almost done. Not the ideal Port configuration but snaking around everything didn't leave much room.
Ken

You've come a long ways on the heads Ken! The drawings are really great!

hay ken if you cast about 10 million sets the price per unit should be down to the point I could afford a set put my name at the top of that list L.O.L ted

what cr do you think your going to come up with ? if your going to run a dish pistons . why not run a hour glass chamber in the head ? the head looks good

Well, you know the old saying 1 step forward 2 back? That's about where I am. Don Ferguson (the guy who makes the Ardun motor) came by and brought me a V8 60 Ardun style head and valve train.
I was showing him how far along I was on designing my head for the 12 cylinder. He looked at it for a few minuets, and told me it really looked nice, it should make good power and be able to turn some good rpm. Then he says,"I thought you wanted to build a Ardun style head?' I thought for a second and said, "Your right, that's what I want."
I got in a hurry and started making things easy instead of what I originally started to build. So I'm starting over, and am going to build a brand new
1940's style head! Damn
Here are a couple shots of the V8 60 head.
Ken

Here is a size prospective.

Ken, is there a way you can angle the plugs in so they're closer to the center of the chamber?