How'd they do it?
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How'd they do it?
I just read that Tucker had a pancake six back in 1948 that was 335 cubic inches and put out 372 pound-feet of torque (and 166 horsepower, no rpm levels given). That is some pretty impressive torque. I am wondering how they did it, since our beloved 300 I6 only puts out 265 pound-feet. Seems we should be getting at least 300 pound-feet.
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How'd they do it?
The first Tucker engine was a monster 589cid aluminum flat six that was difficult to start and always ran hot. It was replaced by a 335 cid flat six, developed by Air-Cooled Motors of Syracuse. Later on it was converted to a water-cooled system.:-staun
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How'd they do it?
>Tucker took his engine designs from the air-cooled
>helicopter engines of the day. The flat opposed engine
>configuration makes more power/torque.
I was wondering if that could be the case, but why would that be so?
>helicopter engines of the day. The flat opposed engine
>configuration makes more power/torque.
I was wondering if that could be the case, but why would that be so?
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