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Ford Sidevalve engine

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engine had. A water pump was added in 1953 for the 100E models when the engine was re-engineered to the point that few specifications are identical between the early and the later series. The Sidevalve engine was used in many smaller Fords as well as farm vehicles, commercial vehicles and a marine
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manufactured 1172 Formula racing cars using a space frame chassis and the 4 cylinder English Ford Sidevalve engine and other Buckler sporting cars using similar equipment. Manufacturer of close-ratio gears, special axle ratios, and all types of engine tuning equipment for the 4 cylinder sidevalve
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12M (G13/G13AL) in 1962. Early further research and development were being carried out at the German Ford engine plant in Cologne to improve the engine for ease of use in the Taunus line of cars, including a 44 hp 1.5 developed from the 1172cc for the
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Elva Engineering in the U.K. designed and manufactured overhead inlet valve conversion cylinder heads for this sidevalve engine, also complete sports/racing cars and other tuning parts.
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was fitted as standard; three forward and one reverse. Several ways of improving the performance through modifications to the gearbox and transmission train were applied; replacement
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Ford of Germany would later make use of the work on the 1.5 development of the 1.2 Sidevalve and convert it to a 55 hp 1498 cc Overhead-Valve design for the 1955
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Aquaplane, manufacturer of dedicated exhaust and inlet manifolds for the Ford sidevalve engine, also aluminium alloy cylinder heads etc.
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gears fitted behind the original gearbox and higher ratio crown & pinion gears fitted to the differential unit on the back axle.
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version in boats. Production of the engine was stopped in 1962. Windscreen wipers were often driven by the vacuum generated in the
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Willment in the UK, designed and manufactured overhead inlet valve cylinder heads for the side valve engines.
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Miriam Nyhan, "Are You Still Below", The Collins Press, (2007) - The Ford Marina Plant, Cork, 1917-1984.
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Philip H. Smith, "The Ford Ten Competition Engine", G T Foulis & Co. Ltd. A complete tuning manual.
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Many ways were explored to enhance the power output of the standard engine, most notably special
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for their lightweight sports kitcars for road use and rallies, trials, hillclimbs or racing.
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The little Ford 300E truck had been fitted with the Wilmont OHV head and it was fast.
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Dave Turner, "Ford Popular and the Small Sidevalves", Osprey Publishing Ltd, (1984).
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Bill Ballard, "English & Australian Small Fords", Ellery Publications, (2002).
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quoted for each engine size comes from the British method of power calculation for
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15M P1, which would later be further enlarged to a 59 hp 1698 cc for the 1957
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Bill Cooper, "Tuning Side-Valve Fords", Speed and Sports Publications Ltd, (1969).
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John Mills, "The Constructions of Ford Specials", B T Batsford, London.
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The Sidevalve Engine was also used in German Fords, starting with the
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John Haynes, "Building a Ford 10 Special", Auto Publications, London.
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G B Wake, "Ford Special Builders Manual", J H Haynes & Co Ltd.
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Ancillary equipment, designers & other related information
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Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Configuration
Naturally aspirated
straight 4
Displacement
Cylinder block
Cast iron
Cylinder head
Cast iron
Valvetrain
Sidevalve
Compression ratio
Fuel
Carburettor
Cooling system
Power output
Ford Kent engine
Ford Taunus V4 engine
flathead engine
Ford Motor Company
Ford Model Y

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