Re: V12 engine

Posted by Tim Cole On 2013/6/8 9:02:35

The V-12 return legend is mostly due to Turnquist's assertion in his book. GM engineering had concluded that more cylinders was not necessary with Hydramatic which, if you ever get behind the wheel of a Cadillac with a good carburetor, I totally agree with because their V-8 could run seemingly as well as a modern computer controlled engine.

Let me add though that both the Packard 8 and V-8 with new carburetion and even compression are can be very impressive as well and the straight noticeably smoother than a V-8. However, new parts are not available.