Re: straight 8 upgrades

Posted by Wat_Tyler On 2022/4/22 20:54:52

I have been considering this kind of thing for a long time. Since it's an "oddball" in the opinion of the aftermarket industry, there's a veritable dearth of parts and how-to's from which to choose. I've read some of the Ford-related stuff, and most of it is $#!t in addition to being of little help.


For think's sake, I compare these long stroke engines to Harley engines. Those boys rev the snot out of their stuff. Harleys essentially have bullet-proof bottom ends, and in my estimation, so do nine-bolt-main Packards.


Check out the YouTube of the guy with the Paxton blower on his Packard 8 in a roadster body. Kinda rat-roddish, but the engine has many nice features. Work on the street is that Old Man Iskendarian ground the cam for that engine himself. Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see.


I'd be happy to help you and to share thoughts on what might work and what probably costs more than a university education. I'm not sure what you can do as far as fabrication goes, but I'm getting more involved in it on my end. So far so good.