performance · FF-0581

How much power did the ARDUN make on the first dyno pulls?

About 290 horsepower. Readings of 290 and 292 are called out, then 292 again, and the engine rolled over at 289 right at 5,600 RPM. An interesting torque curve is remarked on.

Expert

Robert King

Evidence

measured

Component

first dyno numbers

Applicable scope

Ford Flathead V8 with Don Ferguson reproduction ARDUN overhead valve heads, Steve Coppock's engine of about 289 cubic inches, single four barrel, on the dyno at Klein Engines