Roof 16 Valve Head

For my roof 16 application i designed a piston which provides 8 to 1 compression ratio and a set was made by jahns pistons.

Roof 16 valve head.

The success of the roof racing head attracted the interest of the sales manager of a richmond indiana automobile manufacturer named charles e. Even robert roof did not know what his heads were being used for. 16 valve cylinder head ford model t ohv cylinder head robert m. Of the many aftermarket manufacturers that offered speed equipment for the ford model t four cylinder engine roof is one of the better known and longest lasting remaining in business through to the post war years.

They are a sand cast piston and i think they can produce any style design using existing or new molds. Yes it is a 16 valve roof head for a model t based sprint car. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. It also features 19 dayton knock off wheels and an atwater kent distributor.

The government s interest in the ford engine was top secret. From the seller s description. Roof was summoned to the bureau of standards in washington d c. Although standard pistons can be used the compression ratio can be increased by using domed pop up pistons.

And began production of the 16 valve roof racing head in earnest. Originally a 1920 s board track racer this car spent many years in a museum in mitchell south dakota before being recently restored by it s new owner. 2020 american city business journals. To first test a stock ford engine then test it with one of roof s 16 valve heads installed.

Believed to be complete with rocker assembly pushrods spacers intake and exhaust manifolds. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement updated 5 25 18 and privacy policy and. Stored in a climate controlled room since 1948. The u s government also became interested in some of roof s engineering ideas in 1918 and he was commissioned to build a complete 16.

Complete roof laurel 16 valve ohv conversion cylinder head for ford model t.