Roof 16 Valve Head

They found that roof s head increased the power of the engine by 64.

Roof 16 valve head.

Stored in a climate controlled room since 1948. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement updated 5 25 18 and privacy policy and. His prototype 16 valve heads were successfully campaigned by local dirt track racers in and around his hometown of anderson indiana and in 1917 he formed the roof auto specialty co. 2020 american city business journals.

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

To first test a stock ford engine then test it with one of roof s 16 valve heads installed. 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. Although standard pistons can be used the compression ratio can be increased by using domed pop up pistons. Complete roof laurel 16 valve ohv conversion cylinder head for ford model t.

16 valve cylinder head ford model t ohv cylinder head robert m. Even robert roof did not know what his heads were being used for. Yes it is a 16 valve roof head for a model t based sprint car. The government s interest in the ford engine was top secret.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Believed to be complete with rocker assembly pushrods spacers intake and exhaust manifolds. They are a sand cast piston and i think they can produce any style design using existing or new molds. It also features 19 dayton knock off wheels and an atwater kent distributor.

Roof was summoned to the bureau of standards in washington d c.