{"id":105571,"date":"2023-10-02T19:35:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T00:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=105571"},"modified":"2023-10-02T19:35:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T00:35:39","slug":"supercharged-ford-flathead-v8-makes-722-hp-on-dyno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=105571","title":{"rendered":"Supercharged Ford Flathead V8 Makes 722 hp on Dyno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=105642\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-105642\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"105642\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=105642\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/supercharged-Ford-Flathead-V8-on-the-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"supercharged Ford Flathead V8 on the dyno 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;supercharged Ford Flathead V8 on the dyno&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/supercharged-Ford-Flathead-V8-on-the-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/supercharged-Ford-Flathead-V8-on-the-dyno-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"supercharged Ford Flathead V8 on the dyno\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-105642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/supercharged-Ford-Flathead-V8-on-the-dyno-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/supercharged-Ford-Flathead-V8-on-the-dyno-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/supercharged-Ford-Flathead-V8-on-the-dyno-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/supercharged-Ford-Flathead-V8-on-the-dyno-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keith and Jeff Dorton from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automotivespecialists.com\">Automotive Specialists Racing Engines<\/a> built this Ford Flathead V8 for Doug Kenny&#8217;s 1929 Ford Roadster to compete in land speed racing. The highly modified motor features billet main caps, Procharger F1-R supercharger, Ardun heads, modified Chevy valves, modern Chevy main seals, and 750 cfm carburetor. The combo produced 722 hp and 654 lb-ft of torque on the dyno on 10 psi of boost and a 5,800 rpm limit. Listen to Jeff Huneycutt explain the engine in the video below before it sings on the dyno or read more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hemmings.com\/stories\/automotive-specialists-builds-an-ardun-headed-ford-flathead-for-bonneville\/\">Jeff&#8217;s Hemmings article<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/qRInlRfARwk?si=fIoIXWOEvZMYHM4M\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hemmings.com\/stories\/automotive-specialists-builds-an-ardun-headed-ford-flathead-for-bonneville\/\">Hemmings<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheHorsepowerMonster\">The Horsepower Monster<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith and Jeff Dorton from Automotive Specialists Racing Engines built this Ford Flathead V8 for Doug Kenny&#8217;s 1929 Ford Roadster to compete in land speed racing. The highly modified motor features billet main caps, Procharger F1-R supercharger, Ardun heads, modified Chevy valves, modern Chevy main seals, and 750 cfm carburetor. The combo produced 722 hp&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=105571\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Supercharged Ford Flathead V8 Makes 722 hp on Dyno<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":105642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ford"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/supercharged-Ford-Flathead-V8-on-the-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":131120,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=131120","url_meta":{"origin":105571,"position":0},"title":"Supercharged 434 ci Clevor V8 Makes 1530 hp","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Dandy Engines built a supercharged 434 ci \"Clevor\" V8 for Speed Pro's Ford Falcon XB. 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