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A Duesenberg Model J Engine Build and a Head-to-Head Test
The 32-valve straight eight vs a 24-valve V-12: what the dyno had to sayFebruary 3, 2009: On this day, the Duesenberg engine J-370 was ready to go back to meet the car after completing dyno testing. Behind the Model J in today’s lead image are an Alfa Romeo 8C, a Maserati Birdcage, and a McLaren M26… just another day in the shop on Paradise Drive.
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The Lincoln KB V12 Mystery
Shims Suck, Let Me Tell You WhyBack in 2010, I built what was rare for me in my later career, an American-made engine. The Lincoln KB V-12, circa 1932, was a big cast iron monster, very different from the mostly French and Italian motors I’d been working on in that era at Phil Reilly & Company. This story isn’t about the…