Those crazy V4 motors: Here's a SAAB rally car dyno pull.

"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond) 07/31/2016 at 17:23 • Filed to: None

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1.8 liters. 150hp/145tq. That’s a healthy and beefy little engine, especially with pushrods and 2 valves. For some reason I want to put it into an MG-Midget with side pipes and make a teeny Ford Cobra.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Grindintosecond 07/31/2016 at 17:46

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Are those custom exhaust headers and carburetors?

Grindintosecond > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/31/2016 at 17:53

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Probably custom headers, but rally racing SAAB v4's was popular in the day so I would imagine readily available custom headers. I believe the carbs are just 44 dcnf webers.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Grindintosecond 07/31/2016 at 17:59

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Why are V-4 layouts almost never used?

MrDakka > Grindintosecond 07/31/2016 at 18:10

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V4 you say...this is the only V4 you need in all its ~20 liters of glory

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Grindintosecond 07/31/2016 at 18:11

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MultiplaOrgasms > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/31/2016 at 18:45

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Production cost (apart from Ford the only other manufacturers to mass-produce V4 engines were Lancia during their “lets not give a shit about costs” years as well as ZAZ because Soviet) and Vibrations.

A V4 like this Ford Cologne unit is much rougher than a conventional I4 even though they already had balance shafts, something not helped by the fact that on the early Ford P4 the engine and gearbox also fulfilled a structural role and were directly connected to the front suspension arms.

nermal > Grindintosecond 07/31/2016 at 19:13

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We really do need more V4s around....