ford 8n horsepower

Seems some flim-flam shyster from Minnieapolis started a Tractor manufacturing business, named after one of his mechanics. He was hoping ol'Henry would buy him out when the popularity of the "Model T" became so evident. Ol'Henry didn't like lawyers, so he named his tractor company Ford & Son and made the Fordson Tractor.

Meanwhile influential Nebraska Senator Cozier bought a Ford tractor that fell apart on the drive home from the Tractor Dealer. He was so angry, that he got the State of Nebraska to pass a LAW, saying iff'n ya wanna sell a tractor in Nebraska, ya gotta have it tested by the University of Nebraska. Tractor Mfgrs found that the U-Test was better advertizing than all the marketing people combined.

But to answer your original question. You want cheap horsepower? SUPER-CHARGE it with a Chevy 454 V-8 SMOG-PUMP from the junkyard. Use a M/S Jubilee carb so the carb input faces the pump output. Yer on your own for brackets. You doubt? Do a web search for "Dirt Cheap Supercharger" by Steven A Richmond. Also gitta hot-rod book on supercharging, $20 cheap, and read about it..... ...Dell

The simple answer is how automotive engineers test engines (i.e. 95 HP straight 6 engine) and Nebraska tests tractor HP (i.e. ~25 HP 8N) are not comparable.

Iff'n I had to guess the max HP on a well tuned stock 8N engine, I'd guess around 60 HP.

I've spent several hours researching for the 1940-41 ungoverned N-Tractor engine specifications as used in Ford's economy version City Delivery Vans and Pickups and also Ford's GPA WW2 military jeep version. Its out there somewheres. I seem to remember 38hp or 42hp advertized. Which is fairly respectable for a 2-Litre (120 ci) low compression flathead engine. But still won't gitt'em over 50mph.

Yes, I used "shorthand" when I stated U-Neb 8N' test was 26.19hp. I should have also referenced the U-Neb test #443. Yes, that would be belt pulley rated at 1358rpm, engine rated at 2000rpm. Remember the N-Engine is governed to 2200rpm MAX.

Respectfully, Dell

And I seriously doubt the N engine, In any souped up state, let alone stock, is gonna output 60 hp at the clutch.

Soundguy

One way to test the engine HP (kinda like cheating) is to take off the fan, take off the water pump (supply cool water via an external system), take off the oil pump (supply cool oil via an external system), take off the oil filter, take off the air filter, take off the generator (supply electrons via an external system), take off the governor, etc... Measure the HP of the engine now.

Measuring HP using the procedure mentioned above does give an accurate reading of the HP of the four cylinders. However, under no "real" situation is this a realistic number... but before standards for testing were established this was supposedly done by some manufacturers. This is one of the reasons for establishing standard testing methods. Compare apples to apples. Maybe that's how the "Ford" guy in Nebraska tested his engines!

I don't want to know the theoretical hp develope dby a bare stripped engine.. I want to know the real available hp at the flywheel.. not what 3/4 of the engine could generate in a science lab.

Reminds me of lawnmower engines... the hp #'s they quote seem like they are using top fuel, and the engine reved up at the point of coming apart, rather than the throttle setting for mowing. I especially like the 25 hp lawnmowers I see at TSC, etc... they are in no way comparable to a ford N..

Soundguy

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