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Liberty L-4, Liberty L-6, Liberty L-12 The Liberty L-8 (also known as the Packard 1A-1100 ) was a prototype of the Liberty L-12 engine designed by Jesse Vincent and Elbert Hall. Fifteen L-8 prototypes were manufactured by several companies including Buick , Ford , Lincoln , Marmon , and Packard in 1917.
The Jeep Tornado engine was the first post-World War II U.S.-designed mass-produced overhead cam (OHC) automobile engine. [1] The 230.5 cu in (3.78 L) hemi-headed straight-six was introduced in mid-year 1962, and replaced the flathead "6-226" Willys Super Hurricane that was in use since 1954.
The L is the first L engine produced. Toyota solely refers to it as the L engine, not the 1L engine. 2.2 L (2,188 cc), four-cylinder diesel engine. [ 7 ] Bore and stroke are 90 mm × 86 mm (3.54 in × 3.39 in), with compression ratios of around 21.5:1 [ 8 ]
These engines were used by IHC for some heavy-duty applications until 1935, although their own large engines (525 cu in (8.6 L) FBD and 648 cu in (10.6 L) FEB) had appeared in 1932. [6] The medium-duty 1930 A-series trucks received the all-new 278.7 cu in (4.6 L) FB-3 six-cylinder engine, with overhead valves and seven main bearings .
The engine was developed by Willys' Chief Engineer, Delmar "Barney" Roos, and was the most powerful of the three prototype vehicles evaluated by the U.S. Army for production. [4] Roos took the "less than impressive" 48 hp (36 kW; 49 PS) automobile engine and increased its performance and durability. [5]
The result was a series of V8 engines known internally as the "L410", the name relating to its bore size of 4.10 inches, in accordance with the company practice. Despite some attempts at changing the naming convention, the engine has kept both the 4.10 inch bore and the name L410 throughout its life, with the exception of the odd prototype.
The 1998 engines supplied to Williams carried the Mecachrome name while Benetton's engines were badged as Playlife. In 1998, Flavio Briatore's company, Super Performance Competition Engineering, signed a distribution agreement with Mecachrome to begin in the 1999 season. The engines were purchased and rebadged as Supertec. Supertecs powered ...
International L series; Overview; Manufacturer: International Harvester: Production: 1949–1952: Body and chassis; Layout: FR layout: Powertrain; Engine: 220 cu in (3.6 L) Silver Diamond I6 240 cu in (3.9 L) Silver Diamond I6 269 cu in (4.4 L) Super Blue Diamond I6: Transmission: 3-speed manual Model T9 4-speed HD manual (non-synchro) 4-speed ...