Roof 16 Valve Head

To first test a stock ford engine then test it with one of roof s 16 valve heads installed.

Roof 16 valve head.

The u s government also became interested in some of roof s engineering ideas in 1918 and he was commissioned to build a complete 16. Roof was summoned to the bureau of standards in washington d c. The success of the roof racing head attracted the interest of the sales manager of a richmond indiana automobile manufacturer named charles e. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement updated 5 25 18 and privacy policy and.

It is powered by a ford model t engine with a roof 16 valve overhead conversion. From the seller s description. Stored in a climate controlled room since 1948. Although standard pistons can be used the compression ratio can be increased by using domed pop up pistons.

Complete roof laurel 16 valve ohv conversion cylinder head for ford model t. They found that roof s head increased the power of the engine by 64. For my roof 16 application i designed a piston which provides 8 to 1 compression ratio and a set was made by jahns pistons. 16 valve cylinder head ford model t ohv cylinder head robert m.

Of the many aftermarket manufacturers that offered speed equipment for the ford model t four cylinder engine roof is one of the better known and longest lasting remaining in business through to the post war years. The government s interest in the ford engine was top secret. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. His prototype 16 valve heads were successfully campaigned by local dirt track racers in and around his hometown of anderson indiana and in 1917 he formed the roof auto specialty co.

Even robert roof did not know what his heads were being used for. And began production of the 16 valve roof racing head in earnest. Yes it is a 16 valve roof head for a model t based sprint car. 2020 american city business journals.

It also features 19 dayton knock off wheels and an atwater kent distributor.