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Dear all Cobra Club Members
Last week, Mr Yvon Nouberner (President of the French "Mustang, Pony & Donkey car's Club"), during the annual Club dinner has announced : (see translation here below)
Quote" The "Mustang, Pony & Donkey car's Club is proud to reveal that a new Ford experimental 9 cylinder engine will be available in few months in the French market. In fact, this new 9 cylinder is a classic 8 cylinder SBF equipped with an additional ninth cylinder to "digest" the unburnt exhaust gas and to reduce the pollution. This new concept permits to delete the classic catalytic system and consequently, to reduce drastically (105°) the camshaft lobe separation center. This additional cylinder is located at the rear side (just in front of the valley wall) in the middle of the valley center. A new casting block has been designed (with a relocated rear camshaft bearing) as well as a new crankshaft (with 3 connecting rod in the last rod pin), a new camshaft and a new additional cylinder head.
Global results can be resumed as follow:
- Lower CO2 emission at low rpm,
- No loss of torque,
- Power and specific consumption slightly increased at high rpm (due to the new camshaft characteristics)
However, according to Mr Yvon Nouberner, the more significant result is the "user agreement" (that is noted several time in the French Ford Research and Development report).
To conclude, it is obvious that if the French market experience is
positive, this new 9 cylinder engine production will be extended in the world market.
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If my translation is not clear enough, technical and enthusiastic people will find here attached, a confidential engine picture (with the Mustang, Pony & Donkey car’s Club agreement).
Happy Christmas and all the best to all AC Cobra Club members.