edski,
I agree with you completely even today flatheads will only make 200 HP N/A, they run out of air about 4500 RPM. But with their big stroke they pull hard up to 4500. With a turbo it fixes them like any other low VE engine and will double or triple the HP.
Back in the day inlines ruled on short tracks,good breathing big stroke etc.
I would love to see someone build a turbocharged INLINE flathead of some kind I think it would really work well, actually Bruce Crower did it at Bonneville a few years ago.
Everyone is going to freak out about this, but I think the flathead is the best designed combustion chamber as far as combustion efficency.
Don't get me wrong I still love INLINES the most, nothing is better than dusting a V8 with a SIX.
Someday soon every engine will be TURBOCHARGED!!
Harry
