Model T Ford

• The Model T had 2,896 cc (176.7 cubic inches) four-cylinder engine. 
  
                                             
                                                             
  
• The car’s top speed was about 45 mph (72 kph).
  
  
• The owner’s manual of 1911 stated that whilst the Model T was originally rated at 20 hp, the horse power based on the “now generally accepted formulae” is 22.5.
  
  
• The engine has a bore of 3.75 inches (95.2 mm) and a stroke of 4 inches (101.6 mm).
  
  
• Up to 1912 the compression ratio was about 4.5 to1. Between 1912 and 1916 it was 4.1 to 1 and 3.98 to 1 after 1916.
  
  
• Valve covers were fitted to engines from 1910.
  
  
• In 1920 lighter weight rods and pistons were fitted. New, lighter, pistons were also introduced in March 1924.
  
  
• In 1920 a racing car fitted with a modified Model T engine achieved a top speed of about 90 mph (144 kph).