The Novi engine is an American dual overhead cam supercharged V8 engine used in racing cars in the Indianapolis 500 from 1941 to 1966. Designed by Bud Winfield and Leo Goossen, it was built by Fred Offenhauser. [3][4][5][6]

2016年8月25日 · The real news was under the hood: a scratch-built, highly advanced V8 racing engine. Equipped with a screaming centrifugal supercharger, the exotic 183 CID mill was said to be good for 450 hp at 8000 rpm—a good 50 percent more power than a standard Offy four-banger in those days.

Novi engines are a sentimental favorite of race car fans, having made 16 appearances at Indianapolis between 1941 to 1960. For the uninitiated in racing car engines, including myself, it’s important to know that a Novi is a supercharged engine, meaning that an air compressor increases the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal ...

2023年1月1日 · The Novi engines are V8's built to conform to the present regulation at Indianapolis which limits non-stock supercharged engines to 183.060 cubic inches (3,000 cc.) of piston displacement. In...

Co-designed by Bud Winfield & Leo Goossen, and built by Fred Offenhauser, the Novi engine is an American dual overhead cam supercharged V8 engine used in race cars in the Indianapolis 500 from 1941 to 1966. Despite never powering a championship winning car, few engines have become as famous in the automobile world as the Novi.

Engine Era: 1941 - 1966; Engine Type: Supercharged four cam - 2 Valve V8; Displacement: 167- 182 c.i. Power: 550 - 837hp; Boost Pressure: 30 - 50psi; Engine Weight: 470 - 585lbs

2014年11月29日 · Search for “novi indy engines” under Images and you can get an idea what the engines looked like on the out side. The innards probably look very much like the Offy as the Novi engine was designed by Leo Goosen.

2015年3月19日 · Despite never powering a race winner, few engines have become as much of a ‘celebrity’ in automobile racing as the Novi engine. The final STP-version of the Novi V-8 had a revised two-stage centrifugal with a power output of 837 horsepower at 8,200 rpm. In this 1965 press photo, we have Bobby Unser’s Number 9 Novi-powered car that ran a ...

2012年9月12日 · The connection between Andy Granatelli, the Novi engines, and Alex Tremulis is as long as it was illustrious. Tremulis would design numerous Novi-powered proposals for both land speed records and Indianapolis race cars, and sometimes both in the same package.

2020年4月27日 · Sporting the 450 HP V8 Novi engine, it had revolutionary power for its time and was loved by fans for its speed and sound. What gave the car it's distinctive scream was a gear-driven centrifugal...