Quote Originally Posted by gn7 View Post
1917, and dropped it in 1919, and it was overhead valve to boot. It left such a bad taste in their mouths they abandoned the idea and never tried it again until 1955. You just know the thing had to be a piece of shit. They made up for it though
Yup, the original 1917 288ci V8 made 36 hp @ 2700 rpm.

The 171 ci I4 made 20-35 hp @ 2200 rpm depending on year. While the 224 ci I4 made 37 hp in 1918.