| Duesenberg straight 8 | |
| Manufacturer: | Duesenberg/Lycoming |
| Production: | 1921 - 1937 |
| Configuration: | Overhead cam multivalve overhead valve straight-8 engine |
The Duesenberg straight-8 engine was produced from 1921 to 1937 and sold in Duesenberg automobiles. Fred and August Duesenberg got their start building experimental racing engines which achieved a great deal of success. Among their accomplishments are wins at the Indianapolis 500, the 1921 French Grand Prix and speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. They used the expertise they had gained to start building production engines and cars which were renowned for their performance and luxury.
Among the novel design features (for a pre-1940 production engine) seen on various Duesenberg engines are single- and double-overhead camshafts, three- and four-valve heads, superchargers and aluminum castings.
See main article: Duesenberg Model A and Duesenberg Model J.
| Duesenberg Model J engine[1] | |
| Manufacturer: | Duesenberg |
| Production: | 1928-1937 |
| Predecessor: | Duesenberg Model A engine |
| Configuration: | Straight-eight engine |
| Displacement: | 420cuin |
| Bore: | 3.74inches |
| Stroke: | 4.76inches |
| Block: | cast iron |
| Head: | cast iron |
| Valvetrain: | DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Compression: | 5.7:1 |
| Supercharger: | Duesenberg centrifugal (optional from 1932) |
| Fuelsystem: | Single updraft Schleber carburetor |
| Fueltype: | gasoline |
| Coolingsystem: | water-cooled |
| Production | Engine | Displacement | Bore x stroke | Cam and valve | Model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-1927 | 260 | 259.7cuin[2] | 2.8750" X 5.0000" (72.16 x 125.50 mm) | SOHC 2v | A,X | |
| 1928-1937 | 420 | 419.7cuin | 3.7500" X 4.7500" (94.12 x 119.23 mm) | DOHC 4v | J,SJ,SSJ |
The engines listed below were designed by Duesenberg for the Indianapolis 500. Some engines of the 122 CID and 91 CID design were bored/stroked to larger displacements for other races classes, after the 1930 rules change at Indianapolis.
| Production | Engine | Displacement | Bore x stroke | Cam and valve | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919-1921[3] | 300 | 296.9CID | 3.0000" X 4.7500" (75.30 x 131.78 mm) | SOHC 3v | |
| 1921-1923 | 183 | 183CID | 2.5000" X 4.6600" (62.75 x 116.97 mm) | SOHC 3v | |
| 1923-1925 | 122 | 121.3CID | 2.3750" X 3.4220" (59.61 x 85.89 mm) | DOHC 4v / DOHC 2v (supercharged)[4] | |
| 1926-1929 | 91 | 90.3CID | 2.2860" X 2.7500" (57.38 x 69.03 mm) | DOHC 4v | |
| 1930-1932[5] | 244 | 244CID | unk | SOHC desmodromic |