Centauri Industries

[nialloftara]

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For production yes a wider gearing would definitely be offered, however car makers during this period were looking for 1/4 mile and 0-60 times, hence the very tight 4.11:1 ratio on testers. This review of a 1960 corvette shows a top speed of 122, you could order other final gear ratios but the official times for a tester car would always be with the close ration setup.
In addition to this the mid to late 60's saw factories cheat in little ways to improve their times. Stickier tires, air filter removal, engine driven accessories disconnected or even fully removed were just a few tricks used, which is why you saw times down into the 13 second range. **edit** That last part will be my challenge for the next update, make 13 second cars without the use of those tricks and keeping a lowish cost, and build time, a not totally outrageous service cost all while keeping the mtbf above the 20, 000 mile mark. Also to come will be homogenization engines for Trans-am racing, and trying my hand at totally over the top power for Can-Am racing.

[RobtheFiend]

Isn't a 409 cid engine 6702cc? 6920cc is 422 cid.

[nialloftara]

Isn't a 409 cid engine 6702cc? 6920cc is 422 cid.

D'oh, good catch. Guess i'll have to work that one out.

[nialloftara]

Alright so after I was notified of my sizing error I decided to revise the engines rather then the name. ( I like the beach boy's song too much) So here is the Actual 409 line up.
A few others are a bit off, but I'm just gonna let them go for now.

'58 409


'59 409 Daytona


'61 409 A2f


'61 409 B

[nialloftara]

1962 sees a revision of the 427 camed


And a new line of engines, the sporty Sabers, sized for compact cars with zip.

the 2000


and 3000

[nialloftara]

Sharing the v8 line up for anyone interested in classic muscle.

[nialloftara]

New revisions finally, with the release of the saber class our venerable Hermes and Atlas lines have been retuned here in 1964 with an eye towards and torque and both now have a low cost baseline model.

The baseline Atlas A5


The midgrade A5f


And the highend Atlas b2f


The baseline Hermes A5


Midgrade Hermes A5f


And highend Hermes B2f
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[nialloftara]

1965 and with ever increasing demands for power we are refreshing our v8 lineup and adding a high performance B series to each engine.

First is the entry level Vulcan 264 A3f


Followed by the Vulcan 264 B1f


The popular Vulcan 304 A3f


And a major change is the Vulcan 304 B1f . Following the pattern of many of our new small blocks, we have converted to OHC for a tremendous power increase, this motor will be the basis of our entry in the 1966 Trans-Am racing series, order yours today!

[nialloftara]

the rest of the 1965 v8 line up

Vulcan 327 A3f


and B1f Featured in the new Centauri Marader viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3684&p=29430#p29430


Vulcan 364 A3f


and B1f


The Ares line

350 A3f


and B1f


382 A3f


and B1f


409 A3f


and B2f, still sporting the fan favorite commemorative Daytona chrome valve covers


and the big 440 A3f


The 440 B1f is our first non limited edition motor to output over 400hp, and does so with 504 ft-lbs torque.

[nialloftara]

It's been a long time and I apologize, here is the final run of 60's V8s, 1969.

We are now proud to offer 5 different engine options topping 390hp and 3 with 400 or more, Centauri is here for all of your performance needs also with our limited production Aries 427 race ready motor.

Aries
440 B2f


440 A4F


409 B3f


409 A4f


382 B2f


382 A4f


350 B2f


350 A4f


The Vulcans

364 B2f


364 A4f


327 B2f


327A4f


327 A4
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304 B3f


304 A4f


304 A4


264 B2f


264 A4f


264 A4



And finally Our racing Engine the Aries 427 Cammed Mk3 from 1965


And the last V8 I'm making before the oil crisis, the 1970 all aluminum Aries 427 Cammed Mk4 with 500hp and shaves off 200lbs of weight.

[RobtheFiend]

The last engine, 1970 427 cammer, duplicates the power of the GM LS7, at 1000 rpm lower.

[Jakgoe]

I can't wait to see how the company reacts to the oil crisis. What a shame it will be to see those great V8s go.

[nialloftara]

The 4 and 6 cylinder lineup continues here,

1967 Brings our second generation of Saber sports motors

the 2000 Mk2


and 3000 Mk2



And then in 1968 the 6th generation of our Hermes and Atlas lines is unveiled.

The Hermes

A6


A6f


And B3f


The Atlas

A6


A6f


And B3f

[nialloftara]

The last engine, 1970 427 cammer, duplicates the power of the GM LS7, at 1000 rpm lower.

Thanks, the Aries 427 has been a mashup up of the ford FE "cammer" and the chevy "rat" 427. I'll be very sad when I'm forced to neuter it next update.
**edit**
I had to have one last go with it, I created a CPV tune in 1972 and wedged it into one of my cars. Seen here viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3794&p=30333#p30333

[nialloftara]

1973 sees the oil crisis hit the United States, that along with the clean air act and upcoming government legislation regarding fuel economy have caused a big change in our focus here a Centauri Motors. To comply with CARB standards we are limiting all engines to unleaded fuel and a maximum emissions output of 3000 units starting this year. In addition to this we are imposing a voluntary goal on our selfs, to improve the overall economy of our engine range we are producing all our engines to be at least 18% efficient, this includes our racing 427 which is being tuned to comply with all government standards as well, have no fear our loyal fans we will keep it's spirit intact through this.