Noma Engine Works

[SamSheepDoq]

... N.E.W. in the 60's.

[HeavySixxer]

Finally, i present to you part of the engine lineup for 1965, featuring 1 new big block, and 2 revised big blocks. ( My apologies for the short intro, been trying all night to get this up, its 12 AM here , feel free to leave criticisms, every one is welcome and appreciated )

[HeavySixxer]

And now the other engines i could not fit in the last update, 2 small blocks and 1 big block. The first engine is the 282 F-65-HC, the second engine is the 380 LF-65, neither of which have been updated since 1955, are included this time around. The third engine is the 428 NOPO-65. There is one more thing in this update which is the introduction of the NOPO nameplates added to special order only engines, which take less than or equal to 1 week to produce, and are generally regarded as stage one race motors due to the high stresses they can handle and the horsepower that is put out.

[SamSheepDoq]

You make pretty good engines. I do have another question now; why do most your engines have torque curves like this

rather than this?

[HeavySixxer]

Good question, I started out wanting to produce OHV engines with as flat a torque curve i could, but got carried away with motors that have more power and torque. So, Samsheepdog your question is of value, and a wake up call, this made me stop and think about what i'm doing, which is good, so thank you again for asking another question about things, its stuff i would've overlooked.

[HeavySixxer]

Nearly forgot to upload a set of engines, there will probably be one more update for today as it is the closing of the 60s and beginning of the great 70s. For the first part, 2 big blocks and one small block are revealed, the 428 B-68, the 450 NOPO-70, and the 282 F-68. As it stands insurance rates have been closely watched, and are rapidly rising, too are the emissions equipment requirements. Meaning, this may be the last time anything performance oriented comes out of N.E.W. You will also notice the engines HP numbers have vastly been under rated due to rising insurance and safety issues with fast production cars/engines, but are rated as such, so the HP numbers are competitive

[HeavySixxer]

Finally, time for another update, the 70's have arrived. Bringing with it a fresh line of V8's including, the 6.6L, the 6.0L, and the 5.7L. 1975 brings with it the introduction of catalytic converters, but only for vehicles under a 6050 LB. GVWR. The main focus for N.E.W engines today is a gentle torque curve, and to meet emissions restriction laws, as well as be cheap and easy to produce, buy and drive.

[HeavySixxer]

As the 70s came to a close, a set of new engines was designed in 1979 for the 1980 model year, this would also be the last year for the 6050 LB GVWR emissions loophole as new laws came into play requiring all vehicles under 8500 LB GVWR to have a catalytic converter installed, which pretty much covered every vehicle type except the super/heavy duty truck line. Some engines have had their bore/stroke redone to maintain a higher reliability rating, whilst keeping the same capacity. These engines are, the 5.7L, the 6.6L, and the 7.4L.