info on a banger motor

Bob S said:
I remember the term 4-banger from the 50s and 60s. Not necessarily derogatory, just another way of saying 4-cylinder. So, if a 4-cylinder is a 4-banger and a 6-cylinder is a 6-banger, etc, then what is a "banger" without a number? Any engine? Without the numerical modifier, it seems completely meaningless.
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That's the bad girl in school.:D
 
bgarrett said:
the slang terms were created by bored magazine writers
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Yeah, kinda like this hi-jacked thread, from a new guy just trying to get an answer to a reasonable question. He got the ONLY one answer to his question, and a great tip to obtain the very informative new book by Jim B.

BTW...what ever happened to civility/courteous behavior here :confused: Being uncivil/discourteous doesn't belong here anymore than the your opinion of someones use of 'slang' terminology ! For example, create YOUR OWN thread to ***** about what words work for you or not ! Don't try to embarrass a member for asking a question, by hijacking :(
 
I am really surprised that automotive slang can be such a sore subject for some guys. 4 banger, 6 banger, bent 8, mill, jugs, etc, etc... I dont see a problem here.
 
I'm sorry if I offended anyone with my off the wall comments. Banger is just kind of a term that makes me think of an old jalopy rattling down the street... My A doesn't rattle OR bang, unless somethings wrong so the term gives me heartburn. I understand how the term comes into play, shortened from 4-banger. I appreciate those of you who can stay on topic and give good advice. A little humor now and then never done any harm either. As far as building an A motor, Ron Kelly built an A motor for my uncle's Pietenpol airplane. I looked it over before it was closed up and it looked amazing, can't remember now exactly but seems like it produced 90hp? It had dual ignition, downdraft carb, inserts, full pressure, balanced, harmonic balancer, etc etc. If I remember right I believe it was featured one time in a magazine too. Been too many years ago. One thing I remember hearing was the importance of a harmonic balancer when drilling the crank??? That ring a bell with anyone?
 
As a older "Kid" in the 1960s, we used to call re-emerging four cyls engines Four Bangers. AFAIR, in the 50s, the only 4cyls were Jeeps, Henry Js, and Crosleys (till 1952). Occasionally, we'd refer to a Chevy or Ford six as a six banger. It never referred to a specific brand and we always said the words four or six in front of the word "Banger" But that was local to our part of NJ, like the term A-models is local to the Carolinas.
Terry
 
hardtimes said:
Yeah, kinda like this hi-jacked thread, from a new guy just trying to get an answer to a reasonable question. He got the ONLY one answer to his question, and a great tip to obtain the very informative new book by Jim B.

BTW...what ever happened to civility/courteous behavior here :confused: Being uncivil/discourteous doesn't belong here anymore than the your opinion of someones use of 'slang' terminology ! For example, create YOUR OWN thread to ***** about what words work for you or not ! Don't try to embarrass a member for asking a question, by hijacking :(
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I've got to agree. It doesn't make a damn to me what anybody calls them as long as I know what they mean!!!!!!! To answer the question , here is a couple more. Besides Jim Brierleys fine book that I put at the top, there is George Rileys book The 100 MPH model A Ford and California Bill's FOUR BARREL MANUAL. There are others I just didn't dig that far into my book collection. Good luck, many of the mods won't even show. The model A can benefit from mods for driveability and safety. Just because they can be made to run faster doesn't mean that they always have to be driven that way. Debs Cad SRX has 160 on the speedometer but she has never tried drivinjg it that fast.
 
4 and 6 banger is common around here. My car is built as an early 50s racer, and trust me with the handmade header and straight pipe it BANGS.
 
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