This Russian Engineer OUTSMARTED Detroit With a “Secret” Ford Flathead Upgrade

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What if I told you that a Russian immigrant engineer completely humiliated Detroit's best engineers with a simple bolt-on upgrade that doubled the Ford Flathead's horsepower? In this video, we dive into the incredible story of Zora Arkus-Duntov and his revolutionary Ardun heads - the aluminum cylinder heads that transformed Ford's dying Flathead V8 into a 300-horsepower monster that could outrun anything from Cadillac or Chrysler. Before becoming the father of the Corvette, Duntov created these hemispherical combustion chamber heads in a Los Angeles garage, proving that two immigrant brothers could out-engineer Ford's entire department. We'll explore the technical brilliance behind this $595 kit that embarrassed Detroit, sparked the aftermarket performance industry, and influenced every overhead-valve V8 that followed - a story of innovation, corporate blindness, and the birth of modern hot-rodding. #cars #engineering #history #racing #vintage