The Ford GAA is an American all-aluminium, liquid-cooled 60 degree V8 petrol engine that Ford designed and built during the Second World War to power tanks. It has 32 valves and double overhead camshafts, a flat-plane crankshaft, twin carburettors and a full dual ignition system, and it displaces 1,100 cubic inches, about 18 litres. Ford rated its net output at 500 horsepower at 2,600 rpm. It grew from Ford's own XV-1650 V12 aircraft engine, which never reached production, when the US Army wanted more engine suppliers for the M4 Sherman and chose a version cut down from twelve cylinders to eight. The GAA powered several models and derivatives of the M4A3 Sherman, and Ford later revived the V12 as the GAC.
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It was designed and produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II.
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The Ford GAA engine is an American all-aluminum 32-valve DOHC 60-degree gasoline-fueled liquid-cooled V8 internal combustion engine
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The Ford GAA engine is an American all-aluminum 32-valve DOHC 60-degree gasoline-fueled liquid-cooled V8 internal combustion engine
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The Ford GAA engine is an American all-aluminum 32-valve DOHC 60-degree gasoline-fueled liquid-cooled V8 internal combustion engine
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The factory-rated net output was 500 hp (370 kW) at 2,600 rpm.
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It was designed and produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II.
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The Ford GAA engine is an American all-aluminum 32-valve DOHC 60-degree gasoline-fueled liquid-cooled V8 internal combustion engine with a flat-plane crank.
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