Novi Race Car. Emerging race car builder frank kurtis produced a new chassis and low sleek body. I am assured that the microphone did not do an excellent job as this power plant actually had a very high pitched shrill scream.
On the novi the cam drive was at the flywheel end like so many prewar engines and a jackshaft ran to the other end for the supercharger drive where its length acted like a torsional damper. With the help of his brothers world class racing wrenches vince and joe granatelli mr. So many novi powered cars crashed unable to handle to engine that many drivers refused to race anything with the motor.
But dammit it had character as reader.
Designed by bud winfield and leo goossen it was built by fred offenhauser in suburban novi michigan near detroit. Now the car not just the engine was called the novi. But dammit it had character as reader. With revised camshafts and followers modernized intake and exhaust porting and an up to date blower based on the granatellis supercharger expertise as owners of paxton products the novi now produced a reported 742 hp at 8 200.
