That welded head looks like something I did many moons ago.
CNC machines made it much easier these days.
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- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:04 pm
- Forum: Vintage/Classic/Historical Engine Tech
- Topic: Pondering about flathead potentials
- Replies: 742
- Views: 65032
- Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:38 pm
- Forum: Vintage/Classic/Historical Engine Tech
- Topic: Pondering about flathead potentials
- Replies: 742
- Views: 65032
Re: Pondering about flathead potentials
Well I wish I knew how to draw you a picture on this thing but the time is drawing near for me to build my own “dream engine” based on a Flathead Ford. My goal is 1 horsepower per cubic inch N/A. That was done many times in the 50's and driven on the street but remember, we had 106 street gas then....
- Tue Oct 26, 2021 2:21 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Flathead Transition Area - What & where is it?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 5499
- Tue Oct 26, 2021 12:18 am
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Flathead Transition Area - What & where is it?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 5499
- Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:39 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Cam Guru Help, Correct lifter to lobe offset & lobe widt
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2925
Re: Cam Guru Help, Correct lifter to lobe offset & lobe widt
If you are going to talk about flat face lifters, you need to get some terminology straightened out. It really makes a difference. Radius means SPHERICAL or as in curved or as in a ball bearing type surface. Tapered means cone shaped as the face of most modern so called flat lifters. Flat means no c...
- Sat Jun 19, 2021 7:37 pm
- Forum: Vintage/Classic/Historical Engine Tech
- Topic: Pondering about flathead potentials
- Replies: 742
- Views: 65032
Re: Pondering about flathead potentials
I have a 226” Ford “H” model Flathead six I’d love to put in something like a Model A roadster. I think a basic rebuild with a wee bit more compression a couple carbs and split exhaust backed up by a modern 5 speed gearbox would be so cool. > If you think it is cool, it is. When I think of all the ...
- Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:54 pm
- Forum: Vintage/Classic/Historical Engine Tech
- Topic: Offy?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2550
Re: Offy?
The Alamask had no affect on the tune.
The nitro sure did though.
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 3:27 pm
- Forum: Vintage/Classic/Historical Engine Tech
- Topic: Offy?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2550
Re: Offy?
Bill, that was probably Bobby Meeks; famous for nitromethane V-8 60's in midgets. Used some type of oil additive that smelled like shoe polish to hide the nitro odor. Meeks was probably the first to use that additive except it was used in the fuel. It was later named "Alamask". Extremely ...
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:05 am
- Forum: Race Cars & Parts - For Sale or Wanted
- Topic: WTB, Roller cams
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1047
Re: WTB, Roller cams
Hi Mike, Not exactly what you want but I thought I would mention it. I have a steel billet for a 430 Ford with a Schnieder 32R (roller) grind on it. It only has .316 lift but could be reground to something modern. It has old cosmoline on it and a few very small rust pits, the type of which would cle...
- Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:03 pm
- Forum: Vintage/Classic/Historical Engine Tech
- Topic: Cam advice for a mild 327
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5898
Re: Cam advice for a mild 327
If you ask your question to 6 different guys, including me, you will get 10 different answers.
Why not ask the guy that runs this forum?? He is as good as any around and it would help support the forum.
Why not ask the guy that runs this forum?? He is as good as any around and it would help support the forum.
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:14 pm
- Forum: Vintage/Classic/Historical Engine Tech
- Topic: Intake and exhaust manifold fabrication for a small 6-cyl
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1998
Re: Intake and exhaust manifold fabrication for a small 6-cyl
Here is a setup using 4 Harley carbs on a 4 banger, during fab process.
It worked very well.
It worked very well.
- Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:26 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Why no Ardun hemi head SBC conversion?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5786
Re: Why no Ardun hemi head SBC conversion?
I talked to Isky and he said he dropped development of those heads because of not enough interest to afford to develop them.
He doesn't know where any of them are now.
He doesn't know where any of them are now.
- Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:10 pm
- Forum: Offtopic Forum
- Topic: This year needs a little humor.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 847
- Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:17 pm
- Forum: Engine Tech
- Topic: Why no Ardun hemi head SBC conversion?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5786
Re: Why no Ardun hemi head SBC conversion?
As a bit of trivia, In the 60's Ed iskenderian made several sets of single cam (per head) desmodromic heads for the SBC. They were very successful in tests. He advertised them in several magazines for a brief period but apparently the market was not ready for them so he didn't persue it. That would ...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 7:03 pm
- Forum: Vintage/Classic/Historical Engine Tech
- Topic: Evolving the Side valve flat head design idea
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6017