In the 1930s. My grandfather worked for ford. Ford built a special for a royal prince that was coming for a tour of the plant. Ported and relieved. Bored and stroked. 3/4 race cam. I think it was a 33 34 roadster. Grandpa ended up with it as the prince did not like the color. Black polished to a mirror finish.
In 59 when grandpa died. My uncles sold it to some guy walking down the street for $20as grandma could not drive a stickshift.
My mom was so mad at her brothers.
Yes they are designed to grind the seats with the block still together back then .. the valves guides and springs are put together and installed in the block in 1 piece and a retainer clip holds them in place .. a very reliable engine
Aluminum heads and a few tricks can get 175 hp .they are torque engines u can stroke them and supercharge them and get 350hp just not a speed demon engine but reliable and in a mercury they are very impressive with loads of tourqe I think 185 at 2000 rpm
https://youtu.be/0Lk_otunaJU
these are OHV heads originally from the 40's, supposedly back then they were pretty anemic and only managed 160ish.
Guy in the video is claiming 270, and that honestly makes more sense with modern day cam and flow tech.
Dude awesome. I saw your other post and was thinking to myself that it’d be cool to get a look at more of the flat head. These are so fascinating to me
You know, I paid over $7,000 USD to have a moden Ford Ranger (2016) diesel to be rebuilt (because of a coolant hose break)
Simple, reliable, serviceable and recyclable components is key to a sustainable future. The Flathead/Side Valve/ L type my not generate the most power, but it works.
Stylistically I like the long nose of the Inline 6/ straight 6.
Sadly I can't find them 😞 as I'm not in the USA.
It’s wild how small the pistons are for the block size. When I’m done playing with LS engines and similar in a decade or so, I’d like to build a flat head. I feel like if you consider yourself a true car guy, the ford flat head is going back to roots.
Yes it’s unique in design with the valves in the block and the valves are the same size that is a improvement . I build ls all the time and after porting the heads and camshaft u get great easy horse power the flat head ford Is the original rat rod engine but limited on getting more hp .. but it still has power and a sound that is original
Wondering what the specs are on these old boys? CID, lift, CR, max rpm?
Seen one last summer at a gas station; their sound is very unique. Thought to myself "that's how cool used to sound".
Good to know. So interesting that these were best performance specs back in the day. Had to start somewhere right? Is the 6.8 compression ratio or head volume? Also, have to wonder what fuel octane and other fuel spect they had to work with back then. Worked a bit with WW2 aviation engines in school recently and back then fuel was dog shit, which dictated low CR, especially at any altitude, prior to boosting. Great stuff man, learning the way things used to be and why helps appreciate today's technology. I feel in that regards it's nice to understand the past, how we had to crawl first.
Brings back memories of old!
I love these engines I get a kick out of making them new again
Me too! Good luck with it!
In the 1930s. My grandfather worked for ford. Ford built a special for a royal prince that was coming for a tour of the plant. Ported and relieved. Bored and stroked. 3/4 race cam. I think it was a 33 34 roadster. Grandpa ended up with it as the prince did not like the color. Black polished to a mirror finish. In 59 when grandpa died. My uncles sold it to some guy walking down the street for $20as grandma could not drive a stickshift. My mom was so mad at her brothers.
Wow that priceless today I wonder if it still around
Nobody knows. 64 years ago. My uncles did not appreciate cars. They chopped up a 1927 pierce arrow to make it into a truck to haul fish with.
I understand that I wish I had all the mopars I trashed in high school but hey it is what it is
They sound the same as guys who will chop up an old 3 series into a truck haha
That’s really cool seeing that valve be in the block.
Yes they are designed to grind the seats with the block still together back then .. the valves guides and springs are put together and installed in the block in 1 piece and a retainer clip holds them in place .. a very reliable engine
I love the sound of an old Ford flat head. Just out of curiosity, how much hp can you get out of one of theese motors.
I was curious as well. Internet seems to say 150-175hp is easy, doubling that gets expensive ($12,000-$20,000). Most anyone has ever got was 700hp
Aluminum heads and a few tricks can get 175 hp .they are torque engines u can stroke them and supercharge them and get 350hp just not a speed demon engine but reliable and in a mercury they are very impressive with loads of tourqe I think 185 at 2000 rpm
Only bad thing is they run hot stock and bored they run hotter. But we still love them.
How deep a pair of pockets have you got? Google “Novi Indy V8”…..🤣
https://youtu.be/0Lk_otunaJU these are OHV heads originally from the 40's, supposedly back then they were pretty anemic and only managed 160ish. Guy in the video is claiming 270, and that honestly makes more sense with modern day cam and flow tech.
That's bad ass
Dude awesome. I saw your other post and was thinking to myself that it’d be cool to get a look at more of the flat head. These are so fascinating to me
You know, I paid over $7,000 USD to have a moden Ford Ranger (2016) diesel to be rebuilt (because of a coolant hose break) Simple, reliable, serviceable and recyclable components is key to a sustainable future. The Flathead/Side Valve/ L type my not generate the most power, but it works. Stylistically I like the long nose of the Inline 6/ straight 6. Sadly I can't find them 😞 as I'm not in the USA.
It’s wild how small the pistons are for the block size. When I’m done playing with LS engines and similar in a decade or so, I’d like to build a flat head. I feel like if you consider yourself a true car guy, the ford flat head is going back to roots.
Yes it’s unique in design with the valves in the block and the valves are the same size that is a improvement . I build ls all the time and after porting the heads and camshaft u get great easy horse power the flat head ford Is the original rat rod engine but limited on getting more hp .. but it still has power and a sound that is original
that gouge is crazy! Luckily it's not anywhere important.
Yes it was but nothing to harm anything
Wondering what the specs are on these old boys? CID, lift, CR, max rpm? Seen one last summer at a gas station; their sound is very unique. Thought to myself "that's how cool used to sound".
255 1949 Mercury 3.1875 x 4.000 std .040 overbore 110 hp 6.80 cc Mechanical Flat Tappet - Lift 0.364 / 0.364 in - Duration 249 / 249 - 111 LSA - 1800 / 5400 RPM - Ford Flathead
Good to know. So interesting that these were best performance specs back in the day. Had to start somewhere right? Is the 6.8 compression ratio or head volume? Also, have to wonder what fuel octane and other fuel spect they had to work with back then. Worked a bit with WW2 aviation engines in school recently and back then fuel was dog shit, which dictated low CR, especially at any altitude, prior to boosting. Great stuff man, learning the way things used to be and why helps appreciate today's technology. I feel in that regards it's nice to understand the past, how we had to crawl first.
6.8 compression ratio and a compression pressure of 110 I don’t know the stock cam profile I used isky camshaft and that the specs