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I like your blown flathead, know your going to enjoy it. We have a turbocharged flathead, and after a lot of trial and error ended up with no. 57...
Could be a dirty fuel filter.
I think those things on the exhaust pipe are exhaust whistles. My son has one on his model A, it sounds like a steam engine whistle.
Try running it without air cleaners. If that fixes it, get some K+N filters.
The starter for the 1st drag race in England was Calvin Wells. He was in the service of the U.S.A. stationed in England at the time. I think...
Like your roadster. I ran a pair of whitewall cheater slicks,like yours, on my 1960 Corvette in 1968. Bought them at the local Western Auto...
I had the same thing happen to my Pertronix conversion several years ago. Spent too many hours trying too figure it out. Even put my old...
I have an 8ab .125 oversize with 4 inch stroke. Twin turbos adjusted to 5 lbs. boost. A cam close to 53 Merc specs will work good on the street.
1930-31 closed cab truck and 1930-31 tudoor sedan are the same.
My dad drove stock Model A Fords for over 60 years. He drove them hard, and put on alot of miles. By far the weakest link in the drivetrain...
55Styleliner, Perfect! What size and make tires?
I am 70 years old, I have to get off this computer and finish the top chop on my wifes 32 sedan!
I see you live in Butler,Pa. Lots of hills down there. The V8-60 wont like the hills! I live in Corry,Pa. My son and I put a 60 in a 28...
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In 1970 I had a 1965 Buick Gran Sport,that was stock,except for a set of tube headers. Always shifted it at 6000 rpm,when drag racing. It was the...
I made the turbocharger set-ups that 6-71 mentioned in the above thread. The model B engine in the roadster pickup used a Corvair turbo and...
1936 Ford 2-dr sedan. It had a brand new 47 Ford shortblock,because dad blew up the original street racing. I brought my 1st son home from...
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