Hey guys im new to the forum. I have a 37 hudson custom eight so yer its running the straight eight with a 3sp man. Just wondering has anyone ever worked on these engines or know of anyway of getting some more power out of them? Custom pipes will be the first thing i try. Anyone know of a good carby? I have no expeirence with engines all i know is what i have read in magazines. This is my first rod but im keen
Welcome to the HAMB! I'll check, I think I have some headgaskets for that engine PM me and I'll return the info tonight. Bob
There's a Hudson social group on here too. Check it out. There is also a pretty good forum for Hudson, Essex, Terraplanes. I forget the name of it, but I know Hudsoncustom would know. They seem cool to hot rodders, which is unusual for an extinct brand.
cheers i will look for those forums. i live in australia i dont think they brought many rhd's here so its hard to find parts at swap meets and the only hudson club i have found is for restorers. They get a bit narky if you say you want to mess with the cars.
Even Hudson dropped that motor for their big six, I think that's the easiest way to get power out of one is by replacing it. Outside of that, most of the usual tricks will probably wake it up a little, but be prepared to spend $$$ to do more than basics. I'm sure there's an Edmunds multi-carb intake out there somewhere that you can put on it, but it may be faster and cheaper to just scratchbuild one than to try to find the Edmunds.
Well,its a splasher,but was used for a long time. My 49 had one originally. More info here... http://www.classiccar.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=13
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