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11-05-2006 02:30 PM
Thread: Flathead Newbee Needing Direction!
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I ran these for years, suffered many of the...
I ran these for years, suffered many of the indignaties that I spelled out above, but was seldom beaten at a stop light grand prix by a Chebbie, but then, the car was a very light '53 Ford Tudor,...
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11-04-2006 09:12 PM
Thread: Flathead Newbee Needing Direction!
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Don you are right about the Olds starter problem....
Don you are right about the Olds starter problem. When the starter switchover bellhousing came out it made it a whole lot better. I still play with Olds engines, and bought a changeover bellhousing...
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10-25-2006 06:17 PM
Thread: Flathead Newbee Needing Direction!
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Anytime you build an engine outside the normal...
Anytime you build an engine outside the normal sbc or sbf area, you are going to spend more. I could have built 3 Chevy small blocks for what I have in the 394 Olds in my '39 Dodge, but the wow...
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10-24-2006 04:20 PM
Thread: Flathead Newbee Needing Direction!
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As the guys mentioned, building a flathead is not...
As the guys mentioned, building a flathead is not as straightforward or easy as building almost any other engine. I have a friend named Tony DiCosta, who owned Hot Rod and Custom Supply for years....
Could it be a 10114182? If so, it is a Gen V 454, 4 bolt 1991 (or later). Hope that helps..
GM Engine de-coding