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Don Sorry, didn't read you first message right. (tired, too much work) No i'm not familar with the old indy racers so I can't really tell what engine was used back then. I started to watch the indy...

Don -There were alot of racers who ran flatties and some who were running Top Eliminator were Bob Alseny who in 1957 ran his combo with Ardun heads to a official time of 9.98 @159.01 which is pretty...

292 Y-Block engine showing heads

I got both heads, Mine and the Y-Block:D: No I don't have a picture of the portside. Interesting items on the Y-Block. I had a friend who ran a 56 ford with a 292 and never had a leak or any trouble...

Y-Block Head

Don. I still have a 57 ford 312 block with a 4 barrel that I bought off someone about 15 yearsd ago. Someday I'll have to put it into something after a rebuild. The flathead engine will always be my...

Wish I could have seen the faces of the racers when he lapped them. Just the thought brings a smile to my face:D:

Don Your right on that 60Hp engine but I wonder why someone would put in in a vehicle besides the midget race cars that used them. They only had 94 bls. of torque. Even a old coupe that weigh maybe...

Dave That is one great looking flattie. Is that a Pepco blower?

Go on the internet and type flathead engines on ebay. There is one on there that is built to around 225 HP for $6,000. Real nice looking engine.

The 59L blocks I think were made for the military and were suspose to be good blocks but hard to find. All 59 series blocks should take a good bore of .040-.050 over as core shifting was not as...

Don just about said it all. I have built two flatheads and they were a 51 merc and a 53 merc. I bored them both out .040 and had no problems with overheating. Definitely go with the 4" merc crank and...