Re: [Amc-list] Talk about orphan motors...
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Re: [Amc-list] Talk about orphan motors...
- From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:25:28 +0000
Blown flatheads have been around for years.
The compression is so low anyway.
anything is noticeable on these engines.
So a few pounds of boost would come in handy!
Building a car around a $10 gasket would be a little silly.
Not that there is anything wrong with that!
--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> OK, I'm an idiot. Bought some 195.6 headgaskets off'n ePay, without
> noticing (ahem) they were for the flathead. (d'oh.) Cheap though, and
> McCords, NOS. Eh.
>
> So I had a momentary thought, boy no one cares about that motor! It's
> what, 88hp rated, vs. 138 for the OHV?
>
> But wouldn't a turbo on one be fun?! Clearly heat and compression in
> L-heads is a terrible limitation, but the Furd and inliner fans have
> done this sort of thing for years... there's certainly a lot of room
> under the hood!
>
> Just a wild thought... basically I'm talking about building a motor to
> go with a $10 headgasket. Not the most sensible of decisions.
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