Re: [Amc-list] Talk about orphan motors...

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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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