Flathead or FATHEAD

[coony57]

I just bought a 1941 Ford I plan to make a nostalgia gasser out of- street legal, strip fun. It has a perfectly operating flathead in it. Should I rebuild it up for speed a little, or is it too expensive and not worth the time? It'd be kinda cool. Thanks for any comments


Ban low performance drivers, not high performance cars! :roll:

[signsbyesa]

i know the potiential of these motors were limited by the heads,
but now they have improved the heads for some increased hrspwr,
but compared to a bbf, it can get expensive, they have also
modified the block for a bigger cam, good luck bud

[TheYellaBrick]

Parts sources;

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=peO&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=flathead+ford+performance+parts&aq=2c&aqi=g-c3&aql=&oq=%22flathead+Fordparts%22&gs_rfai=

[outlaw256]

if you want to stay ol school build the flathead.parts sourse or plentiful now days.NOTHING sounds as good as a hopped up flathead!with a little luck and mucho dollars you can get some fairly good times out of it. im buildin a 8ba now.if you dont want it call me . i do