GRUDGE MATCH RESULTS.. V8 vs INLINE

flatshoebox won!

I had my ass handed to me.

As raceing goes he just plain beat me.
We raced 6 times and he had me by a long shot everytime. I had a few better lights than him but my car would fall on its face off the line.




Ill let FLATSHOEBOX tell the rest when he gets home.

 

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what trannys you guys have? i had my money on the 215... i was WRONG@!!! cool shit guys!

 

Sounds like you need a little more time to tinker with all those carbs. Should have been alot closer race than you are describing. well bolt on some more money and try again.


HotRob

 

Having done it on the street a zillion times back in the 50-60's I never doubted the outcome.
About the only times I lost was when the 49 shoebox snapped an axle. I didnt know yet that they strengthened them in 50.

Flatheads rule; stovebolts eat dust.

 

I have pics of a bunch of the races between 215 & Flatshoebox, I will post up on monday. It was a fun time for sure!!

 

we both have 3spd manual.

 

YA i really need more time with it. The motor has been on its way out lately. The machine shop has to fix some machining mistakes but i had to race him, its just been too long. We will race again.
Flatshoebox knows my car wasnt running very well. Last time he only beat me by half a car.

 

Well I had my money on the Flathead but I at least thought it would be a little closer than that! It was probably mentioned before, but what speed parts do both your mills have?
-Dean

 

We all thought it would be closer, my car truely ran like shit.


215slowpoke runs:
53 ford mainline
215 straight 6 OHV
bored 60 over, decked .060, oversize valves, 270 avr. dur cam, fenton split exhaust to straight pipes,
3x1 intake and a stock 3spd and rear end..

Flatshoebox runs:
49 Ford Coupe
249 Merc Flathead -8CM
bored 60 over, offy 400 heads, oversize valves, mild cam(can't remember what size), headers to
straight pipes, MSD ingnition, 2x2 94s stock 3spd and rear end

 

Travis- I really thought it would be closer too. Guess this just means you'll have to get her running better... I'd like to see what you run when your cars tuned better.

Still had a good time though. Great seeing everyone again.

 

i had a dream dan was on the driveway late last night... i guess i wasnt dreaming. HE DID SOMETHING

 

Damn It.

 

I'm new here, but isn't that 53 Mainline a bit heavier than a 49 Shoebox?? Not only that, but the V-8 has 34 more cubes! If the 215 is keeping up and not getting left behind sounds like it's doing good to me. My in-line six will take a L-head Ford anyday, but I'm not exactly old-school with it, and it's a bit bigger at 280 inches. Okay, I'll tell ya -- it's an AMC/Jeep 4.0L bored 0.030" over with a 74 4.2L (258) crnak and rods. Plus I'm running the EFI. See my profile for more.

 

Catch up here.: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42007&page=1&pp=20

 

Ok so here the results: (ITS NOT WHAT WE RAN, ITS THAT WE RAN!)

FLATSHOEBOX ~ 215Slowass
Run 1# (RED LIGHTflatshoebox)
69.544mph ~65.377mph
19.545 ET ~20.496 ET

RUN#2
69.741mph ~65.281mph
19.261 ET ~ 20.445 ET

RUN#3
71.354mph ~ 65.505mph
18.763 ET ~20.331 ET

RUN #4
70.866mph ~ 65.566mph
18.864 ET ~20.320 ET

RUN #5 THIS ONE WAS SCREWED UP BY THE TIMING PEOPLE
Its says I ran a 18.6 and 215 ran a 18.3 but It still said i won and he was 1 car behind me???

RUN #6
69.208mph ~65.684mph
19.639 ET ~20.127 ET

 

215's reaction times, off the line, were better then mine everytime..

GOODTIMES!

THIS SHOW SHOULD BECOME THE WEST COAST HAMB DRAGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Well thats not too bad. Looks like when he gets that 215 runnin' right its gonna be damn close! Could go either way. And the grudge match continues................................
-Dean

 

You very well may have won if your reaction time was better than his by enough to offset the E.T. difference. "HOLE SHOT!!!"

 

i gotta say first... dan you still suck major anus and all but congrats.

second, WOw both cars are consistant as hell man. no shit

sounds like you two scofflaws were having a hell of a good time.

Travis, ya let me down dood... ya oughta be ashamed of yourself.

 

I understand Traves.
Im pulling my motor on monday and taking it to the machine shop. When i get it back were at it again!

 

eh,,, schmidt happens

we both know if that inliner was runnin right (carb issues) an didnt need to go back to the machinist who would be talkin smack

lemme know how it goes with getting it remachined and how bad its thrashed

 

its gods way of telling you not to run a chevy engine in a ford... whered you guys run at? i live in your area and dont know of any tracks nearby....

 

They ran up at the Rat Fink Reunion at LACR today...and they are both runnin' Ford power.

 

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I wouldn't waist 2 cents on that 215....
A 300 Ford 6 is the way to go, if you want to impress people with a 6 banger, they're plentyfull and usually cheap enough, too.
Bone stock, they got gobs of torque and there is plenty of speed parts available if you really wanna wake em up. The Ford 300-6 can be a kick-ass
engine.

 

to bad it didnt come stock in 53.GFY

 

a 215 I6 is a chevy.... or did ford make one too?

 

215 was the first displacement in the OHV inline six ford came out with in 52. 54 saw the displacement bump to 223cid and there it stayed untill 62 or 63 when they went to 262cid for the heavy duty trucks...
they were all pretty much the same motor tho

its not about plentifull parts, or impressing anyone with an inline, its about keeping the right mill in the car. i know thats why i kept my 223 sicks

 

Learn your facts buddy. Its a ford.

 

Im very happy with the 215 and impress plenty of people. Thats like saying your wasting your money on a Flathead, put a sbf in it. IMO
I dont know anyone running one and thats why I have one. There are some changes between the 215 and the 223 which only some people notice, my block was only made for 2 years and thats why i like and chose to keep it.

 

if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle