The best engine for a hotrod?? Flathead, sbc, etc

Be aware of the 4x2 from Offy for a Chevy. They repop them and I heard they work like dog dick. The one you want is a Weiand WC4D if you can find one. Otherwise I would go with a 3x2 setup from Edelbrock or other mfg's.

 

I can't stop laughing for all the bitching and fussing i can still find a damn good laugh on here. Very well, said but the young man that posted that is being honest,just dont open the hood!!

 

That was 7 years ago.

 

My 32 was built in the mid 60's and at that time Flatheads' had been done to death as well as Olds and Cads. It was built with a dreaded SBC It was cool then and it's still cool. No matter what someone else thinks. By the way I like Flatheads as well as Olds and Cads and Buick's and Y blocks. Oh yea I like SBC's to.

 

I know it's a trade secret but did you know ford made a modern over head valve motor, and amazingly they're dependable and believe it or not they even make speed equipment for them!

 

I vote Flathead or Y-block ford, the Y-block is a bit different and can be very reliable, and can be built to make good power.

 

Necropost!!!

 

So what did he put in it???? Maybe a couple different ones in the last 7 years.

 

This old thread came across in an ad banner.
So I bumped it .

 

Hello,

The choice is always in the builder or owner. THERE IS NO “BEST…” But, the flathead was the basic motor used, then it was/is the proliferation of Chevy and Ford v8 modern motors. If a new hot rod roadster were to be built today, a Ford motor similar to the one on the T-bucket of the late, Fred Castro of the San Diego Prowlers would be the one to install. Not just because it is a Ford, but because of the symmetry it shows in an exposed motor.

Similar ideas if the Ardun Flathead from Scotty’s Muffler Service could keep running well and adapted for the street, would be the next motor to be in the roadster. Finally, the SBC of Dean Lowe’s RPU would be the motor for daily usage. All three styles of motors have their functions and supporting camps.

Design is what makes anything smooth, classy and functional. The idea of smooth flowing exhaust pipes makes the hot rods stylish. If the header pipes are too big or angled at the wrong place, it looks out of place. The idea from the beginning is to have an exhaust system where the fumes are sent out in a smooth, free flowing set of pipes.

Some motors have a different arrangement of exhaust ports. To make these as functional as possible, the smooth bends and flow of exhaust is most important. Not only for power, but for design sense. The Ford Motor gives an equal exhaust spacing from the heads. That makes the smooth flow design even and classy. Individual pipes give it some symmetry.


Jnaki

One of the coolest things on this modified roadster (besides the supercharged Ardun Motor) was the set of sweeping chromed exhaust pipes. But, what would you expect from a cool SCOTTY’S MUFFLER SERVICE IN SAN BERNARDINO?
In the modified roadster class in
1959 Pits, Riverside Raceway. With some modifications, wouldn't that make a nice street roadster?
Scotty’s, it flows smoothly...