Posted by The Dukester on January 21, 2012 at 18:51:12 from (4.229.144.144):
In Reply to: Re: 1950's? W-6 posted by 55 50 Ron on January 21, 2012 at 14:35:16:
First overhaul the IH dealer mechanic installed an M & W high power piston and sleeve kit, M & W Govenor kit and shaved some off the head, exchanged the magneto for a Delco distributor and did some carburetor modifications. I don't know if it dyno'ed 50 horse after that, it was sure a lot stronger...but never sounded just right so in less than a year the same mechanic at the IH Dealership put in an overbore IH kit (don't think it was firecraters, they didn't have them yet then...high altitude pistons I think) that along with another valve grind, head and carburetor work was supposed to bring it up to Super M power..and I guess it did, it then dyno'ed over 50 horse with a new tune up of the other non-standard stuff it already had from the first soup up...We wanted all we could get, we were doing a lot of custom silo filling with a field chopper and big wagons that pulled hard when loaded. We had 14-30 6 ply Goodyear Super Sure Grip rear tires on it with 75% cloride fill and 6.50-16 8 plys up front...it was a pretty good horse. You could pull the 3-16's faster than ever...4th gear if you wanted, but just too fast... 3rd anywhere. Good thing gas was cheap then, it was thirsty...about like my 60 horse John Deere G toy I've got now...4 gallons plus an hour plowing.
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