Re: Advantage of Overhead Valves vs Flatheads

Posted by RonMC on February 15, 2000 at 18:53:22 from (24.113.142.165):

In Reply to: Advantage of Overhead Valves vs Flatheads posted by Alberta Mike on February 14, 2000 at 10:45:05:

Hi - The problem with flatheads is that more heat from combustion was passed to the block, where it's harder to get rid of. They were good at low speeds and loads, but when pushed to the max, had a bad tendency to overheat. I like them, in fact I've raced a '48 Ford coupe with 3- 2 barrels, and high compression heads, but after 30 laps of hard pushing, it was practically on fire - not good for longevity. Low-load situations though, great engine. Does anyone remember a French car from the late 50's running a scaled-down ford flathead ?

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