Ford changed all of that in 1932 with the ... to superchargers and even overhead valve conversion cylinder heads. If you had a flathead in the 30s and wanted to make it go real fast, the world ...

Ford's 136 Flathead (coded the V8-74 but commonly referred to as the V8-60) used cast iron heads instead of aluminum ones. Additionally, the 221 features Stromberg 97 carburetors from the factory ...

the Ford flathead V8 - named after the flat shape of its cylinder head, with its valves upside down beside the pistons in the V like one half of a T-head - has powered countless models ...

There’s still a lingering debate in the car community over the better engine to use in a car: small-block V8s or big-block V8s. While the Small Block Chevy may be the most tunable and the ...