Flathead or FATHEAD
 

I just bought a 1941 Ford I plan to make a nostalgia gasser out of- street legal, strip fun. It has a perfectly operating flathead in it. Should I rebuild it up for speed a little, or is it too expensive and not worth the time? It'd be kinda cool. Thanks for any comments


Ban low performance drivers, not high performance cars! :roll:

i know the potiential of these motors were limited by the heads,
but now they have improved the heads for some increased hrspwr,
but compared to a bbf, it can get expensive, they have also
modified the block for a bigger cam, good luck bud

if you want to stay ol school build the flathead.parts sourse or plentiful now days.NOTHING sounds as good as a hopped up flathead!with a little luck and mucho dollars you can get some fairly good times out of it. im buildin a 8ba now.if you dont want it call me . i do