Blown Flathead With Ardun Ohv Conversion With Images Hot Rods

Blown Flathead With Ardun Ohv Conversion With Images Hot Rods The ford flathead v 8 engine changed hot rodding forever. when introduced in 1932, the 221ci engine put out only 65 bhp, and even at the end of its production life in 1953 the larger ford 239ci. The ardun heads are 12 nches wider than a stock flathead ford v 8 and consequently will not fit in most stock vehicles and they weigh at least 60 lbs. the downside was trifold: the assembly was 12 inches wider than stock, it weighed an additional 60 lb and it wasn’t cheap being cast from heat treated, 355 t6 alcoa aluminum alloy.

Ardun Heads On A Ford Flathead Hot Rods Cars Hot Rod Trucks Street The heads were marketed as putting 175 hp to a stock flathead with 250 horsepower on a bored and stroked racing engine. possibly one of the rarest ohv conversions is the stephens. there are only 3 4 sets known to exist, and looking at the second photo, it's easy to see where mopar might have gotten the idea for the hemi engine. In an article in early ford v 8 times it was stated that the ohv configuration was developed for 337 ci trucks to cure or help cure the overheating problem in trucks. alchemy is correct, the ardun was not developed for the 337 engines. the article got the details wrong, the 337 is what killed the ardun. Ardun heads are a celebrated chapter in the history of the ford flathead v8, an engine that has became an icon in the american automotive tradition. these overhead valve (ohv) conversion kits are a creation by zora arkus duntov, who later became famous for his work with the chevrolet corvette. The scotty's muffler hot rod is now powered by the ford flathead that just might be the most famous ardun engine ever built. dees came to own the blown ardun. when dees passed away in 1996.

This 1931 Ford Hot Rod Has A Blown Ardun Flathead And A Ton Of Awards Ardun heads are a celebrated chapter in the history of the ford flathead v8, an engine that has became an icon in the american automotive tradition. these overhead valve (ohv) conversion kits are a creation by zora arkus duntov, who later became famous for his work with the chevrolet corvette. The scotty's muffler hot rod is now powered by the ford flathead that just might be the most famous ardun engine ever built. dees came to own the blown ardun. when dees passed away in 1996. The ardun is the best known of all the early overhead conversions. developed by zora arkus duntov and his brother yuri in the late 40’s. zora would go on to great success at gm as the “father of the corvette” and author of the now legendary memo encouraging gm to do more to appeal to the burgeoning hot rod crazy “youth” market. This highly modified flathead v8 is topped with eight weber carburetors and a pair of ardun heads, meaning it’ll be vastly more powerful than the engines originally were from ford. the ardun ohv heads developed a legendary reputation in the hot rod world, they allowed people to modify their ford flathead v8 relatively quickly into an engine.

This 1931 Ford Hot Rod Has A Blown Ardun Flathead And A Ton Of Awards The ardun is the best known of all the early overhead conversions. developed by zora arkus duntov and his brother yuri in the late 40’s. zora would go on to great success at gm as the “father of the corvette” and author of the now legendary memo encouraging gm to do more to appeal to the burgeoning hot rod crazy “youth” market. This highly modified flathead v8 is topped with eight weber carburetors and a pair of ardun heads, meaning it’ll be vastly more powerful than the engines originally were from ford. the ardun ohv heads developed a legendary reputation in the hot rod world, they allowed people to modify their ford flathead v8 relatively quickly into an engine.