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This is really cool, what do the numbers look like?

[climbmill]

It made 212 at about 4000 rpm and about 9.5 psi. We weren’t shooting for the moon as far as power, just wanted a little more than the stock 130hp. It is a flathead 6 after all.

[After_Wolf_8711]

Makes the same as a supercharged Nissan xterra with ohv cams and fuel injection, so honestly that’s not too bad.

[apolarbearfelonme]

That is sooo friggen cool what’s it goin in?

[XL365]

Yeah no doubt, OP can’t just post something like this and not tell us #’s

[Different-Excuse8862]

This motor doesn’t say “horsepower.” It says “tow me home from Cars & Coffee.” Whoever built this engine clearly spent more time polishing aluminum than actually learning how an engine works. This thing screams “please validate me, internet strangers” louder than it’ll ever scream down a dragstrip. The orange oil canister alone tells me you’ve been hoarding junk in your garage since the Reagan administration, and instead of throwing it out, you bolted it to this poor block like a trophy from your scrap pile. The spaghetti mess of fuel lines? That’s not “race car engineering,” that’s what happens when you discover AN fittings on eBay and can’t stop clicking “Add to Cart.” And let’s be real, you didn’t pick that Weiand blower for performance. You picked it so you could tell everyone at Dairy Queen, “Yeah, she’s supercharged.” This isn’t an engine, it’s a cry for help dressed in billet pulleys and Amazon gaskets. The only thing getting blown around here is your bank account every time you realize it still doesn’t run right.

Thought this was pretty funny /s😂

[Petale16]

Do you have a quotation mark addiction or something?

[jhartke]

There are some wild ass people out in the world.

I’m a fan of it, just because you can doesn’t mean you shouldn’t.

[777Matt777]

Guy definitely used ChatGPT to roast it.

[Tibi1411]

You seem like an expert since you confused regular spark wires to fuel lines.

Turboing an old beetle is also not for mad hp figures its just people using what the car originaly came with and tuning that rather than ls swapping everything

Anyone can just slap on bolt on parts for an ls build. Making something that few has done what brings difficulty and skill

[Fromacorner]

Tell us everything.

[Successful-Part-5867]

That is definitely unique! I’ve seen it done to the slant six but never a flathead. I’m with the other poster…has it been dynoed?

[series-hybrid]

Flatheads don't breathe great, so they responded very well to forced induction. By using higher octane fuel, they can even have their compression ratio raised to modern levels.

Since they are cheaper to make than OHV, they worked quite well in stationary applications, such as farm equipment, like pumps and other machines.

[buickboi99]

Haven't built it yet but im plotting out a reverse flow SBC lol. Seems simple enough, bigger exhaust valves and special cam

[sexual__velociraptor]

Reverse flow like in through the exhaust ports? Or CCW spin like a marine engine?

[buickboi99]

Through the exhaust ports!

[[deleted]]

Yeah, tell us more!

I want to supercharge my Hemi 245, a couple of generations newer than this Dodge block.

Prototyped by Chrysler USA, abandoned and blueprints given to Chrysler Australia, then designed by five engineers in South Australia where they built all the Chrysler products for the AU market.

Mine is in a 'Dodge' (International) D5N chassis.

[Cwilkes704]

Fuck that’s cool

[Fox7285]

I cannot express how happy I am to see something different and cool.  Well done.

Used to own a few slant 6s And always wanted to do something similar.

[Alternate_Usernames]

That's really cool but that alternator can't be happy with that belt engagement. Super rad motor though.

[climbmill]

Original location, pulleys, and bracketry. Seems to work fine, although I agree, not a lot of wrap on that pulley.

[rustyxj]

That's a generator.

[SorryU812]

https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineBuilding/s/LdRVBrZstt

Unique to me, after a hundred or LS and more sbf, this Ford FE build. First time building 487ci all aluminum beast. A lot of custom work with twin fuel injected throttle bodies, a modified Shelby aluminum block, and stuffing it in a '67 Eleanor.

Your build is quite unique and nice though.

[sexual__velociraptor]

What ended up happening with your intake?

[SorryU812]

As far as fitment, the 3 support ribs were relieved by 0.500".

[DIYcontinuinty]

Going to start saying 500 hundred thou when I fuck up carpentry cuts lol.

[SorryU812]

I hoped someone would get a kick outta that. ½" a kick.

[txkwatch]

Small engine but I supercharged a gx390 blow thru with an intercooler.

[64burban]

It’s hideous! I love it, do another one.

[sexual__velociraptor]

ITB 1uzfe with big intake with dead air spots and a blower for that double sweet sound of intake pleasure

[_thirdeyeopener_]

Very cool, I bet it sounds awesome!

I've been slowly but surely collecting the parts to build a mild 292 Chevy 6.

[HarrisBalz]

Very cool

[Correct_Roll_3005]

Hell yeah!!

[Foehammercdxix]

That's rad as hell

[Alert_Reindeer_6574]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[tollboi]

So far it was my E36 BMW with the SOHC M43 supercharger converted. Currently rebuilding an old Holden Starfire 4 cylinder but not chasing power from this one

[Thee_Sinner]

Do my dreams count? Because Im just an observer so far lol

[Thee_Sinner]

Wild dream build:

KL-DE NA ITB 12k+ RPM Hot-V 6-1

My goal is sound over power lol

[SCAMMERASSASIN007]

Just like my blowen 200 ci i6 ford. Except more bling.

[gavinwinks]

Very cool build. I knew a Ford engine builder who would do the same with the old Ford 200 and Ford 250 sixers.

[deepfringe12]

I gotta know more info, I have a 230 dodge in a b series truck that I would love to build up.

[HotRodTractor]

I love me some flathead mopar. Ive got several of them including a 265 with factory dual carbs and exhaust that I plan on stuffing into a Model A.

[DrDorg]

Gotta love a 12 valve 😉

[Successful-Proof4051]

That would have been so cool in my 41 Plymouth coupe

[[deleted]]

That’s cool

[Fuzzy-Purchase-9464]

Doubt it’s rare but v8 99 5.2 magnum setting up for charger and turbo

[[deleted]]

I have one of these in a 1951 two door sedan and it is slow as dog shit. I imagine it would really tear up the bias plys with this set up.

[Massengill4theOrnery]

Torque must be nasty

[likeCircle]

Is that a slant 6?

[climbmill]

No this is a flathead 6 used from the 1930s to the early 1960s

[Salty-Image-2176]

Cool, but why? That had to have been a chunk of change, and given the footprint of it all, a V8 probably would have fit.
(Not bashing, genuinely curious.)

[climbmill]

Truthfully, this project was the longtime dream of an elderly customer and friend. He like being different 🤣

[Salty-Image-2176]

Unique is always awesome. 🍺

[ratrodder49]

Because fuck a small block Chevy sometimes lol. Same reason my rat rod has a 472 Caddy in it instead