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Has anyone successfully modified the forties twin side-hinge hood arrangement to the conventional rear hinge? I'm in the market for an early forties Buick and engine compartment access doesn't look...

Woops, here's link to SU source: http://www.sumidel.com/

My SU installation is not only 100% functional but accomplished without adapters. I had access to a very clever welder experienced in cast aluminum who was able to modify stock Duesy rams horn intake...

Very cool indeed! Buick STR8 way to go plus the SUs. Here's a pair fitted to my '23 Duesy, prewar style repo's sourced from Australia. They even look stock.

With all due respect to the parties engaged in this discussion, let's "check our egos at the door" and show some appreciation for alleycat's comments. He is obviously passionate about the subject at...

Looks like a fiery debate! Nothing beats low end grunt but am eager to hear more about the 263's development potential. Has anyone stepped up to develop the Toyota head project?

Great points, thank you. Guess my initial acquisition preference was for a 320 where "size matters," along with greater parts availability including original speed equipment (e.g., Edmunds manifold)....

Alleycat... you obviously like the 263. If starting from a blank sheet, however, and the goal was to build the ultimate sports/racing straight eight, what engine size/type would that be? Let's take...

Exceptional work. How did you fab the curved base tubing?

Very nice! What is the brand of the source stand...or is it totally scratch-built? Thanks,

Awesome!

Can you get more info on that Alfa cylinder head model/year? Any photos or even eBay links would be helpful.

As for the engineering, why not simply rely on block attachment to secure...

Has anyone located a source for high quality engine work cradle for straight eights? The typical V8 stand grabs one end only. I want to support engine both ends at about waist height and have full...

Ol, Yaller... good points and can't argue with your own experiences yet testing one Alfa head is not a persuasive data point. Sure, a number of lower lost options might, in the end, be more viable...

Project not worth doing absent OHC and cross-flow, in my view. Put all the valve train in new head and forgettabout stock Buick cam and push rods. Drive cam(s) from crank via toothed belts, or chain...

Ol, Yaller, you're looking in the rear view mirror. We've heard the tired arguments in suport of mechanical brakes, points ignition, carb vs. EFI, whatever. 1930s engine designs were inherently...

Eureeka! Meeting with an Alfa guru next week so please post photos - and anything else you know - of the subject cylinder head. Could also be Lancia, Fiat, Rover, Ginetta, Lotus or a number of...

Duesenberg built only a handful of competition engines in the twenties including 91, 122, and 183 ci and some employed centrifugal superchargers. I know of two existing SOHC 183 and DOHC 122 engines....

What spec's do you need?

My crude understanding of porting suggests that supercharging overcomes a number of flawed port designs provided the exhaust channels have enough flow. Maybe the most cost-effective solution to...

Sorry, didn't mean to pour cold water on the effort. There's so many variables to overcome I thought it might be worth evaluating another solution in parallel.

Present acceptable bore spacing, it's a long way from a compatible head: Water jackets, studs, oil pass-thrus, mating surfaces, valve train, and so on. What are the chances?

Might be worth...

Is that doubled-up Toyota 4-cyl. head a dead issue?

Wow, all good stuff and the insights are much appreciated. Just picked up a prewar Graham centrifugal supercharger as a possible Buick bolt-on though it may be too small to generate much of a...

Have you looked at supercharger options in conjunction with head development?