One last note. Zora Arkus-Duntov, “the Father of the Corvette,” designed the Ardun overhead valve conversion for the flathead Ford to increase the horsepower of Ford truck engines. At the same time, Chrysler designed the Ardun-like head. but only about 30pr. February 10, 2021 Watch; S p o n s o r e d. Early Ford Flathead Engine Bisquits BISCUITS Ford Motor Mounts Flat Head . Nov 11, 2013 - Too Much in this pic..... Aluminum Ardun Flatty with Ardun OHV Heads, Stacked fuel injection converted to EFI,.....Oh Baby . $499.95. Buy It Now. The boat that was by far the nicest on the lake was a 1940s Chris Craft wooden runabout that was powered by a Ford flathead. We did not unpack all motor parts. The seller bought as original Ardens and paid a premium for them. with 9.5 to1 Aries forged pistons, Isky special 3/4 cam, 2 X 2 custom manifold. Ardun Head Conversion . Will be 2 crates with appears to be rebuilt FH60 motor and the Arduns and parts to build. Many of you … Ford Flathead V8 60 with Ardun Heads Lot #127TB. Ford “Flathead” V8 Engine Fitted With Ardun Heads (from C & T Automotive) The addition of these heads to the Ford “flathead” engine increased the output of the 239 cubic inch engine from 100 horsepower to about 150 horsepower. 1940 V-8 60 block with Simca hemi heads from Brazil. Aug 1, 2020 - Explore Derek Fraser's board "Ardun flatheads" on Pinterest. Find great deals on eBay for ardun flathead. Buying as is. Free shipping. The Brazilian heads are a better design and quality,in my opinion. Story of Simca taking over the V8-60 when they bought Ford of France's assets. Ford Flathead V8 Cylinder Head … That’s the kind of power the original hot rodders could only dream about. Would be fun to have one of these engines. looked pretty impressive but he wants if i recall correctly 185 for the kit. Here is a photo of the rocker arms on the South American head. This grew into 6 different Ardun, V8 60 intakes, Lincoln 337 heads and intakes, Lincoln V12 intakes and heads and ford flathead intakes. An intermediate step (for the '60's') between the flathead and OHV Buy It Now +$40.00 shipping. Years later I was reading the Duntov book and there was a photo of the engine. This hot rod holds the class record for top speed at over 157 mph. I see this engine right at home in a '32 Ford or just as happy poking out of a '51 F1 pickup. Buy It Now. Ratios are 1.375 on the intake side, 1.2 on the exhaust. Rick advertises the engine at 533 hp at 6,000 rpm running pump gas. Shop Ford Flathead V8 Cylinder Head parts and get Free Shipping on orders over $99 at Speedway Motors, the Racing and Rodding Specialists. Ford V8 60 Flathead Engine. in. You are bidding on a very rare Ford Flathead V8 60hp block in nice shape. Heads . my question: is there a real life prototype for this or is it a figment of his imagination? You’ve heard of the 60 horsepower Ford Flatheads (V8-60), the 85 HP, and even the 100 HP Flatties. Uncategorized wilson and woods flathead heads. 804 sold. Email me . Watch; S B p 5 5 o n X s o 7 r M e d I 9 Z 4. Original kits are scarce (maybe 200 total were made), so Don Ferguson has reproduced them. 48 watchers. Ford Flathead Engine Motor Diagram Hotrod Muscle Car T Shirt. The famous Ferguson racing family would continue to develop them to set Bonneville records. Ardun's are rare, but the smaller versions made for the V8-60 are super rare. Hemi Engine. Mar 1, 2013 - so at the NNL West yesterday someone had a resin V12 (presumably Lincoln) Flathead with Ardun Heads in 1/8th scale. Bill Tritt did, and he put one in his Glasspar G2 racecar in 1953 and nearly cleaned the field up on more than one occasion. Brand New. 1 product rating - Original Ford Flathead V8 60hp 17 Stud Aluminum Cylinder Head Pair 52-6050-B . He even has a YouTube video to support those numbers. Free local pickup. Free shipping. The V8-60 blocks and the “Ardun” heads were manufactured in Brazil for 16 years. You are bidding on a very rare Ford Flathead V8 60hp block in nice shape. A neat item, I still wonder how successful they were with no water jackets (you'll note the 'racing version' was set up with Methanol). Aluminum Ardun Flatty with Ardun OHV Heads, Stacked fuel injection converted to EFI,.....Oh Baby. Buy It Now. V8-60 with Ardun OHV conversion. No, he didn't want to sell them. Thus I would think these are reasonably “findable.” I still do not know how closely the Chrysler design followed the Ardun. It is complete with early production Ardun OHV Conversion heads. If you scroll down far enough, they talk about putting Ardun-copy heads on some of the v8-60 style engines sold in Brazil starting in '66. Watch; 4 S K 2 J 0 W Y 5 3 p Z o n S s o r e d. Edelbrock Head Stud Kit For 1949-1953 Ford Flathead V8 w/Edelbrock Cyl. Just watch this video found by Bangshift of an Ardun-head-equipped hot rod rocking the dyno. Saved by Ted Golden E Dean Butler Broughton Green, UK ARDUN was made famous for his heads for the V8/85 (24 stud engine) He made about 300 of those....He also made heads for the little V8/60! A flathead 8 is a wonderful thing, it brings to mind the birth of hot rodding. But more impressive is the fact that the Flathead V8 (with Ardun heads) can hit 6,200 RPM and still lay down over 400 horsepower at the wheels. Aftermarket heads like these had been common for Ford T and A engines in the teens and twenties, but the Depression put a crimp on the aftermarket for expensive components. Along with many parts for the motor. I was told it spent its life on a dyno, was going to put it in a Solar midget I had at the time, but wound up swapping it for another project. Great for vintage Midget or Sprint Car venues. Ultimately, Don Ferguson Jr. would take over Don Orosco’s effort to reproduce them, making it possible for hot rodders to purchase a brand new set of Ardun heads. Brand New. He also had two sets of the larger ones, but since I'd never seen the 60's before my total focus was on them. It is complete with early production Ardun OHV Conversion heads. In the 1960s, going to the lake was something that our family did every summer. $450.00. 50's literature says the Ardun V8/60 is 105hp this engine is 140hp in stock form.. James Back in the 1970's I had ARDUN V8-60 # 1001 a complete built engine that I was told spent its life on a Dyno. $16.90 to $24.90. Nov 11, 2013 - Too Much in this pic..... Aluminum Ardun Flatty with Ardun OHV Heads, Stacked fuel injection converted to EFI,.....Oh Baby. Sakowski Motors, Los Angeles, CA can help you with all your needs. I had a V8-60 with ARDUN heads back in the 1970's, had a tag on the center valley 1001. Shop with confidence. The Ford Motor Company decided they needed larger displacement engines, but the cylinder head conversion kits made by Ardun Mechanical Corporation began to filter into the hands of racers. Just last year I was reading "Zora Arkus-Duntov The Ledgend Behind Corvette" and can bet my '32 Vicky it was the ARDUN 60 that Zora drove in a midget that set a track record at Yellowjacket Speedway in Philadelphia. The polished Ardun heads and six Stromberg carbs give this V8 a nostalgic look, yet the blower and red paint let you know it's not your father's Mercury. By way of the Decades with the Ford LTD In the United States… For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. All I could find, Kem Robertson. Arms in a gennie Ardun head look downright delicate compared to the beefy 2024 aluminum arms in Don's Ardun. But who ever heard (or even thought possible) a 175 horsepower Ford Flathead with “Ardun” heads? However. Local pickup Only or buyer arrange shipping. $3,500.00. Pinterest. But the “tin side” V8-60 was even worse, as it quickly developed leaks. The initial V8-60 differed from European production in that its cylinder blocks were welded with alloy water jackets, presumably to improve cooling – a notorious weak point of all Ford flathead V8s. Inside was another set of Ardun V8-60 heads! See more ideas about engineering, car engine, hot rods. Pre-Owned. Being racers, they took their work to other flatheads Ford engines, including the popular dirt track V8-60 engines used in Midget auto racing. 160 cu. The Ardun heads were designed by the Ardun Mechanical Corporation of New York which was headed by Zora Arkus-Duntov and his brother, Yura. Brand New. $32.47. V8 '60' engines and further supports the theory that getting the exhaust out of an 'L' head configuration is paramount in gaining performance. 14 watchers. In fact, he said that Bill Smith, the owner of Speedway Motors and an avid vintage engine collector, had been hounding him for years, and offering obscene amounts of money.