tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668410750854112193.post228796984725416713..comments2022-06-29T22:11:07.705-03:00Comments on workaround ideas to discuss among friends: Sidevalve engine: is it really obsolete at all?cRiPpLe_rOoStEr a.k.a. Kamikazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375153774839783894noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668410750854112193.post-39896938895685607102017-04-10T20:21:28.626-03:002017-04-10T20:21:28.626-03:00There were some Dodge D-Series trucks with the fla...There were some Dodge D-Series trucks with the flathead-6 in Argentina too.Javiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668410750854112193.post-21318775254035088722017-02-03T09:23:28.445-03:002017-02-03T09:23:28.445-03:00Flatheads do look outdated but they are also prett...Flatheads do look outdated but they are also pretty cool to look at.Ravinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668410750854112193.post-84906695345705321382015-11-02T13:49:55.600-03:002015-11-02T13:49:55.600-03:00I learned to drive in a Dodge B-series truck with ...I learned to drive in a Dodge B-series truck with the flathead-6, taking lessons from my gramps. He bought that rig brand-new and drove it until a few months before his death.Nicholasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668410750854112193.post-37577740376571845922015-08-29T09:11:53.683-03:002015-08-29T09:11:53.683-03:00It really seems kinda pointless the way Chrysler C...It really seems kinda pointless the way Chrysler Corporation neglected the flathead six from the 60's on.cRiPpLe_rOoStEr a.k.a. Kamikazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375153774839783894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668410750854112193.post-70065871875059544032015-08-28T04:06:46.526-03:002015-08-28T04:06:46.526-03:00Dodge offered a flathead straight-6 until 1960 in ...Dodge offered a flathead straight-6 until 1960 in the American domestic market as an option for its trucks, and at least until 1968 for export. It remained popular in the 70's as an industrial engine, and probably it would make sense to reintroduce them as automotive engines in the wake of the oil crisis when unleaded gas came by.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668410750854112193.post-86254908383084914572015-05-14T21:48:14.917-03:002015-05-14T21:48:14.917-03:00Actually, overhead-valve engines are often pointed...Actually, overhead-valve engines are often pointed out as more suitable to handle ethanol and methane due to the higher compression ratioes they can provide. Anyway, there is still a possible captive market for the good old flatheads in applications where low-end torque is more important than high-end power.cRiPpLe_rOoStEr a.k.a. Kamikazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375153774839783894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668410750854112193.post-12373301237190773482015-05-14T17:14:58.559-03:002015-05-14T17:14:58.559-03:00The extensive use of Ethyl Alcohol and Metane, bot...The extensive use of Ethyl Alcohol and Metane, both with high Octane number, may incline the fulcrum again to lateral valve Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com