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Sure that would work, used a lot on headers. I was quite surprised the RPM spin up difference with no mufflers, did not expect this...

Sounds like a plan, depending on your areas elevation, anything over 16 will be fine, 17 18 is tickety boo....

Oddly enough, it could be verified by another. Lower Vacuum readings in the range he is stating is usually 2 things, 1) Ignition timing way off 2) bad rings causing low compression

Robin take off the mufflers for the race...LOL On my engine with straight pipes it will spin up much higher and launch like crazy...

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Vacuum, low steady reading you are getting, indicate, timing is off, or bad rings (low compression), do a compression test. If and when you do the test, make sure the tester screw in fitting is not longer than your sparkplug or the valves will hit it.....

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Okay sounds like your on it, hiow about the intake manifold and gasket?

does it have a chrysler flathead 6 engine.......

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Love it, very cool, not neck snappin but still cool. You folks in England enjoy the vintage racing scene, I am gathering....

These old cars, are far from speed demons, no matter how much we might think different in our "minds"....LOL Infact they can be quite neck resting slow, oh yah they will keep up, and in the city, light to light. But they are not anything about performance, not saying it can't be done to the Chrysler flathead, but it will not be in stock form. I sometimes, get annoyed with my truck, and it;s limitations speed wise, acceleration to speed wise, but got to remember its a 62 year old truck, running with near 80 year old technology. The Ford flathead V8 aint any better in stock form, and develops it's peak torque much higher in the RPM band, the Chevrolet Stovebolt 6s especially the 216 splasher, does not tolerate what a Chrysler flathead 6 will.....

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Well you have fuel to the carb, and you tried to prime the carb, are the spark plugs wet with petrol after cranking? Pull some plug wires, and check to see you are getting a nice blue spark when it is very near the engine block. So you need 3 things, 1) fuel delivery, carb is spraying fuel 2) you have fire (spark), from power to the colil, coil to the distributor cap, through the breaker points, down the high tension wires to the sparkplugs. 3) you need compression, have you done a compression test? These engines will run if timing is off, a bit, fuel+spark+compression=fire

Well holy smokes moose, what about the Hotrod? I cannot imagine doing a 100 in my truck, 80 is crazy enough...

As mentioned above, the flywheel goes on only 1 way, and do not think it could be installed otherwise. I have removed and installed a few of these, they only go back on 1 way, as per the asymmetrical pattern. I don't know, not sure this mechanic, is correct or full of it...

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Okay notwithstanding the road surface, terrain and wind. You have what for rear gears and tire size? How is it that the truck likes a little higher speed/ RPM, is it lugging at 55 mph? if you are say 2200 RPM at 55 mph, and 2800 at 65 mph, how would the engine like it better? Most go for an overdrive for 2000 rpm or so at 65 mph. I

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Well no kidding, my elcheapo 1997 Neon Sport would blow the blankin doors of these cars. My 1989 Firefly would have too. I had a 1960 Chevy though once, 235 and powerglide, very very slow...

Interesting hypothesis, 1953 Plymouth, 218,98 hp 3 spd standard, overdrive optional, 3.73, 3.90 or 4.11 rearend. I suppose this car could be real peppy with lower rear gears, and have some nice top end with the overdrive. I would say 85 mph top speed. can you post your top speed once you get it on the road?

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