flathead engine upgrades!

[41/53dodges]

are there any bolt on bolt or better upgrades for the 218 L6? hydraulic lifters, ball bearing crank/rods, etc.

[moparmonkey]

There are a few aftermarket speed parts currently produced, Edgy makes a 2 carb intake and a cylinder head. Good stuff.

http://www.edgyspeedshop.com/index2.html

There are also some old speed parts available, split exhausts, intakes and heads. But they can be hard to find.

The nice thing about a flathead 6 is that intakes and exhausts are pretty easy to fabricate if you've got some welding skills, headers would be pretty straightforward.

That's most of the stuff I've seen. The compression ration of the 218/230 engines was in the 7:1 range, so there's more power to be had from compression (ie, heads or head work). But if you're going to hop one up, make sure you spend some time improving the oiling system. I'm not familiar with specific upgrades, but I do know these old flatheads do not like to spend much time at higher rpm's without starving for oil.

[1937 Dodge]

Tom Langdon at: http://www.stoveboltengineco.com/ has aftermarket speed equipment for your 218 including custom dual exhaust manifolds, dual carbs and intake manifolds, 12 volt HEI ignition and air cleaner covers.

[41/53dodges]

i myself HATE revving 4-stroke engines up, especially past 3600. i am basically looking for simple low-end improvements. the milled head would definately help out, and i have a spare head laying around. dual headers would be nice, too.

[MarkAubuchon]

Coming from the car side I have two cars 47 P15 and 49 P17 Business Coupe. For the time and money Cut the head .70, valve job with new springs, you will see and feel a big differnce. If you have more money add in dual carbs and exhaust (George Asche has the best stuff for the money) if you have even more money, bore it .60 over, cam and port it. I have the later set up on both cars, very reliable but a noticable improvement