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Originally Posted by Tinker
I love the flathead foremost and forever as an engine.
For overall usage for the average guy I agree. That I6 is a great motor. Very underrated. Good power and gas mileage. Coined the "mileage maker" by ford.
The 53 I6 215 was first year, the next year the 223 came out (lot of changes and not very interchangeable). Up till the 60s the 223 was a workhorse, also with a 262 version in trucks. Pretty much a cheap I6 that just ran and ran. Sold off my last nos barker highlift rockers arms to a guy here doing a build. Later truck "56ish", 223, slant6 distributor, and with dual 1904 glass bowl Holleys.
Yblocks had torque, but they were a heavy beast. Great motor though. Lot's of power.
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I have a '64 F250 with a hopped-up 262. She runs like a raped ape. I changed the rear gears from 4:88 to 4:10 and installed a Detroit Locker. She'll burn those 7.50 16's. The original radiator took a huge dump, so I installed a 3 core AL radiator. She runs cool all day long in the Texas heat.