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George Miller · 11-30-2017, 01:18 PM

It all depends on a lot of things. How good is the bottom end. Are you going to put it to the limit all the time. The bigger problem might be getting it dialed in, what carb and manifold. I have made my own overhead and also used a 455 olds head and a 1928 chev head.

You might like a nice 6-1 flat head if you do not want to mess with it to get it running right.

11-30-2017, 01:18 PM	#2
George Miller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 2,975	Re: OHV conversion durability/longevity It all depends on a lot of things. How good is the bottom end. Are you going to put it to the limit all the time. The bigger problem might be getting it dialed in, what carb and manifold. I have made my own overhead and also used a 455 olds head and a 1928 chev head. You might like a nice 6-1 flat head if you do not want to mess with it to get it running right.