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hardtimes · 11-30-2017, 03:33 PM

Hey Gordy,
Some , like Riley/Cragar were built for and run on truck engines, so durability and dependability were important for those applications. They were advertised this way, in addition to their use on race engines and some on daily drivers. Truckers and especially racers put them thru harsh use. They used what proved to show (with proper maintenance) endurance. If you get a good original (without repairs/cracks), or go with newer repop versions you will enjoy the power gain. But , be ready to get a good sized $loan$ and expect to do whatever maintenance and tuning is necessary.
As said, a good flathead (7:1 or so) is much cheaper, but not so cool and/or as much work. A lot in making this decision should be based on what type of short block you have ?

11-30-2017, 03:33 PM	#5
hardtimes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South California Posts: 6,188	Re: OHV conversion durability/longevity Hey Gordy, Some , like Riley/Cragar were built for and run on truck engines, so durability and dependability were important for those applications. They were advertised this way, in addition to their use on race engines and some on daily drivers. Truckers and especially racers put them thru harsh use. They used what proved to show (with proper maintenance) endurance. If you get a good original (without repairs/cracks), or go with newer repop versions you will enjoy the power gain. But , be ready to get a good sized $loan$ and expect to do whatever maintenance and tuning is necessary. As said, a good flathead (7:1 or so) is much cheaper, but not so cool and/or as much work. A lot in making this decision should be based on what type of short block you have ?