Street Muscle Action

One engine build I’ve always wanted to underdate but have yet to do is a flathead Ford. Since my full-time work is with racing magazines, flathead tech, unfortunately, doesn’t come up too much. But an old-school flathead build is definitely on the Street Muscle Action to-do list.

In the meantime, Precision Engine Tech has a the first installment up in a series building a flatty. It has got an interesting mix of old and new stuff going in it, and I’ll be interested to see the final numbers. One of the things that bugs me about engine builds in a lot of magazines and websites is they will show photos of the new stuff–sometimes still in the box–and tell you it went it. But they won’t show the installation process or give any details. These guys don’t do that. If the details of an engine build are what you are looking for, you will enjoy this article.

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At Street Muscle Action, we’re not afraid to dive into the hardcore tech because we know you will do whatever it takes to make more horsepower. And we figure that more than a few of you either own–or have access to–a flow bench in order to wring the last bit of juice out of  your cylinder heads. So we wanted to bring you this video series of a new invention that we think has some real benefit in the hands of anyone looking to get more air and fuel into the combustion chambers.

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