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busmania · 08-09-2023, 08:11 AM

I am rebuilding my first Flathead. Please don’t tell me to leave it up to the pros. That's boring and there are none around me. Anyway, below are the specs and my first question as I start to put this together. I will use this thread for the random questions I have along the way rather than starting a new thread every time.

Car
40 coupe, stock drivetrain, upgraded brakes and suspension.

Engine Specs
40 block
4” crank
3 3/16 pistons (stroked crank taken into account)
8ba rods
Isky max 1 cam
Adjustable lifters with holes drilled for adjusting
Edelbrock aluminum heads
Dual 97’s on an edmunds intake

My first question is, is it ok to use the steel crank gear up against an aluminum cam gear? Somewhere I read this was not ok? Please confirm.

08-09-2023, 08:11 AM	#1
busmania Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Denver metro Posts: 357	Rebuilding my Flathead random questions I am rebuilding my first Flathead. Please don’t tell me to leave it up to the pros. That's boring and there are none around me. Anyway, below are the specs and my first question as I start to put this together. I will use this thread for the random questions I have along the way rather than starting a new thread every time. Car 40 coupe, stock drivetrain, upgraded brakes and suspension. Engine Specs 40 block 4” crank 3 3/16 pistons (stroked crank taken into account) 8ba rods Isky max 1 cam Adjustable lifters with holes drilled for adjusting Edelbrock aluminum heads Dual 97’s on an edmunds intake My first question is, is it ok to use the steel crank gear up against an aluminum cam gear? Somewhere I read this was not ok? Please confirm. __________________ 40 ford coupe Build -https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...coupe.1277406/ Last edited by busmania; 08-09-2023 at 06:22 PM.