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amodel25 · 12-04-2020, 07:56 AM

The 2x1 intake is a Nicson. I found it at the old Pate Swap Meet in the early 90's. The exhaust on that engine is a stock manifold that I split for duals. That engine is in my street driven '51 that is my avatar.

I built the four barrel intake from square and rectangle tubing. Sort of a tunnel ram. That engine is in my '49 Club Coupe car I run XO/PRO at Bonneville. The exhaust on that one is a modified header originally built for a 170/200 cubic inch Falcon engine. Still working out the bugs on the car. At 2018 Speed Week I was at about 115 mph by the tach when I lost a freeze plug and melted a hole in a Cyclone aluminum head. The official speed was 107 at the 2 mile. In 2019 we waited 4 days to make one shake down run on a wet course. Official speed was 102. The record is 139. Did not run in 2020 but hope to be there in 2021.

Both cars have Knudsen heads, about 8.25 to 1. The street car has a Nielsen 3/4 regrind cam. The race car has an Isky 400Jr regrind.

12-04-2020, 07:56 AM	#34
amodel25 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Crowley, TX Posts: 328	Re: In defense of 6 cylinders The 2x1 intake is a Nicson. I found it at the old Pate Swap Meet in the early 90's. The exhaust on that engine is a stock manifold that I split for duals. That engine is in my street driven '51 that is my avatar. I built the four barrel intake from square and rectangle tubing. Sort of a tunnel ram. That engine is in my '49 Club Coupe car I run XO/PRO at Bonneville. The exhaust on that one is a modified header originally built for a 170/200 cubic inch Falcon engine. Still working out the bugs on the car. At 2018 Speed Week I was at about 115 mph by the tach when I lost a freeze plug and melted a hole in a Cyclone aluminum head. The official speed was 107 at the 2 mile. In 2019 we waited 4 days to make one shake down run on a wet course. Official speed was 102. The record is 139. Did not run in 2020 but hope to be there in 2021. Both cars have Knudsen heads, about 8.25 to 1. The street car has a Nielsen 3/4 regrind cam. The race car has an Isky 400Jr regrind.