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Old 11-22-2020, 02:04 PM   #14
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Default Re: Engine upgrade

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Originally Posted by alexiskai View Post
Nice, well come over sometime.

Re: driving a car "of the era," the high-compression heads were definitely available at the time. Most heads available now are replicas of period heads. Some other upgrades are also period-correct, such as mechanical spark advance and various cabin heaters. There was a thriving aftermarket ecosystem from day one, both in terms of comfort add-ons and improvements to the engine. Fahnestock's "Those Wonderful Unauthorized Accessories for Model A Ford" is a great reference for this.
Can we assume you meant 'auto spark advance' since mechanical advance is on most Model As?
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