School me on early 24 stud flat heads

[Dale Fairfax]

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Remember too that the earlier ('38-'42 Fords [not Mercury]) 24 stud engines were only 221" (3 1/16" bore). Your 286 has a 3 3/8" bore. That might be hard to pull off in many of the 221s.

Originally Posted by Russco

Thanks for the replies. I just built a 286 8BA motor for my Model A coupe that runs very strong, mostly I was wanting to know if these earlier motors are good to build up too or should I swap to a newer 59A or 8BA style Its a runner now but I havent driven the car yet its a bone stock car and I want to be able to highway drive it. We like to travel a lot to shows that are typically 200-300 miles away.