All Small Six A BRAND NEW CYLINDER HEAD FOR THE FORD STRAIGHT 6?
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This relates to all small sixes
aussie7mains
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I recon I can guarantee a Barra will end up cheaper. Bore spacing would be about 10mm different, thats a lot to make up for. If your happy with a 3litre, use the toyota or Nissan Rb series engines.
He stated in the video the design of the head would be based on the 2JZ. The new head would have the same 4.08” bore spacing as the 144-200. His plans are very preliminary and specifics are fluid. He wants to use GoFundMe to cover production costs.
You’re right, the Barra would be a cheaper option, but fitment into, say a 65 Mustang, is not straightforward.
You’re right, the Barra would be a cheaper option, but fitment into, say a 65 Mustang, is not straightforward.
aussie7mains
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I do wish him luck, hes gonna need it. There is a mob in Melbourne reviving a Phil Irving head for our local Holden six. Its a downdrafted design, still pushrods, but it really wakes up the Holden. They are going to be expensive. Heres something to interest you:-https://www.headstuddevelopment.com.au/hsd-irving/
As to the Barra in the 65, its a task alright, but a SOHC or crossflow would be easier. Crossflows are regularly fitted to 65 falcons, and some SOGCs have been done. The SOHC is almost as good as a barra, they went to 172kw on their VCT form. There a couple of early falcons with the 2jz and RB25 nissan around.
yeah, but Argentinians don't just sell those, which boggles the mind.
There is no reason to sell them when 30,000 inline six fans buy tickets to watch them race.
Supplying the ACTC race teams comes first.
They make these heads for 3 other makes besides the small Ford six.
The old ACTC 3 liter Argentine roller cam OHV push rod Ford small six engines put out 380 hp.
I agree 100 percent. That is also where the money and development came from. They are not in it to sell and make profit.
That is where other projects differ.
I thought that Top Line when bankrupt, maybe if they sold them for a good profit, they would still be in business.
Yes they did, I think it was around about 2015. But the ACTC Race Group than took it over. I made a correction my memory was off several years, Top Line went Bankrupt back in February 2018. They did have two other locations in other parts of the world though one of then I think was in the US. Wonder if those two are still going? Edited
Topline was a foundry hired the by ACTC.
Topline did not design or own the heads they cast them.
The process of the multivalves had begun in 2006 from a talk that Oscar Aventin - at that time president of the ACTC - and Juan María Traverso had held .
Immediately afterwards, an old project by Jorge Pedersoli came into the hands of Puma , who together with the specialist Nicolás Colloca , was responsible for carrying out the first developments.
Jorge Pedersoli was appointed by the ACTC to carry out the project in its 1st stage.
In 2012 , the ACTC changed course: it put Oreste Berta in charge of the project.
The ACTC launched the multivalve engines on March 22, 2015.
aussie7mains
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Ok, so there must have been drawings and patterns, cast boxes etc, Who did the machine work, it would have been extensive, then there is all the small bits needed. It would have been a big undertaking!
ACTC 24 Valve DOHC six in a Falcon street car.
View attachment 24 Valves will soon be on the slopes.mp4
View attachment 24 Valves will soon be on the slopes.mp4
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Lucky Guy should be quite quick in a light Falcon Street Car!
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