223 needed
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From: Pratt Ks
any way to convert the current distributor to mechanical advance? as i am making a custom 4 barrel intake to tune the outer cylinders individually and the 2 shared banks of 2 in the middle apart from each other, my design will be one barrel per intake port
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I know this is not a liked subject for you guys to hear and it is a big project for me to do but i want to at least try as it is going to cost me nothing because i have a carb for it and the metal to make it. The mounting plate is being plasma cut at my school shop from a cad file i made of the intake pattern and 3/8 inch steel plate
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The only real way to swap vacuum to mechanical advance would be to swap out the existing distributor for another one, most likely a modified GM one).
Here is a commercial example: https://vintageautogarage.com/ford-1...vance--fd4953/
A thread discussing specifics: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...a-223-six.html
Here is a commercial example: https://vintageautogarage.com/ford-1...vance--fd4953/
A thread discussing specifics: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...a-223-six.html
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Since the really knowledgeable did not answer, I thought I would take a stab at it: My impression is that all ford truck y blocks share the same bell housing hole pattern. However, I believe that the bell housing for a 223 is not going to bolt up to a y block. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Since the really knowledgeable did not answer, I thought I would take a stab at it: My impression is that all ford truck y blocks share the same bell housing hole pattern. However, I believe that the bell housing for a 223 is not going to bolt up to a y block. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
223 bell will not work with a y block
all 239, 256, 272, 292,312 y blocks will bolt up to a truck y block bell.
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I'm sure you are correct about the bell housings being different. I've always thought though that the new overhead valve 215/223 I6 engines were similar in some ways to Y blocks and may in fact share some parts. Am I mistaken in this? Thanks.
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From: AKRON ohio
east way to remember is the 6cyl the bolts are close like the width of the head and the Y block are spread apart at the top