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Just a convo starter here, what are some of the cool Olds speed parts you guys have come across over the years? I keep doing eBay searches for a gold iridated front cover to match my Milodon oil pan, well knowing that it probably never existed haha.
Always fun to look at multiple carb and blower intakes. The hemi Olds come up every few months to discuss and dream about. I enjoy a good read on stroker set ups, nascar blocks and even the DRCE .
I've not owned any of these mentioned.
I don't see why a timing cover couldn't be coated like milodon pans. Probably not a proprietary or exclusive coating.
Always fun to look at multiple carb and blower intakes. The hemi Olds come up every few months to discuss and dream about. I enjoy a good read on stroker set ups, nascar blocks and even the DRCE .
I've not owned any of these mentioned.
I don't see why a timing cover couldn't be coated like milodon pans. Probably not a proprietary or exclusive coating.
ever seen a M/T Olds blower base..? Shh.. but yes, probably could get one coated, just something about the original old school stuff though.
Damn! I should have known you’d pull something out of the hat like those haha. I’ve researched a lot of Olds speed parts but I really don’t think I’ve ever seen the cross ram setup before!
Speed Parts from Kenne-Bell late 70"s early 80, Tim
Neat! Ironic that the quote says they weren’t the least interested in Ford applications when the article was written. Kenne Bell was all the rage for the Ford mod motors in the early 2000s!
3.90 for O type is a good find! Dual gate is pretty slick too
You jogged my memory. I also have an O-Type from a ‘68 442 4 speed - TL code with 3.42 gears; HD version with 31 spline axle shafts. It's the one in the middle.
Last edited by Fun71; April 19th, 2022 at 09:16 PM.
some of the cool Olds speed parts you guys have come across over the years?
Not a factory intake, but a few years ago a guy had a custom intake built to take four (YES FOUR) Q-jets. the engine sounded like no other sound coming from an Olds engine. Would RPM immediately and fall on its face.
The cross ram and Weber intakes are factory experimental. The Algon injection intake is aftermarket. I'd post more details but I don't have my computer here at Carlisle.
Not a factory intake, but a few years ago a guy had a custom intake built to take four (YES FOUR) Q-jets. the engine sounded like no other sound coming from an Olds engine. Would RPM immediately and fall on its face.
I remember that disaster....it had such bad fuel standoff, it would soak the windshield in gas when driving.
Seen a few cool parts at the 100th anniversary in Lansing. Stainless steel water jacketed valve covers that olds used for endurance testing on the dyno. and a W30 intake that wasnt flat like usual,,it was like a high rise dual plane.
Not a factory intake, but a few years ago a guy had a custom intake built to take four (YES FOUR) Q-jets. the engine sounded like no other sound coming from an Olds engine. Would RPM immediately and fall on its face.
If there had been a way to isolate each side of carb butter flys from the other, this thing might have worked. Opening all of the butter flys at the same time was its downfall. One side of the butter fly was ready for fuel but the other wasn't . Had there been a plenum under each carb, it would have been better.
If there had been a way to isolate each side of carb butter flys from the other, this thing might have worked. Opening all of the butter flys at the same time was its downfall. One side of the butter fly was ready for fuel but the other wasn't . Had there been a plenum under each carb, it would have been better.
There is no Olds engine in the world that needs 3,000 CFM. Best bet would have been to lock out the secondaries and just run on the primary barrels.
Not exactly a speed part, since it involved a swirl port 307. The experimental TBI intake for the 85 and up swirl port 307 motors. I thought one on a mid 85 to 87 442 would make people scratch their heads, since it would look stock.
You jogged my memory. I also have an O-Type from a ‘68 442 4 speed - TL code with 3.42 gears; HD version with 31 spline axle shafts. It's the one in the middle.
Seen a few cool parts at the 100th anniversary in Lansing. Stainless steel water jacketed valve covers that olds used for endurance testing on the dyno. and a W30 intake that wasnt flat like usual,,it was like a high rise dual plane.
Not exactly a speed part, since it involved a swirl port 307. The experimental TBI intake for the 85 and up swirl port 307 motors. I thought one on a mid 85 to 87 442 would make people scratch their heads, since it would look stock.
The timing cover is off of the Terrifying Toronado. The valve covers and blower intake are from the rear motor of the Hairy Olds.
Reproduction valve cover thrown in there also.
April 18th, 2022, 07:45 PM
